Globalisation Flashcards
How is education affected by globalisation
-Now compete on a global scale not only local/national competition
-Edu policies now influenced by successful global policies
-Many edu companies foreign owned eg Edexcel-US who privatise and export policies for sale abroad. Means nation-states become less important in policy making
What is the PISA League Table?
-Ranks countries on English/math test results
-NR/NL believe it encourages competition between countries all trying to raise standards
Where does the Uk rank on PISA LT
-Mid 20s for most tests-remain under pressure to improve
How do international companies provide educational opportunities abroad?
Educations increasingly shaped by TNCs, make profit providing services such as writing curriculums, online learning material ect around the world eg EDEXCEL exam board=global corp
(Part of economic globalisation=establishment of global ICT companies eg google)
Neoliberal persp on international companies providing educational services
+Good as these companies are efficient and in a better postion to provide such services rather than Govs in poorer countries
Marxists persp on international companies providing educational services
-See this as Western companies gaining power and control over the education system in poorer countries
NL perp on Uk unis&private schools offering opportunities to students from abroad?
+Particularly good for UK education sector, increases profits, flow of money into Uk via tuition fees
Marxists perp on Uk unis&private schools offering opportunities to students from abroad?
-Globally, these institutions only benefit the elite, do nothing for the poor, so increases global inequality
How does increased competition for jobs abroad affect the education system?
-Edu focuses on developing skills to help access global job market
-New Labour Gov increased spending on edu to achieve this
-NLG aimed for 50% of children to enter higher edu-never achieved
How has migration increased need for multicultural education?
-Edu now more multi-cultural, all schools teach abt the ‘6 world religions’ in EPR, inc in faith schools-Muslim&Jewish
-More recently, schls had to respond to inc in Polish children
What does the increasing cultural globalisation challenge?
The relevance of the National Curriculum, as we live in a more global culture now
Also challenges the history/literature we should teach
How has technology impacted education
-Growth of global ICT companies & global media=challenges authority of traditional schooling and teachers
ie what is their role when u can access info for free on youtube, tutor2U ext
What are the 3 stages policies have gone through trying to raise ethnic groups achievement?
- 60s/70s: assimilation-norms and values on host country eg English as 2nd language programmes
2.80s/90s:multi-cultural education-value all cultures eg black studies in mainstream curriculum
3.1990s:Social Inclusion: Race Relations Act, legal duty to promote racial equality, exam results monitored, voluntary Saturday schools for black community
Why does Mirza criticise these policies?
Do not tackle wider structural causes of ethnic inequality-too limited in scope/idealistic
Gender and policy
19th cen:F excluded from higher education
1944 Tri: G had to achieve higher pass mark to enter GS
1970s: GIST,WISE, national curriculum changes to teach G/B same subjects, removal of sexist content
