Globalisation is the increasing
interconnectedness and Establishments are expanding abroad and now
interdependence among offer services to students/parents who pay fees.
people, governments and Universities now offer fees to students internationally.
companies worldwide. A student from anywhere globally can come to Oxford
This is essentially due to University, for example.
our increased flows of
information, - Marxist perspective
technology and These institutions would benefit
ability to reach the elite as they do little to nothing International
things around for the poor, and therefore this just
perpetuates global
education
the world.
inequality. companies
Global ICT companies including Microsoft,
Google and Apple are now involved in
developing online material.
Online technology and material created by Google such
as Classroom, Drive etc. are now utilised by schools for
Education - learning across the world.
Globalisation
(1) Education provided by the internet
The growth of global online media and accessibility
to resources challenges traditional schooling.
Information can be gathered
for free on YouTube, the
International
student room, even AI
education and more.
National Cultural
curriculum Borrowing There are now international schools
International around the world.
The concept that Job Market
Cultural globalisation now challenges education is The same/similar exam boards are
the relevance of a ‘national impacted by a recognised, for example GCSEs are being
global flow of - The British offered in over 160 different countries.
curriculum’; a curriculum that is
ideas that carry economy now
dedicated to one specific nation.
operates on a Many students from the UK tend to
different types of
global market. go to unis abroad.
information.
- However… - There is now an Due to this, many courses are taught
Why is this needed if we live in a global An example is countries increased competition in English and some may have lower
culture where everything is interconnected? borrowing ideas from another for jobs abroad. entry requirements (e.g. Medicine)
like if China or Finland came to - This is due to globalisation
a chromebook-oriented school. and increased communications.