Education in a Globalized World The

The seemingly amorphous phenomenon we call globalization involves concrete realities that make it a major source of social change in our contemporary world. Bringing globalization alive for students, this book uses examples and perspectives from economi

Nelly P. Stromquist is professor of international development education at the Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California.

Preface

vii

Acknowledgments

xi

Introduction

xiii

Theorizing Globalization

1

(18)

The Twinning of Ideas and Material Conditions: Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Postmodernism

19

(18)

Educational Impacts of Economic and Cultural Globalization

37

(26)

Consequences of Communication Technologies on Culture and Education

63

(20)

Transnational Corporations and the Creation of New Values and Citizenship

83

(20)

The University as the Spearhead of Globalization

103

(30)

Gender within Globalized Education

133

(24)

Agency and Resistance in the Globalization Era

157

(20)

Reframing the Future

177

(12)

Appendix A

189

(6)

References

195

(18)

Index

213

(8)

About the Author

221

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Education in a Globalized World The Connectivity of Economic Power, Technology, and Knowledge

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