Power, Voice and the Public Good: Schooling and Education in Global Societies (Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research Policy and Praxis)

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To......Page 4
List of Contributors......Page 5
Preface......Page 8
Note......Page 9
Purpose and significance of the book......Page 10
Themes and structure of the book......Page 13
References......Page 18
Method and presentation of data......Page 19
The peace-globalization-education nexus: What goes around comes around......Page 22
The Peace-Globalization-Education Nexus: Socio-Economic Implications......Page 23
The Peace-Globalization-Education Nexus and the Power to Define Power......Page 24
The Peace-Globalization-Education Nexus and the Worldwide Struggle for Equality: A Divided Vision......Page 25
Globalization as syndrome of uncertainty: Whose syndrome and whose uncertaintyquest......Page 27
Of knowledge and agency: Magic, occultism and apocalypticism......Page 30
Magic, Global Interdependence and Indeterminate Official Knowledge orhellipDon’t Stand So Close to My Canon......Page 31
Occulting Agency and the Social Construction of Despair......Page 36
Apocalypse Now......Page 38
Disturbing the peace: Implications for the future of national and transnational educational policies......Page 39
References......Page 41
Neoliberalism versus social justice: A view from Canada......Page 46
Why Ontarioquest......Page 47
Policy webs and discourse......Page 49
Neoliberalism......Page 51
Equity of Outcomes......Page 52
The Business Case......Page 53
Social Cohesion......Page 54
Social justice......Page 55
Social justice in Canada......Page 56
Identity......Page 57
Recognition......Page 58
Rights......Page 59
Challenging neoliberalism......Page 60
Concluding comments......Page 63
References......Page 64
Introduction......Page 69
Illegal immigration in the United States......Page 71
The right to a free American education for all: Legal underpinnings3......Page 73
Access to public services: The illegal immigrant problem......Page 77
Educational issues......Page 78
Cost versus benefit estimates......Page 80
The economic reality......Page 85
The context of globalization......Page 89
Conclusion and recommendations......Page 96
Notes......Page 99
References......Page 100
Introduction......Page 104
Privatization of education and cost-sharing......Page 105
Effects of the reintroduction of school fees in Tanzania......Page 108
Cost-Sharing and Privatization of the University Sector in Africa......Page 110
Increased support to the university sector in Africa from a non-apologetic bank......Page 113
The costs of the Makerere miracle......Page 115
The strengthening of English - a by-product of globalization......Page 116
Conclusion......Page 125
Notes......Page 126
References......Page 127
Schools as markets: Bilking the young and powerless......Page 130
The Problem......Page 132
The Apathy......Page 134
Commercialism and changing educational policies......Page 140
Intended and unintended consequences of unfettered commercialism......Page 145
Poverty, Commercialism and Targeting Youth and Young Adults of Color......Page 147
Conclusions......Page 151
Moving from Sales to Service......Page 152
Notes......Page 154
References......Page 157
Introduction......Page 161
The debate over global democracy vs. local context......Page 163
Education for democratic citizenship and its place within the nation state......Page 164
Studies in citizenship education......Page 166
Historical background on participating countries......Page 168
Description of the Partners in Education Program......Page 169
Research methods and findings......Page 170
Across country analysis......Page 173
Within country analysis......Page 175
Citizenship education workshops......Page 177
Conclusion......Page 180
References......Page 181
Introduction and problem statement......Page 183
Layout of the Chapter......Page 185
Focus on the San Ju|’hoansi of Namibia......Page 186
Indigenous education globally......Page 189
Education as Colonialism......Page 191
Historical context: Southern Africa......Page 193
Language policy, language ideology, and impact on San in English-Only Namibia......Page 195
Situating African Languages in Namibia Nation-Building......Page 198
Development of VSP and the Paradox of Schooling......Page 201
Raising more Questions than Answers: Role of Language in VSP Educational Development......Page 203
Conclusion: Revisiting educational rights and access among San in Namibia......Page 204
Notes......Page 205
References......Page 206
Globalization from above, globalization from below: Mechanisms for social disparity and social justice in higher education......Page 210
Introduction......Page 211
A critical theory of globalization......Page 212
The globalization we know: Globalization from above......Page 213
The globalization we want to know: Globalization from below......Page 215
Higher Education as Globalization from Above......Page 217
Higher Education as Globalization from Below......Page 221
U.S. student movements with global connections......Page 222
The Anti-Sweatshop Movement......Page 224
The Sudan Divestment Movement......Page 228
Conclusions......Page 231
Notes......Page 235
References......Page 236
Introduction......Page 240
Section I: Globalization and the knowledge economy......Page 241
Knowledge as the New Form of Capitalism......Page 244
Salient Aspects of the Knowledge Economy......Page 245
Section II: The evolution of private higher education......Page 246
Liberia......Page 247
The Crisis in the Higher Education System Prior to 2001......Page 248
