Overview

The seemingly amorphous phenomenon we call ""globalization"" involves concrete realities that make it a major source of social change in our contemporary world. Seeking to bring globalization alive for students, this text uses examples and perspectives from economics, technology and mass media to show how globalization is producing unprecedented impacts on education and culture. Education at all levels - from primary school to university education - is undergoing a world-wide transformation of its objectives, values and practices. New technologies and communication practices have promoted the West's optimism that market forces can replace the former governmental responsibilities for social welfare and the inclusion of diverse cultures. New emphasis on competition, quality control, parental choice, marketing, and the linkage of education to work means that schools all over the world face innovations and challenges to established practices. Meanwhile, the world-wide expansion of entertainment and advertising media convey notions of individualism and consumerism that are changing definitions of gender and solidarity among social groups. This volume offers an introduction to these complex changes, recognizing the role of the state while explaining new forces like transnational corporations and non-governmental organizations. The author points to governmental and school policies that can actively shape the future of education at a time of rapid change.

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A comprehensive and robust examination of the subject. British Journal of Educational Studies This valuable book is a welcome addition to the burgeoning globalization literature. Population and Development Review Critical, yet balanced, this book provides a very impressive synthesis of key themes related to education and globalization from a comparative perspective. Passionate, but not strident, the author's style is accessible, especially given the remarkable range of the materials covered. Valuable for middle level undergraduate through graduate level students. -- Raymond Morrow, University of Alberta

Critical, yet balanced, this book provides a very impressive synthesis of key themes related to education and globalization from a comparative perspective. Passionate, but not strident, the author's style is accessible, especially given the remarkable range of the materials covered. Valuable for middle level undergraduate through graduate level students.--Morrow, Raymond

Author Information

Nelly P. Stromquist is full professor of international development education at the Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California. She specializes on gender issues and social equity policies in developing countries. Her previous books include Citizen for Citizenship: Gender and Grassroots Dimensions in Brazil (SUNY, 1997) and co-edited work on Globalization and Education: Integration and Contestation Across Cultures (Rowman, 2000) and Distant Alliances: Promoting Education for Girls and Women in Latin America (RoutledgeFalmer, 2000).

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