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Download full textMorrison, Christian; Murtin, Fabrice – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2010
Education is recognized to be a key factor of economic development, not only giving access to technological progress as emphasized by the Schumpeterian growth theory, but also entailing numerous social externalities such as the demographic transition (Murtin, 2009) or democratization (Murtin and Wacziarg, 2010). If the evolution of world…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Attainment, Illiteracy, Human Capital
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Direct linkStier, Jonas; Borjesson, Mats – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2010
In the last half century higher education has had to respond to a rapidly accentuated process of globalisation. Consequently, universities worldwide are more concerned with internationalisation than before. Stier identifies three intrinsic internationalisation ideologies (idealism, instrumentalism and educationalism) in higher education. Drawing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, School Role, Global Approach, Ideology
Gibson, Melissa L. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2010
Given its commitment to "reading" the social context, how is multicultural education accounting for the shifting context of our globalized world? A conceptual review of multicultural journals reveals limited engagement. However, a more sustained analysis could fuel re-articulations and contestations of the purpose of education in the 21st century.…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Global Approach, Social Environment, Literature Reviews
Burgess, Chris; Gibson, Ian; Klaphake, Jay; Selzer, Mark – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2010
The Global 30 Project, a new Japanese Government initiative that aims to upgrade a number of existing universities to form a select hub of elite universities for receiving and educating international students, has come in for considerable criticism. Using the dual concepts of "kokusaika" (internationalisation) and "gurobaruka"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Change, Foreign Students
Cai, Yuzhuo – Tertiary Education and Management, 2010
In the past three decades, higher education reforms have taken place almost everywhere in the world, and governance or the way that higher education is or should be coordinated has become a global topic. The governance reform in Chinese higher education emerged against such a background. The current studies on Chinese higher education reforms…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Ideology, Educational Change, Governance
Tuckett, Alan – Adults Learning, 2010
Was CONFINTEA VI, the sixth UNESCO international conference on adult education, which took place in Belem, Brazil, in December, a success or failure? Do such inter-governmental events make any difference to learning opportunities for adults, North or South? The answer to the first question depends on what one compares the event with. From the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, International Organizations, Conferences (Gatherings), Global Approach
Robertson, Susan L. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2010
This article presents the author's response to a Special Section on international academic mobility. Universities--in all corners of the globe--are busy scoping, planning and advertising mobility programmes, as an essential component of academics' and students' learning experience, whilst governments and regional bodies around the world are…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Learning Experience, Educational Policy, Higher Education
Long, Brad – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2010
Over the last 35 years Australian higher education policy, like that of most countries, has undergone radical changes. This article reviews these changes in terms of four key periods, beginning with the abolition of student fees, through to the recent unprecedented levels of government control and intervention. Policies are compared with each…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Policy, Intervention, Foreign Countries
Bunnell, Tristan – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2010
The International Baccalaureate (IB) examination system in early 2010 was on offer in 2700 schools in 139 countries. Since 1999, the Geneva-registered IB has created a platform for image consolidation, product standardization, and technological linkage. Out of this has emerged a globally branded "IB World", educating the "IB Learner", using an…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Social Class, Global Approach, International Education
Marlier, Eric; Atkinson, A. B. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2010
The measurement of poverty and social exclusion is analytically and operationally relevant at all levels of policymaking. Here our focus is on national governments making policy in a global or multinational context such as the European Union (EU). In this process, social indicators are playing a growing role, and we need to stand back and examine…
Descriptors: Social Indicators, Poverty, Social Isolation, Measurement
Veintie, Truija – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2013
This article examines intercultural bilingual education (IBE) as a reterritorialization of a globalized Western model of formal education into the Ecuadorian indigenous context. This reterritorialization is explored through an IBE teacher education institute. First, the article discusses the instructional practices that attempt to break with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multicultural Education, Bilingual Education, American Indians
Uwhekadom, Ejimaji Emmanuel; Olawolu, Oladunni Elizabeth – African Higher Education Review, 2013
The influence of globalization and information technology on higher education in Nigeria was investigated through a descriptive survey design. Forty-five professional librarians from University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni Port Harcourt, Federal College of Education (Technical) Omoku Rivers…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Librarians, Information Services, Best Practices
Sayed, Yusuf; Sprague, Terra; Turner, David; Smith, Alan; Paulson, Julia; Shields, Robin; Shrestha, Purna Kumar; Unterhalter, Elaine; Vaughan, Rosie Peppin; Smail, Amy; Tungaraza, Frida; Sutherland, Margaret; Stack, Niamah; Barrett, Angeline M.; Bunwaree, Vasant K.; Alhawsawi, Sajjad; Hanna, Helen; Soudien, Crain; Motivans, Albert – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2013
As the 2015 target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, there are a growing number of processes, preparations and debates on what a post-2015 agenda and framework will look like. The United Nations Development Group (UNDG) (as chaired by the United Nations Development Programme) is leading the planning of efforts…
Descriptors: International Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Equal Education
Ivers, Nathaniel N.; Ivers, John J., Sr.; Duffey, Thelma – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2013
The non-English-speaking population of the United States has increased by 140% since 1980 (Shin & Kominski, 2010). To serve this growing population, it is important that counselors increase their multicultural and multilingual competence. Through the lens of multicultural theory and relational-cultural theory, we analyze potential benefits of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Counseling Services, Multicultural Education, Interpersonal Competence
Vandeputte-Tavo, Leslie – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
Education policy always appears to be controversial, especially in post-colonial nations. In Vanuatu, the dual educative system inherited from the period of colonization has raised many debates. The government of Vanuatu is certainly aware of national educational issues in the school system such as the poor literacy rate and high school fees but…
Descriptors: Creoles, Educational Policy, Language Planning, Foreign Countries
