EDUC 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Economic Globalization, Cultural Globalization, Neoliberalism
21 Jul 2017
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Education in a globalized world: the connectivity of economic power, As a result of the new globalization era education is viewed as a means to succeeding in the world and is deemed essential to competitive entities entering into the global market. Has become decentralized due to privatization linking education with goals of profit. Has become centralized in that there is competition in education on all levels which sets a universal standards for judging performance. Globalization has linked economy, technology, and politics to the knowledge taught in schools; respectively it is important to undertake this analysis of political and economic systems in order to understand the forces that shape educational institutions. Michael apple warns against the dangers of falling into economic reductionism but acknowledges the essential behind educating oneself on economic and political powers. Thus shows how new transnational actors have voiced power in the arena of education and how new technology has redefined it.
