The aim of this research is to examine articles and thesis studies in the field of authentic learning approaches and applications in education in the last 10 years and to reveal the trends in this context. In the methodology part of the research, meta-analysis method was used. Meta-analysis studies refers to the critical review and integration of the findings of separate studies. For the purpose of the study, a total of 111 pieces of research, published between 2010 and 2021 and selected by purposeful sampling method were analyzed. Databases used in this research are Eric, IEEE Xplore, Ebsco, Springer, Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Sciences. Authentic learning approaches and applications in education throughout the world were examined under 16 criteria. These criteria were: "databases," "journal name," "year of publication," "country," "institute," "number of authors," "research area," "method," "education level," "number of sample," "data collection method," "number of references," "analysis techniques," "research trends." These data were interpreted based on percentage and frequency. As a result, authentic learning approaches and application are integrated in many fields such as ICT, engineering, network learning technology, nursing, curriculum and instruction, geography, medicine and more.