Anglický jazyk

Globalizing Minds

Vydavateľstvo: Information Age Publishing
Rok vydania: 2014
Formát: Hardback
Rozmer: 240 x 161 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9781623965877

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O knihe

Globalization has a profound effect on the mission and goals of education worldwide. One of its
most visible manifestations is the worldwide endorsement of the idea of "education for global
citizenship," which has been enthusiastically supported by national governments, politicians,
and policy-makers across different nations. Increasingly, the educational institutions feel under
pressure to respond to globalization forces by preparing students to engage competitively and
successfully with this new realm, lest their nations be left in the dust. What is the role of
international schools in implementing the idea of "education for global citizenship"? How do
these schools create a culturally unbiased global curriculum when the adopted models have
been developed by Western societies and at the very least are replete with (Western) cultural
values, traditions, and biases?
This collection of essays attempts to grapple with these complex issues, while highlighting that culture and politics closely intertwine
with schooling and curriculum as parents, administrators, teachers, and students of different backgrounds and interests negotiate
definitions of self and each other to construct knowledge in particular contexts. The goal is to examine the complexity of factors that
drive the global demand for "education for global citizenship" and de-construct the contested nature of "global citizenship" by
examining how the phenomenon is understood, interpreted, and modified in different cultural settings. The authors provide not only a
thick description of their cases, but also a critical assessment of various attempts to initiate and implement educational reforms aimed at
the development of globally-minded citizens in various national settings.