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MODULE I
GLOBALIZATION
Lesson 1 Introduction to Globalization
Lesson 2 The Structures of Globalization
-The Global Economy
Lesson 3 -Market Integration
Lesson 4 -The Global Interstate System
Lesson 5 - Contemporary Global
Governance
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MODULE I
TH GLOBALIZATION
INTRODUCTION
Globalization is one of the most dominant forces facing education in
the 21stcentury. Fundamentally, it is the closer integration of the countries
and peoples of the world which has been brought about by the enormous
reduction of costs of transportation and communication and the breaking
down of artificial barriers to the flows of goods, services, capital,
knowledge and (to a lesser extent) people across boarders (Stiglitz, 2003).
The term conveys a sense that international forces are driving more and
more developments in the world and thus, crystallizes both the hopes of
some people that will finally achieve a global society and the fears of many
other that their lives and jobs are threatened by forces beyond their control
(Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998).
This module comprises five lessons which will solely discuss the
nature and history of globalization. This includes, namely Lesson 1-
Introduction to Globalization: Defining globalization, Lesson 2- The
Structures of Globalization: The Global Economy, Lesson 3- Market
Integration, Lesson 4- The Global Interstate System, and Lesson 5-
Contemporary Global Governance.
OBJECTIVES
After studying the module, the students should be able to:
1. define globalization in order to begin to understand the processes
of globalization;
2. examine globalization as a theory, and a process and its
characteristics as related to education;
3. discuss globalization and education from the perspective of
conflict and consensus theorists;
4. determine the key features of globalization;
5. identify the pros and cons of globalization;
6. discuss the periodization of globalization by considering when
globalization began;
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7. compare and contrast the three waves of globalization; and
8. differentiate the competing theories of globalization.
There are five lessons in the module. Read each lesson after which
you answer the learning activities to find out how much you have benefited
from it. Work on the learning activities carefully and submit your output to
your professor. Do not plagiarize. If you copy someone’s research or work,
please do cite them at the end of your papers. You will automatically get a
failing grade if your answers are found plagiarized. Moreover, it is also
important to follow instructions. There will be deductions for failing to
follow instructions. So, read carefully. In case you encounter difficulty, ask
for help from your professor.
GECC 107 – The Contemporary World -Module I-
GECC 107 – The Contemporary World -Module I-
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MODULE I
GLOBALIZATION
Lesson 1 Introduction to Globalization
Lesson 2 The Structures of Globalization
-The Global Economy
Lesson 3 -Market Integration
Lesson 4 -The Global Interstate System
Lesson 5 - Contemporary Global
Governance
GECC 107 – The Contemporary World -Module I-
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MODULE I
TH GLOBALIZATION
INTRODUCTION
Globalization is one of the most dominant forces facing education in
the 21stcentury. Fundamentally, it is the closer integration of the countries
and peoples of the world which has been brought about by the enormous
reduction of costs of transportation and communication and the breaking
down of artificial barriers to the flows of goods, services, capital,
knowledge and (to a lesser extent) people across boarders (Stiglitz, 2003).
The term conveys a sense that international forces are driving more and
more developments in the world and thus, crystallizes both the hopes of
some people that will finally achieve a global society and the fears of many
other that their lives and jobs are threatened by forces beyond their control
(Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998).
This module comprises five lessons which will solely discuss the
nature and history of globalization. This includes, namely Lesson 1-
Introduction to Globalization: Defining globalization, Lesson 2- The
Structures of Globalization: The Global Economy, Lesson 3- Market
Integration, Lesson 4- The Global Interstate System, and Lesson 5-
Contemporary Global Governance.
OBJECTIVES
After studying the module, the students should be able to:
1. define globalization in order to begin to understand the processes
of globalization;
2. examine globalization as a theory, and a process and its
characteristics as related to education;
3. discuss globalization and education from the perspective of
conflict and consensus theorists;
4. determine the key features of globalization;
5. identify the pros and cons of globalization;
6. discuss the periodization of globalization by considering when
globalization began;
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7. compare and contrast the three waves of globalization; and
8. differentiate the competing theories of globalization.
There are five lessons in the module. Read each lesson after which
you answer the learning activities to find out how much you have benefited
from it. Work on the learning activities carefully and submit your output to
your professor. Do not plagiarize. If you copy someone’s research or work,
please do cite them at the end of your papers. You will automatically get a
failing grade if your answers are found plagiarized. Moreover, it is also
important to follow instructions. There will be deductions for failing to
follow instructions. So, read carefully. In case you encounter difficulty, ask
for help from your professor.
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