GLOBALISATION AND EDUCATION
What is globalisation?
- People from different countries with different cultural backgrounds are connected with each
other economically, socially, and politically where they form a standard homogenous (alike)
culture thereby being globalised
- Local events are shaped by events occurring many miles away (local = influenced by global)
- Globalisation = connecting the locals (who you are in your local setting) to other countries
and the global scheme/society
- What is evident is that first world countries “rule” globalisation
- In the local setting (South Africa) being connected to the global scheme negatively impacts
on our education because it:
1) Economises it (makes it a business)
2) Methods used to educate developed countries are used in SA, and therefore can’t
translate to our local developing country
3) Has a neo-liberalist view that negates education
Globalisation vs. Colonialism vs. Coloniality
- Colonialism: One country taking over another and controlling the culture and ethos thereof
o Ridding of identity
- Manifestations of colonialism are still present today i.t.o architecture, language, school
buildings and school uniforms
- Although colonialism has ended, coloniality remains What we have “left over” once
colonialism has ended the way it has infiltrated and continued
o It is a form of violence because it strips the natives (local) of their humanity
- Colonialism perpetuates itself into coloniality, which is the reason for decolonisation
- Decolonisation is not always the act of taking away, but rather reclaiming/replacing
- Globalisation occurs in the background
o There are certain occurrences that tie us together (Starbucks, Kim Kardashian)
o Certain terms are mainstream
- Both are about conformity and assimilation
Positive effects of globalisation
- Global sharing of knowledge, skills and intellectual assets necessary for development
- Mutual support, supplement and benefit to produce synergy (#MeToo)
- Creating values and enhancing efficiency
- Promoting international understanding, collaboration, harmony, and acceptance to cultural
diversity across countries and regions
, Globalisation and education
1. Economising Education
- The effect globalisation has on education is that it economises it
o There is more of a “value for money” sense of education where the government is
the service provider while the citizens are consumers
- It is harmful to think of education as this rigid, economical “transaction” of supply and
demand, since all learners are different and diverse thereby requiring various needs to be
met
o Mass cheating by learners and principals is due to the pressure placed on them to
pass
o Schools are run like a business because the focus is on results and not on learning,
and thereby negates real forms of learning
o Outcomes are more important than their capabilities
o Political tool (WC vs. GP)
- “Learners come to education with a clear understanding of what their needs are”
This misconstrues the role and position of the educational professional and learners
The main reason for engaging in education is to find what one actually needs
which educational professionals play a crucial role in
2. Methods to teach taken from developed countries don’t support developing countries
- We are using first world solutions in order to solve the educational issues occurring in our
third world country
- In order to progress as a third world country, we must look at the global but translate it into
our own solutions to the problems.
3. Neo-liberalist View
- View = wealth lies in office jobs and therefore those less intelligent should rather look into
working with their hands
- If you’re not good at school (academically) then do something more practical
- Globalisation says: Being intelligent and going into academics means that you are smarter
and can adopt a more important place in society than those who work with their hands
o Negates education because when you’re teaching you want to serve the diversity of
all your learners and not restrict them to only thinking if they are “good at maths”
then they’re smart, but if they’re “not good at maths” then they are not smart and
must work with their hands
o Working with their hands = a lesser profession according to globalisation.
What is globalisation?
- People from different countries with different cultural backgrounds are connected with each
other economically, socially, and politically where they form a standard homogenous (alike)
culture thereby being globalised
- Local events are shaped by events occurring many miles away (local = influenced by global)
- Globalisation = connecting the locals (who you are in your local setting) to other countries
and the global scheme/society
- What is evident is that first world countries “rule” globalisation
- In the local setting (South Africa) being connected to the global scheme negatively impacts
on our education because it:
1) Economises it (makes it a business)
2) Methods used to educate developed countries are used in SA, and therefore can’t
translate to our local developing country
3) Has a neo-liberalist view that negates education
Globalisation vs. Colonialism vs. Coloniality
- Colonialism: One country taking over another and controlling the culture and ethos thereof
o Ridding of identity
- Manifestations of colonialism are still present today i.t.o architecture, language, school
buildings and school uniforms
- Although colonialism has ended, coloniality remains What we have “left over” once
colonialism has ended the way it has infiltrated and continued
o It is a form of violence because it strips the natives (local) of their humanity
- Colonialism perpetuates itself into coloniality, which is the reason for decolonisation
- Decolonisation is not always the act of taking away, but rather reclaiming/replacing
- Globalisation occurs in the background
o There are certain occurrences that tie us together (Starbucks, Kim Kardashian)
o Certain terms are mainstream
- Both are about conformity and assimilation
Positive effects of globalisation
- Global sharing of knowledge, skills and intellectual assets necessary for development
- Mutual support, supplement and benefit to produce synergy (#MeToo)
- Creating values and enhancing efficiency
- Promoting international understanding, collaboration, harmony, and acceptance to cultural
diversity across countries and regions
, Globalisation and education
1. Economising Education
- The effect globalisation has on education is that it economises it
o There is more of a “value for money” sense of education where the government is
the service provider while the citizens are consumers
- It is harmful to think of education as this rigid, economical “transaction” of supply and
demand, since all learners are different and diverse thereby requiring various needs to be
met
o Mass cheating by learners and principals is due to the pressure placed on them to
pass
o Schools are run like a business because the focus is on results and not on learning,
and thereby negates real forms of learning
o Outcomes are more important than their capabilities
o Political tool (WC vs. GP)
- “Learners come to education with a clear understanding of what their needs are”
This misconstrues the role and position of the educational professional and learners
The main reason for engaging in education is to find what one actually needs
which educational professionals play a crucial role in
2. Methods to teach taken from developed countries don’t support developing countries
- We are using first world solutions in order to solve the educational issues occurring in our
third world country
- In order to progress as a third world country, we must look at the global but translate it into
our own solutions to the problems.
3. Neo-liberalist View
- View = wealth lies in office jobs and therefore those less intelligent should rather look into
working with their hands
- If you’re not good at school (academically) then do something more practical
- Globalisation says: Being intelligent and going into academics means that you are smarter
and can adopt a more important place in society than those who work with their hands
o Negates education because when you’re teaching you want to serve the diversity of
all your learners and not restrict them to only thinking if they are “good at maths”
then they’re smart, but if they’re “not good at maths” then they are not smart and
must work with their hands
o Working with their hands = a lesser profession according to globalisation.
