Effects of globalization on geography education in universities in Turkey

The simplest definition of globalization of international relations, communications and transportation technology to the progress of goods, services, informations and human commonly occurring in the worldwide mobility. The first place to make generalizations of (the first to draw the world map, geographical discoveries, etc..) And globalization and the industrial revolution began with the impetus it can be said. However, globalization actually makes important since the early 1980s, international relations (economic, political, cultural, etc..) Development, production, transportation and communication technologies developments occurring as a result of rapid changes in global dimension is.The most effective area of globalization is one of the education sector. Individuals will be trained to keep pace with global effects is required. Global values can comprehend, national values that protect individuals' upbringing and education activities can be carried out. Therefore, inter-university cooperation and student exchange programs, development of teaching staff has been implemented. Thus, our education system to provide global integration and global minimization of adverse effects has been to provide.Effects of Globalization had an inevitable impact on our universities geography education. Although the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of this puny impact on the establishment of the Republic and the start of the Second World War began to increase. Applied at a global level since the 1980s political and economic policies of globalization and the impact of geography departments has further increased. 1990s to today the end of the cold war and our country's entry into the European Union to accelerate efforts gained a new dimension.At the universities of our country's geography and historical development organizations, educational programs, academic personnel, academic geography publications, course tools, geography education and training in the use of the internet, foreign language learning, foreign universities with geography departments cooperate in areas such as effects of globalization is more than can be seen. However, part of the structure of geography, geography of the academic journals, professional areas such as geography of globalization is understood to be less effective.Effects of globalization on the our universities geography departments each with its own specific conditions are affected. Effects of globalization on education geography by focusing in our universities conducted this study in our universities and globalization effects on geography education is trying to reveal.