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The globalization of economies and the development of new technologies of information and communi... more The globalization of economies and the development of new technologies of information and communication have transformed almost every social domain, including that of education. Deeply connected to the world of work and to the socialization of the future generation, western education systems are being transformed and their role redefined in light of the processes of globalization.
Education targets are being reshaped in response to the need to compete in a global economy; education systems are evaluated and compared according to league tables, and education itself has been transformed into a “good” that can be commercialized worldwide. But, globalization entails additional implications for education. Globalization also means more intimate contact with different types of societies, cultures and kinds of knowledge. This has resulted in the growing
diversity of the student populations in educational institutions and a multiplication of studies dealing with non-western countries. Regardless of whether the “intimate contact” results from positive experiences (such as tourism or scholarly cooperation) or from threatening experiences (such as Muslim students becoming suicide bombers in the UK), different cultures and kinds of knowledge challenge our “universal” foundations and research tools. Educational research is confronted
with major challenges resulting from this complex globalization process. This edited volume addresses four major challenges that are the heart of the problematic of the production of educational knowledge: 1. understanding the process of denationalization of education; 2. uncovering the agents of globalization of education; 3. exploring the implications of the emerging international educational
institutions and international curricula; and 4. understanding non-western education and integrating it into western knowledge.
The globalization of economies and the development of new technologies of information and communi... more The globalization of economies and the development of new technologies of information and communication have transformed almost every social domain, including that of education. Deeply connected to the world of work and to the socialization of the future generation, western education systems are being transformed and their role redefined in light of the processes of globalization.
Education targets are being reshaped in response to the need to compete in a global economy; education systems are evaluated and compared according to league tables, and education itself has been transformed into a “good” that can be commercialized worldwide. But, globalization entails additional implications for education. Globalization also means more intimate contact with different types of societies, cultures and kinds of knowledge. This has resulted in the growing
diversity of the student populations in educational institutions and a multiplication of studies dealing with non-western countries. Regardless of whether the “intimate contact” results from positive experiences (such as tourism or scholarly cooperation) or from threatening experiences (such as Muslim students becoming suicide bombers in the UK), different cultures and kinds of knowledge challenge our “universal” foundations and research tools. Educational research is confronted
with major challenges resulting from this complex globalization process. This edited volume addresses four major challenges that are the heart of the problematic of the production of educational knowledge: 1. understanding the process of denationalization of education; 2. uncovering the agents of globalization of education; 3. exploring the implications of the emerging international educational
institutions and international curricula; and 4. understanding non-western education and integrating it into western knowledge.