This book focuses on discourses of globalisation in comparative education research and the politics of education reforms. It analyses and evaluates the shifts in methodological approaches to globalisation and education reforms, as reflected in comparative education research and their impact on education policy and pedagogy. The book covers topics such as globalisation and comparative education, globalisation as a multidimensional construct, methods and methodologies in comparative education, the moral face of post-structuralism, and school reforms in the age of globalisation. It offers a critical analysis of education policy reforms.
The book demonstrates a complex nexus between globalisation, ideology and education reforms. On one hand, democratisation and progressive pedagogy is equated with equality, inclusion, equity, tolerance and human rights, while on the other hand, globalisation is perceived by some critics at least tobe a totalising force that is widening the socio-economic status (SES) gap and cultural and economic capital between the rich and the poor, and bringing power, domination and control by corporate bodies and powerful political, economic and educational organisations. The perception of globalisation as dynamic and multi faceted processes clearly necessitates a multiple perspective approach in the study of comparative education globally. This book contributes in a very scholarly way, to a more holistic understanding of the nexus between globalisation, comparative education research and education reforms.

Demonstrates ideological imperatives of globalisation, comparative education research and education reforms Evaluates the problematic relationship between globalisation, comparative education and policy reforms Provides a timely overview of changes in globalisation, comparative education and education reforms Offers a valuable sourcebook of ideas for researchers, practitioners and policy-makers

Autorentext

Joseph Zajda is a Professor at the Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University (Melbourne Campus). He specialises in globalisation and education policy reforms, social justice, history education and values education. He has written and edited 45 books and over 150 book chapters and articles on globalisation and education policy, higher education and curriculum reforms. He is also the editor of the 24-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research (Springer, 2009 & 2021). Recent publications include: Zajda, J (Ed). (2020a). Globalisation, ideology and neo-liberal higher education reform. Dordrecht: Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020b). Human rights education globally. Dordrecht: Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020c). Globalisation, Ideology and Education Reforms: Emerging paradigms. Dordrecht: Springer; Zajda, J. (2018). He is an elected fellow of the Australian College of Educators (FACE). Val Rust is Professor of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan. He was the UCLA Education Abroad Program Director and was the Associate Editor of the Comparative Education Review (1998-2003). His recent works include Alternatives in Education, The Democratic Tradition and the Evolution of Schooling in Norway, The Unification of German Education, Education and the Values Crisis in Central and Eastern Europe, Toward Schooling for the Twenty-first Century and Theory in Comparative Education (World Studies in Education, 4, 1), Omwami, E. & Rust, V. (2020). Globalization, Nationalism, and Inclusive Education for All: A Reflection on the Ideological Shifts in Education Reform. In J. Zajda (Ed). (2020a). Globalisation, ideology and neo-liberal higher education reform. Dordrecht: Springer.

Klappentext

This book focuses on discourses of globalisation in comparative education research and the politics of education reforms. It analyses and evaluates the shifts in methodological approaches to globalisation and education reforms, as reflected in comparative education research and their impact on education policy and pedagogy. The book covers topics such as globalisation and comparative education, globalisation as a multidimensional construct, methods and methodologies in comparative education, the moral face of post-structuralism, and school reforms in the age of globalisation. It offers a critical analysis of education policy reforms. The book demonstrates a complex nexus between globalisation, ideology and education reforms. On one hand, democratisation and progressive pedagogy is equated with equality, inclusion, equity, tolerance and human rights, while on the other hand, globalisation is perceived by some critics at least tobe a totalising force that is widening the socio-economic status (SES) gap and cultural and economic capital between the rich and the poor, and bringing power, domination and control by corporate bodies and powerful political, economic and educational organisations. The perception of globalisation as dynamic and multi faceted processes clearly necessitates a multiple perspective approach in the study of comparative education globally. This book contributes in a very scholarly way, to a more holistic understanding of the nexus between globalisation, comparative education research and education reforms.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Globalisation and Comparative Education.- Chapter 2. Globalisation as a Multidimensional Construct.- Chapter 3. Theory in Comparative Education.- Chapter 4. Methods and Methodologies in Comparative Education.- Chapter 5. Global Pedagogies: From Universal to Situated Ethics.- Chapter 6. The Moral Face of Postmodernism and Postfoundationalism.- Chapter 7. School Reform in the Age of Globalisation.- Chapter 8. Globalisation, Education, and Policy: Competing Discourses.- Chapter 9. Globalisation and Comparative Education: Changing Paradigms and Issues.- Chapter 10. Current Research Trends in Globalisation and Neo-Liberalism in Higher Education.- Chapter 11. Globalisation and Cultural Identity: The Role of Intercultural Dialogue.- Chapter 12. Current Research on Human Rights Education Globally.