Globalisation

Question 1

ACROYM

Answer 1

KEEPING- Kelly
OUT- Oates
HORRID- Hancock
ANIMALS- Alexander

Question 2

Kelly

Answer 2

• Globalisation has led to a view that education is an economic activity, wellbeing, culture and knowledge demoted. Countries high in international tests focus too highly on grades

Question 3

Oates

Answer 3

• international tables and comparisons (PISA) show what is humanly possible for youth to achieve

Question 4

Hancock

Answer 4

• Education exports in UK (schools and sixth forms) to ‘priority markets’ (Brazil, China etc) were in 2012 giving £18billion to UK economy each year

Question 5

Alexander

Answer 5

• PISA results create a moral panic and make politicians change policy (miracle cures) to copy high achieving nations i.e. slimming down curriculum.

Question 6

PERCYS

Answer 6

P- Globalised education helps policy
E- Britain get money through private schools
R- Hancock (2014) education exports (schools and sixth forms) sold to ‘priority markets’ (Brazil China) in 2012 estimated £18 billion
C- Kelly, schools focus highly on tests for economic benefits, don’t care about pupils

P- Globalisation creates moral panic
E- PISA tests
R- Alexander, politicians change policies (miracle cures)
C- amount of schools in countries, England has 23k schools, Singapore has 350

P- Globalisation has made education an economic activity
E- schools focus too highly on tests for economic benefits
R- Kelly, a students Culture, knowledge and wellbeing is demoted
C- 1997, increased funding to education- equality of opportunity

P- Globalisation allows countries to compare themselves with other nations achievements
E- International comparisons are useful in seeing whether educational spending matches educational achievements, policy makers want to learn about what policies work best
R- Oates, International tables and comparisons show what’s humanly possible for youth to achieve
C- tests are based on a very narrow section of education.
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