Globalisation and education

• Uk educational institutions have campuses in other countries.

  • Ie. Lancaster university in China
• Partnerships with other countries -> study aboard programmes.
• EVAL

  Primary and secondary education are still mainly influenced by national governments.
• International University students bringing £46 billion into the UK economy in recent years.
• International students pay higher fees -> Ball (link to economy stat)
• Kelly:

  • Education systems across the globe becoming more similar as they try to achieve the same educational objectives -> Borrowing/sharing educational policies.
  • Educational policies increasingly being designed to prepare students to work in the global economy (This could reduce the focus on social policy to reduce inequality).
• Increased migration could lead to a multicultural curriculum.

  • Holborn
• Ball and others see a close link between globalisation and neo-liberalism with the increasing involvement of private corporations in education.
• Many university’s employ overseas staff from a wide variety of countries.
• British exam boards offer international GCSE’s and A Levels in 160+ countries.
• Private schools becoming increasingly reliant on overseas students.
• International league tables: PISA
• Educational institutions that operate globally need to be run like businesses because they are unlikely to be able to rely on government support across national boarders.
• Pearson in British, American and other countries education systems.
• Online access to educational courses -> Online schools, using technology like Google Classroom both online and in schools.
• Multinational corporations become more involved in education.
• Similar school improvement programmes may be introduced in other parts of the world.