Only a very few social observers and commentators continue to argue for the delinking of the
economically less-developed parts of the world from those perceived to make up the rich …

" This book not only recognizes the impact globalization has on the education and
development of our children, but will facilitate much needed discussion between parents …

Globalisation has already been around for almost thirty years. It is perceived as a fact of our
times for better or for worse. Education happens to be one of its main lines of action …

The development of global education as a grassroots movement for educational change has
always been subject to the influences of prevailing economic and political forces …

This chapter outlines the basis of an alternative theoretical approach to the study of the
globalisation of'education'-a Critical, Cultural Political Economy of Education approach. The …

Rizvi and Lingard's account of the global politics of education is thoughtful, complex and
compelling. It is the first really comprehensive discussion and analysis of global trends in …

In this paper, I discuss globalisation as an empirical reality that is in a complex relation to its
corresponding discourse and in a critical distance from the cosmopolitan ideal. I argue that …

" The categories commonly mobilized to think about education have long been associated
with the notion of the nation state, and functioned as obstacles, rather than resources, for our …

This book is primarily for students, especially at undergraduate and masters levels. Its
principal aim is to help engender a view of education as a humanitarian response that is not …

This volume deals with two major and apparently opposing forces within education and
society: globalization and nationalism. Globalization is often considered in economic terms …