Globalisation/post mod Flashcards
Postmodernism
- progressive society
- science focused
- diversity in society
- technological advances
- no longer shaped by social identity
- more opportunity
A03
Still not free from social identity/ structures or tradition
Globalization factors
- Competitive workforce and curriculum
- PISA rankings
- Lifelong learning
- transnational company influence
- multicultural educational policies
PISA rankings
Show global rankings of educational success in different counties
- lead to marketization policies to drive up standards
A03 Marxist
Increases class gap (cream-skimming and selection)
Lifelong learning
Need flexible workforce, skills knowledge not fixed
Adult education - access courses, mature learners, bursaries for adult learners
Transnational company influence
Companies like Apple of Google play roles in writing curriculums and learning materials
A03 Marxist
Educational policies become dictated by global corporations which benefits profit making not education
Multi cultural education policies
- All cultures in population are accommodated and valued
- global issues in curri
- international students
- citizenship studie
- support with English as second language
A03
Policies are holistic and system remains ethnocentric
Coard/Ball (A03)
Ethnocentric curriculum: biased to dominant white culture and disadvantages those who don’t fit into it
