Education: globalisation

Question 1

Globalisation increases the connections around the world

Answer 1

• movement of people: diversity
• technology: phones, internet
• Culture leads to hybridity: people identifying with different cultures

Question 2

Emergence of global companies

Answer 2

• increase in global exam companies, e.g. Pearson’s operates in other countries to compete: schools compete on global league tables to be the best
• Companies emerge to write the curriculum, allowing other countries to compete: global league tables.
• Companies emerge to design programmes to aid learning, e.g. TTRockstars

Question 3

New Labour

Answer 3

• increased government spending on education: Surestart, EAZ, EMA.
• wanted to increase the number of people going to university e.g, Aim Higher aimed for 50% to go to uni.
• raised school leaving age to 18: ALevels, College, Aprreticeships - reduces NEETs.

Question 4

Neo-Liberalism

Answer 4

• Uk Unis and private schools can set up ‘branches’ abroad - varied curriculum to increase opportunities.
• global companies education with training abroad e.g. JCB.
• wanted the local government to have less involvement in schools so academies would have to take control of their curriculum and learning.

Question 5

Marxist criticisms of Neo-Liberalism

Answer 5

• Globalisation produces more opportunities for the wealthy e.g. elite private schools compete with failing state schools.
• The growth in technology disempowers teachers: they cannot plan a memorable, good lesson due to the emergence of technology and education e.g. TTRockstars.
• Spring argues the corporatism of education has led to a digital divide, e.g. apps to aid learning makes all learning the same.

Question 6

Consequences of globalisation

Answer 6

• The national curriculum needs to adapt and reflect global interests.
• there is now a greater demand for EAL lessons (English as a 2nd language)
• There is a large growth in the multiculturalisation of education, e.g. all different kinds of schools to reflect different religions such as Catholic, Islamic, Judaism.