Department of Education, Unit Catalogue 2006/07

ED50177 Education, globalisation & change

Credits: 9

Level: Masters

Modular: no specific semester

Semester: 2

Assessment: CW 100%

Requisites:

Aims & Learning Objectives:
The aims of the unit are to provide students with an understanding of:
* Theories and concepts which seek to explain the origins of globalisation and its impact on national contexts;
* The social, cultural and economic changes associated with globalisation;
* Policy development as a response to global and domestic pressures;
* The complex relationship between globalisation and the convergence and divergence of education policy across states;
* The impact of education policy on economic competitiveness and on equity within and between states. At the end of this unit the student will be able to:
* Identify, clarify and contribute to the main debates associated with the phenomenon of globalisation;
* Apply and critique major theories on the relationship between globalisation and its differential impact on states;
* Identify the factors leading to the convergence or divergence of education policy in different national contexts and its impact on economic competitiveness and equity;
* Articulate the effects of globalisation in key educational areas such as citizenship education, educational quality and assessment;
* Design a local or national policy strategy which exploits a benefit associated with globalisation or acts to mediate an adverse effect of globalisation.
Content:
The unit will address the following areas; some of these will be individual sessions while others are likely to be themes combined in one session or appearing across more than one session:
* Theories on the origins of globalisation and its influence on national contexts;
* Convergences and divergences in state policy responses to globalisation;
* The relationship between education policy and economic competitiveness in different national contexts;
* Local and global markets in education;
* The influence of international agencies and organisations such as the World Bank, UN and EU;
* The knowledge economy and the emergence of mass higher education;
* Global trends in assessment and examinations;
* Citizenship education in an international context;
* Changing definitions of, and influences on, educational quality in the context of globalisation;
* The expansion of, and impact of, international systems of education;
* Mediation of global policy through national and local implementation.

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