Globalisation and education

What is globalisation?

• Giddens: Globalisation refers to the increase interconnectioness of societies

• Waters: A social process in which limits of geography on economic, political, social and cultural arrangement have declined

• Globalisation has been encouraged in the past due to advanced in traditional forms of communication e.g. televisions

• More recently it has been due to the development of information technology including the internet and acceleration in international migration.

What is the impact of globalisation on education policy?

AO1:

• Kelly: British education policy aims to allow our students to compete with international students.

• The British economy is global. Skilled workers are required to keep us in the G7 of richest nations.

A02:

• Michael Gove and the coalition government used Britain's falling position on the PISA league tables as justifications for more rigorous primary and secondary school standards and exams.

Reading improvements:

• 25th in 2009 (Labour Gov)

• 22nd in 2015 (Coalition Gov)

• 14th in 2018 (Conservative Gov)

Impact of globalisation: Commodification of students

A01: Globalisation has led to the commodification of students (balls)

A02: British university compete to attract overseas students who pay higher fees. They have also set up universities overseas based on British ‘brands’. Many British students study in foreign universities that specialised in certain fields e.g. engineering in Germany.

A03: Many British students study overseas due to it being more cheaper compared to Britain. Students are being treated as commodity to be bought as sold for profit

• 50% consider studying abroad due to the cost in he uk, with 14% moving

Impact on globalisation on education policy - Multi-curriculum

A01: Globalisation has led to more multi- cultural curriculum

A02: Schooll must teach students about other faiths and culture beyond the white 81% and Christians 11% dominate culture of Britian.

• Re lesson teaches about world faiths e.g. Hinduism and Islam. Geography lessons teach about indigenous culture

• 50% move abroad to study due to cost of uk

A03:

+ Multi-culturalism has led to an increased emphasis on equality of all groups (including SEN, FSM and EAL students being a priority

+ Ofsted will evaluate the performance of these vulnerable pupils

- The teaching of suggesting they are district from international values linked to human rights