Globalisation

Question 1

What is globalisation?

Answer 1

• process in which the world is said to be becoming ever more interconnected

Question 2

What are some effects of globalisation?

Answer 2

• Transnational brands e.g. McDonalds
• Migration e.g. spreading religious ideas
• Social networking

Question 3

3 effects of globalisation on education

Answer 3

• global education league tables which creates competition and raises standards
• free schools - Britain stole from Sweden
• raising entry requirements - followed Finland

Question 4

Stengths of international comparisons

Answer 4

• useful to see whether education spending matches educational achievement
• benchmark standards internationally

Question 5

Limitations of international comparisons

Answer 5

PISA and other tests are based on a very narrow conception of education
- test results do not always mean that the education received by students is better or worse in different countries