Globalization and

Education

Trends, Challenges, and IssuesConnected to

Education and Globalization

Myrna SkeenProfessor Mike TorresSecondary Teaching Methods27 February 2017

Connections

Multicultural Education

Ubiquitous Learning

Technology

Spread of Global Religions

Socioeconomic Status

ChallengeSocioeconomic Status

According to Sandra Buchholz 2008, who wrote the article, “Life Courses in the Globalization Process,”

While well qualified employees still enjoy high protection against labour market risks, employers tend to impose asymmetric relationships especially on the less qualified and on the outsiders of the labour market. Thus, the increase of risks and uncertainty in the globalization process is channeled systematically to the disadvantage of the lower skilled and less qualified workers, thereby amplifying the importance of social characteristics, such as education and class.

Overcoming Socioeconomic Challenges

Trend and ChallengeTechnology

The internet hasCreated a virtual

environment

Cross-cultural Environments

Teams across time zones

The Spread ofGlobal Religions

Issue

According to Leon Tikly 2001, Professor atThe University of Bristol, in his article, “Globalisation [sic] and Education in a Postcolonial World,” the spread of globalReligions, most notably, Islam and Christianity, caused an Interaction that disrupted and displaced indigenous forms of Ceremonies, skills, crafts training, and education.

ChallengeMulticultural Education and Globalization

According to Eunhyun Kim, author of the article, “Conceptions, critiques, and challenges in multicultural education: Informing teacher education reform in the U.S,”

The educator’s role is to:

• help students to better understand their cultural knowledge.• to learn the consequences of embracing it.

To understand how it relates to:

• mainstream academic knowledge• popular knowledge• to the knowledge they need to survive

To participate effectively:

• in their own and other cultural communities• the mainstream culture• the global community

Healthy Approaches

TrendsUbiquitous Learning

Portable digital devices are blurring the lines between formal and informal learning. Immediate access toInformation is making it possible to learn anywhere there is an internet connection.

References

Bauman, A. (2016) ‘Students’ perceptions of the use of technology in cross-cultural communication’, Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 6(2), pp. 193–207. doi: 10.1108/heswbl-06-2015-0034.

Buchholz, S., Hofacker, D., Mills, M., Blossfeld, H., Kurz, K., & Hofmeister, H. (2008). Life Courses in the Globalization Process: The Development of Social Inequalities in Modern Societies. European Sociological Review, 25(1), 53-71. doi:10.1093/esr/jcn033

Hwang, G., Wu, T., & Chen, Y. (2007). Ubiquitous computing technologies in education. International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 5(4), 1-4. Retrieved from

https://search.proquest.com/docview/201697158?accountid=458

Kim, E. (2011). Conceptions, critiques, and challenges in multicultural education: Informing teacher education reform in the U.S. KEDI Journal of Educational Policy, 8(2) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1013972203?accountid=458

Tikly, L. (2001). Globalisation and Education in the Postcolonial World: Towards a conceptual framework. Comparative Education, 37(2), 151-171. doi:10.1080/03050060124481