Globalisation and Education

Question 1

What is globalisation?

Answer 1

1. Giddens - Globalisation refers to increasing interconnectedness of societies.
2. Waters - A social process which constraints geography of economic, political, social and cultural arrangements that have declined.

Question 2

How has globalisation been facilitated?

Answer 2

1. Has been facilitated with advances in the past with advances in traditional forms of communication. (e.g television)
2. More recently it has been due to development of information technology including internet and acceleration in international migration

Question 3

Whats the impact of globalisation on education policy?

Answer 3

1. Kelly - British education policy allows us to compete with international students.
2. The British economy is global - skilled workers are required to keep us in G7 of richest nations.

Question 4

How has globalisation been used within dictating education policy?

Answer 4

1. Michael Gove and coalition governments have used Britains falling position on PISA tables as justification of more rigorous primary and secondary school standards + exams.

Question 5

How has this effected British education?

Answer 5

Reading improvements:

1. 25th in 2009 (Labour)
2. 22nd in 2015 (Coalition)
3. 14th in 2018 (Conservative)

Question 6

What other effects has globalisation led to?

Answer 6

1. Ball - globalisation has led to the commodification of students.
2. Holborn - globalisation has led to a more multi-cultural curriculum.

Question 7

What is the commodification of students?

Answer 7

1. British universities compete to attract overseas students who pay higher fees.
2. British ‘brands’ - many British students study in foreign universities that specialise in certain fields (e.g Germany, engineering)

Question 8

What is the evaluation of the commodification of students?

Answer 8

1. Many British students going overseas due to the high tuition fees within Britain.
2. Students are being treated as a commodity to be bought and sold for profit.

• 50% consider studying abroad due to costs in the UK, with 14% moving.

Question 9

What is the multi-cultural curriculum?

Answer 9

1. Schools must teach students about other faiths and cultures beyond the White (81%) and Christian (11%) dominant cultures of Britain.

-RE lessons about world faiths (e.g Hinduism, Islam)

-Geography lessons teach about indigenous cultures.

Question 10

What are the strengths of the multi-cultural curriculum?

Answer 10

1. Multiculturalism has led to increase on equality of all groups (inc. SEN, FSM, and EAL students) OFSTED will evaluate the performance of these vulnerable pupils.

Question 11

What are the weaknesses of the multi-cultural curriculum?

Answer 11

1. The teaching of suggests they are distinct from international values linked to human rights