2.4 education and globalisation

Question 1

What did Hancock(2012) argue about education exports?

Answer 1

• the estimated education exports from Britain by independent schools, sixth forms and further education colleges and universities, etc to ‘priority markets’ such as Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey and the Gulf States were in 2012 worth £18 billion

Question 2

What have surveys and comparisons of international school data led to?

Answer 2

• political ‘moral panics’ about the state of our education in this country
• politicians look to other countries to get ideas on how to improve school performance

Question 3

What does Anthony Kelly(2009) argue?

Answer 3

• the British govt tailor education to meet the needs of the economy - education has to produce workers
• there is less emphasis on social objectives e.g. producing good citizens
• improvements made by schools are driven by large multinational corporations

Question 4

What two policy implementations has globalisation led to?

Answer 4

• an emphasis on lifelong learning = the economy needs a flexible workforce
• greater emphasis on individual learning = people are encouraged to think about their own style of learning and try to develop skills and qualifications