Globalisation in education

• league tables

  • within education international league tables compare the standards of educational performance
  • the international league table is known as PISA
  • PISA - programme for international student assessment
  • this is measured every 3-5 years in order to compare performance from around the world
• PISA panic

  • the concerns that PISA highlights often creates panic amongst government
  • this is known as the 'PISA panic'
  • this is because governments want to quickly fix issues so that their education system is looked on more favourably
• international students

  • British universities are relying on globalisation to help with financial hardships
  • international students generally pay much high tuition fees than home-based students which therefore brings in extra funds for the universities
• multiculturalism 


  • globalisation has also impacted education due to the increasing flow of people from other cultures
  • this has led to teachings of multiculturalism, citizenship studies and a wider variety of modern foreign languages e,g, polish, german and mandarin