Globalisation On Education Policy

Question 1

What are the effects of globalisation on education?

Answer 1

• Introduction of competition and choice
• Global education market growing into multi-billions pound markets
• PISA ranked England 27/70
• ranked maths 21/70
• ranked science 15/70
• Raising entry requirements
• ‘Master teachers’

Question 2

Strengthens of international comparisons

Answer 2

• useful to see wether educations spending matches education success
• benchmark standards internationally
• provide evidence on what policies work best and what policies don’t

Question 3

Limitations of international comparisons

Answer 3

• PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS tests are based on a very narrow conception of education
• test results do not necessarily mean that the education received by students in better or worse in countries
• concerns about the validity and reliability of the tests used