Globalisation & Privatisation Flashcards
What is globalisation?
The process of the world becoming more interconnected. It is now easier than ever for people, resources, and ideas to move globally
What are some effects of globalisation?
Businesses can sell to customers anywhere in the world
Economies around the world are heavily interconnected
Increases tourism and migration
How has globalisation affected marketisation?
Marketisation now occurs on a global scale with schools (and countries’ education systems) competing internationally on PISA league tables
What is positive about the globalisation of education?
Provides evidence for which policies work and which don’t
Can be used to see if education spending matches educational achievement
What is negative about the globalisation of education?
League tables only use limited information
The reliability and validity of league tables may be low
League tables apply western ideas about what education should be
What is privatisation?
The process of government-owned industries being bought by private companies
What is Stephen Ball’s idea of the Education Services Industry (ESI)?
Education is now a source of multi-billion dollar profit. ESI companies arrange supply teachers, build schools, offer Ofsted inspection services, etc.
What is cola-isation?
The process of brands getting involved in education, e.g. Starbucks opening up at colleges/universities
What is positive about cola-isation?
Brands can be made to look more legitimate by supporting education
Schools can benefit, e.g. save up enough coupons and get a computer
What is negative about cola-isation?
Companies focus on profit, not education e.g. Cadbury’s sports equipment promotion required 5,440 chocolate bars for a pair of volleyball posts
Hall: it allows companies to legitimise/justify profit-making by claiming it benefits education
What are some examples of globalised/privatised education policies?
Ofsted is a UK policy which is reproduced by companies in other countries
Exam boards. Edexcel comes from the US; Pearson exams are marked in Sydney or Iowa
How has globalisation affected education policies?
Countries can see which policies work and which don’t by seeing how it affects other countries’ position in the league tables