Section III: The growth of private universities......Page 252
Fraud......Page 255
Finance......Page 257
Staffing......Page 258
The Issue of Quality......Page 259
Section IV: Forming partnershipssollinkages......Page 262
Some Problems in Partnership......Page 264
Conclusion......Page 265
References......Page 266
Introduction......Page 269
The Caribbean tertiary education landscape in the Anglophone Caribbean......Page 271
The birth of the University of the West Indies......Page 274
Understanding the phenomenon of globalisation......Page 275
The impact of globalisation on the Caribbean......Page 277
Globalisation and higher education......Page 278
The university of the West Indies within a global context of neo-liberal restructuring......Page 280
Entrepreneurial stirrings at the UWI......Page 282
Locating the marketing ethic at the UWI......Page 283
The Strategic Plan......Page 284
Business Development Office......Page 285
Co-Operative Programs and International Links......Page 286
Concluding arguments......Page 287
References......Page 288
Glossary......Page 291
Introduction......Page 293
Globalization and the U.S. economy......Page 294
The New Economy......Page 295
The changing face of America......Page 296
The expansion of access to higher education......Page 298
The Battle for Access to Selective Institutions......Page 300
American higher education today......Page 303
The Access Challenge......Page 308
Conclusion......Page 310
Notes......Page 312
References......Page 313
International education in a global context......Page 315
Background......Page 316
U.S. Higher education and globalization......Page 319
Economic impacts......Page 323
Social impacts......Page 328
Enrollment trends and student flows......Page 329
Research on international education......Page 333
Analysis......Page 337
Findings......Page 341
Recommendations......Page 345
References......Page 346
Impact of Japanese colonial legacy on globalization of Korean education......Page 349
Convergence Theory......Page 350
Collectivistic Notion of Nation......Page 351
Historical analysis of Korean education......Page 352
Japanese Imperial Education and Colonial Education in Korea......Page 355
Unsuccessful Educational Reform in South Korea, 1993-2003......Page 356
Negative Internal Condition......Page 359
Purpose of Pilot Study......Page 360
Instruments......Page 361
Mission 1......Page 363
Result 2......Page 364
Mission 5......Page 365
Discussion and implication......Page 366
References......Page 369
Globalization, education, and cultural change in the Navajo nation: Snapshots of situated appropriation and adaptive intelligence in the U.S. southwest......Page 372
Introduction......Page 373
Cultural Assimilation and Cultural Hybridity......Page 374
Situated Appropriation and Adaptive Intelligence......Page 376
Assimilationist Narratives in American Indian Education......Page 377
‘‘Power’’ in a Dichotomous Narrative......Page 380
Situated Appropriation in Formal Educational Contexts......Page 381
Appropriating the Outcome-Based Learning Movement for Cultural Ends......Page 384
Non-Formal Education: Appropriating Material Culture......Page 386
Information Systems: Newspaper, Internet, and Situated Appropriation......Page 387
Mutual Appropriation and the U.S. Military......Page 389
Adaptive Intelligence and Re-Thinking Cultural Change Narratives......Page 391
Notes......Page 392
References......Page 393
Introduction......Page 395
Decentralization......Page 396
Global processes and educational decentralization......Page 401
Decentralization: a social efficiency perspective......Page 405
Spain......Page 409
Conclusion......Page 418
References......Page 419
Introduction......Page 422
Globalization, decentralization, and reform......Page 423
Thumbnail of Thai Historical Background - Ayutthaya Period......Page 426
Reform as an Act of Hegemony......Page 429
The Ride to Nationhood......Page 433
Movement toward the Democratic Process......Page 434
Constitutional Designs......Page 437
19th Century State Reforms a Template for 20th Century Globalizationquest......Page 439
State Culture - An Ersatz Public Goodquest......Page 440
Social Movements as Cultural Discourse......Page 443
Buddhism - Tool of Resistance and Reform......Page 444
Education - the Future of Thai Culture......Page 446
Limits and Frontiers......Page 449
References......Page 452
The centrality of context in the development of the commonwealth teacher recruitment protocol: Relevance for international teacher migration......Page 457
Background......Page 458
Context of international teacher loss and teacher mobility......Page 460
GATS and teacher mobility......Page 462
Education for all......Page 463
HIV/AIDS......Page 465
The context of small states......Page 466
Summary of empirical research......Page 467
Summary......Page 472
Review and analysis of the protocol6......Page 473
Conclusion......Page 476
References......Page 478
From producing citizens to producing managers: Education in a globalized world......Page 480
Introduction......Page 481
The Debate......Page 482
Economic......Page 487
Political......Page 488
Cultural......Page 489
Globalization and education......Page 490
Market Model and Commoditization of Education......Page 491
Globalization and the University......Page 494
Globalization and Education in the United Kingdom......Page 496
Globalization and Education in the United States......Page 497
Globalization and Education in the Developing World......Page 498
Conclusions......Page 502
References......Page 504
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