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Globalizing Minds (Paperback)
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Globalizing Minds (Paperback)
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Globalization has a profound effect on the mission and goals of
education worldwide. One of its most visible manifestations is the
worldwide endorsement of the idea of "education for global
citizenship," which has been enthusiastically supported by national
governments, politicians, and policy-makers across different
nations. Increasingly, the educational institutions feel under
pressure to respond to globalization forces by preparing students
to engage competitively and successfully with this new realm, lest
their nations be left in the dust. What is the role of
international schools in implementing the idea of "education for
global citizenship"? How do these schools create a culturally
unbiased global curriculum when the adopted models have been
developed by Western societies and at the very least are replete
with (Western) cultural values, traditions, and biases? This
collection of essays attempts to grapple with these complex issues,
while highlighting that culture and politics closely intertwine
with schooling and curriculum as parents, administrators, teachers,
and students of different backgrounds and interests negotiate
definitions of self and each other to construct knowledge in
particular contexts. The goal is to examine the complexity of
factors that drive the global demand for "education for global
citizenship" and de-construct the contested nature of "global
citizenship" by examining how the phenomenon is understood,
interpreted, and modified in different cultural settings. The
authors provide not only a thick description of their cases, but
also a critical assessment of various attempts to initiate and
implement educational reforms aimed at the development of
globally-minded citizens in various national settings.
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