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Globalisation and Education: Critical Perspectives (Social Theory, Education, and Cultural Change)
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This volume explores the increasingly important dimensions of globalization as it affects educational policy and practice in nation-states around the world. Addressing such issues as feminisim, multiculturalism, and new technology, this collection of original essays should broaden the context within which educational policy decisions are made.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #682503 in Books
- Published on: 2000-01-14
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 384 pages
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In Globalization and Education: Critical Perspectives, an outstanding group of international contributors explore the increasingly important dimensions of globalization as it affects educational policy and practice in nation-states around the world. Changing conditions in a globalized world-including travel, international media, transnational capitalism, and the role of global organizations and institutions-all have profound implications for the formation and implementation of education policy. Addressing such issues as feminism, multiculturalism, and new technology, this collection of original essays will broaden the context in which educational policy decisions are viewed.
Contributors: Michael W. Apple, Jill Blackmore, Nicholas C. Burbules, Juan Ramón Capella, Luiza Cortesão, Greg Dimitriadis, Patrick Fitzsimmons, Douglas Kellner, Bob Lingard, Allan Luke, Carmen Luke, James Marshall, Cameron McCarthy, Raymond A. Morrow, Michael Peters, Thomas S. Popkewitz, Fazal Rizvi, Stephen R. Stoer, and Carlos Alberto Torres.
