The Impact of Globalization on Education: Challenges and Rewards
TT 6407 Knowledge Management in Education
John D. Ward #5571704
Assignment 1
The Impact of Globalization on Education: Challenges & Rewards
Globalization can be considered the speedy, free movement of people, services, capital, goods, ideas and knowledge across national borders, incorporating the entire planet. It is often stated that globalization makes the world similar to a small village, with all nations, cultures, and people coming together as one finite society. Globalization is a process, which has affected many areas of human life, one of those being education. Education is directly affected by what contemporary globalization is and is becoming. This evolution of a ‘global-society’ has brought about exceptional changes in the means of generating, delivering, accessing and disseminating knowledge. ‘Technology and the fall of trade barriers have led to the integration of markets and nations, and enabled individuals, companies, and nation-states to reach around the world faster and cheaper than ever before.’ (Stewart, 2012) Additionally, there come potential intangible societal benefits of understanding and tolerance brought through integration of cultures into the globalized classroom. However, just as globalization brings the potential for great reward, it also brings great challenges, the like of which the world has never faced. Furthermore, as globalization affects political and economic systems, cultures, and the environment, it affects the educational needs of a globalized workforce. It is therefore relevant to all involved in education to gain an understanding of these challenges and rewards brought about by a globalized civilization in order to ready us to face the challenges and reap the rewards. Though there are numerous challenges and rewards to discuss, the following paragraphs will describe three of the most rewarding aspects of Globalization and three of the biggest challenges to overcome.
‘Education in every sense
John D. Ward #5571704
Assignment 1
The Impact of Globalization on Education: Challenges & Rewards
Globalization can be considered the speedy, free movement of people, services, capital, goods, ideas and knowledge across national borders, incorporating the entire planet. It is often stated that globalization makes the world similar to a small village, with all nations, cultures, and people coming together as one finite society. Globalization is a process, which has affected many areas of human life, one of those being education. Education is directly affected by what contemporary globalization is and is becoming. This evolution of a ‘global-society’ has brought about exceptional changes in the means of generating, delivering, accessing and disseminating knowledge. ‘Technology and the fall of trade barriers have led to the integration of markets and nations, and enabled individuals, companies, and nation-states to reach around the world faster and cheaper than ever before.’ (Stewart, 2012) Additionally, there come potential intangible societal benefits of understanding and tolerance brought through integration of cultures into the globalized classroom. However, just as globalization brings the potential for great reward, it also brings great challenges, the like of which the world has never faced. Furthermore, as globalization affects political and economic systems, cultures, and the environment, it affects the educational needs of a globalized workforce. It is therefore relevant to all involved in education to gain an understanding of these challenges and rewards brought about by a globalized civilization in order to ready us to face the challenges and reap the rewards. Though there are numerous challenges and rewards to discuss, the following paragraphs will describe three of the most rewarding aspects of Globalization and three of the biggest challenges to overcome.
‘Education in every sense
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