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May 14, 2023 · The world of international education is a melting pot of individuals and learning with a global perspective ensures students are exposed to different cultures, ethnic groups, religions and languages, enriching society in the process and broadening the academic experience for everyone.
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International education refers to a dynamic concept that involves a journey or movement of people, minds, or ideas across political and cultural frontiers. [ 1 ] It is facilitated by the globalization phenomenon, which increasingly erases the constraints of geography on economic, social, and cultural arrangements. [ 2 ]
III.4. What is international education Essentially, international education is a process that, by means of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations system’s ideals and objectives, strives towards achieving attitudes and aptitudes that favour peace, human security and sustainable development.
Apr 14, 2020 · The structure of the international school offers images of a fluid space of defining and re-creating cultural identities. As international school is not a homogenous bubble, there is a micro-flow of interactions between teachers and students.
- About The Author
- New To This Edition
- Acknowledgements
- An introduction to comparative education
- Activity 1.8 Defining comparative education
- Key concept: Ethnocentrism
- Conclusion
- Key questions
Jennifer Marshall is a senior lecturer at the University of Derby and has worked in a variety of educational contexts for over twenty years. She has taught in secondary schools in the USA and Japan as well as teaching English as a foreign language to children and adults in Poland. She worked for a number of years as an English for Speakers of Other...
It has absolutely delighted me that the first edition of this book has been so successful that it has warranted an updated and revised second edition. My intention with the first edition was to provide access to pertinent literature on the complex field of comparative and interna-tional education. Feedback from students and colleagues alike has sug...
I would like to thank my wonderful family: Andy, Ellie, Shelby and mom Jane for their continued love and encouragement in my academic pursuits. I need to offer a special thanks to my colleague Neil Radford who has given me the time and space to engage in scholary activity. Without his support, this would not have been possible. Lastly, to James Cla...
This chapter explores: what comparative education is; how the field has developed over the years; the purpose of comparative education; who compares; the challenges of undertaking comparative research.
Find other definitions in either books or journal articles or on the internet. Com-pare and contrast these to the definitions previously discussed. Can you then synthesise (combine) them to produce one that demonstrates your own under-standing of what comparative education is? Be prepared to justify it.
Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own culture, values, people, language, cus-toms, religion and so forth are superior to others. Generally speaking, your way of doing things is ‘right’ and ‘better’ than someone else’s. For example, you refuse to eat with your hands on a trip to Asia because you think it is unhygienic and wrong. Taking this vie...
Comparative education has successfully emerged in the twenty-first century as a multidisciplinary field of study with a strong scholarly base. There have been a number of individuals and organisations throughout history (too many to name in such a short chapter) who have contributed greatly to its establishment and academic advance-ment. The intere...
Why did China look to the Soviet Union for ideas? Why do you think there was a push to educate the masses during this time? Were there any benefits to copying Soviet-style education? What challenges do you think the Chinese government faced? What role does comparative education play in helping governments to reform educational policy? Can you find ...
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International education : towards global and local governance of education. Module 6•3 hours to complete. Module details. In this module, we will try to understand how the governance of education is becoming increasingly international. Guided by international agendas, objectives are being harmonized between states.
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