globalisation and education Flashcards
1
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what is globalisation?
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- countries becoming more connected through technology, multinational companies + religion
- communication is instant
2
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international league tables
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- now schools are ranked globally so pressure and standards rise
- PISA: program for international student assessment
- TIMSS: trends in international mathematics and science
- PIRLS: progress in international reading literacy study
- countries can now monitor how their education systems perform in a global context
3
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introduction of different types of schools
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- free schools/academies are inspired by charter schools in the USA
- private schools
- religion schools
- also creates increased marketisation
4
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improving standards to make british schools compete
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- standardisation/national curriculum means schools can be measured against each other
- EBACC & A-Levels made harder
- improvements in teacher training with styles from other countries
- student leaving age raised in 2015 to18
- loss of factory work so more focus on academic subjects (university) (tony blair)
- GCSE maths/english essential for FE = a numerate and literate workforce
- primary maths and english essential and smaller classes
5
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changes made to schools to be more diverse
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- diversity assemblies
- different food
- diverse history - tried to end the national curriculum especially in RE
- prayer rooms
- built more faith schools
- brought in by influx of migrants
6
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economic globalisation (privatisation)
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- software companies are multinational
- (apple, google, teams)
- online learning materials
- edexel is a US company
- papers can be sent abroad to be marked
- employment agencies involved in schools
- profit for capitalists by providing services
7
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marketisation of education
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- schools now focus on competition and run like a business instead of being focused on wellbeing
- international students = lots of money in HE
8
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introduction of british values
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- teaching shared values (can link to functionalism and durkheim’s social solidarity)
- assimilation
9
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what is prevent?
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a strategy to stop extreme ideology and help students exposed to radicalisation because of globalisation and social media
10
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policies of social inclusion (ethnic minorities)
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- dealing with multicultural problems efficiently
- detailed monitoring of exams by ethnicity
- legal duty to promote racial equality
- saturday schools for minorities
- ESOL: learning english
11
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british ideas in other countries
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- UNIs opening campuses in other countries
- OFSTED is being modelled in other countries
