Unit name | Globalisation and Education |
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Unit code | EDUC30032 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Sands |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
none |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will explore how nation states are being challenged as the primary site for organising education by complex global dynamics that are changing how education is governed. Students will consider how different global actors variously conceptualise education as a means of nation-building, as a human right, as contributing to economic and social development, as an area for trade, and as a means of international security. Using examples from across different educational levels, including basic education, adult literacy, vocational education and higher education, they will analyse the mechanisms through which international, regional organisations, non-governmental organisations, civil society organisations, commercial firms and counterhegemonic movements, attempt to mediate education at the global level. Through analysis of specific cases, students will appreciate how globalising ideas, discourses and instruments may be interpreted and implemented differently in specific contexts and over time.
The aims of the unit are to enable students to:
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
This unit will be taught using a blended approach consisting of a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous activities including seminars, lectures, reading and discussions.
Formative assessment:ILO 1-3 :group slide presentation which introduces a selected global actor and explains the key ideas and methods underpinning their approach to influencing education at the global level.
Summative assessment: ILO 1-3: 3,000 word essay, based on the presentation and additional research (100%)'
Ball, S. (2012) Global Education Inc. London and New York: Routledge.
Brown, P., Lauder, H. and Ashton, D. (2011) The Global Auction, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Global Governance, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Dale, R. and Robertson, S. (2014) Global education policy, in N. Yeates (ed) Global Social Policy, Bristol: Policy Press. pp. 201-228.
Jones, P. and Coleman, D., (2005) The United Nations and Education: Multilateralism, Development and Education, London and New York: Routledge.
Mundy, K. (1998) Educational Multilateralism in a Changing World (dis)order, Comparative Education Review, 42 (2), 448-78.
Robertson, S., Mundy, K., Verger, A., and Meneshy, F. (2013) Public Private Partnerships: New Modes of Global Governance