Promoting Global Competence and Social Justice in Teacher Education: Successes and Challenges Within Local and International Contexts
Schwarzer, D., & Bridglall, B. L. (Eds.). (2015). Promoting global competence and social justice in teacher education: Successes and challenges within local and international contexts. Lexington Books.
Read pp. 16- 18 and Chapter 10 (pp. 203-221). The assigned sections of this book address the construct of glocalization from the perspective of teachers who may be working in other countries. Issues such as linguistic inequality and social change are addressed from a North American and a European perspective.
Global Meritocracy, Nationalism and the Question of Whom We Must Treat Equally for Educational Opportunity to be Equal
Tannock, S. (2009). Global meritocracy, nationalism and the question of whom we must treat equally for educational opportunity to be equal. Critical Studies in Education, 50(2), 201–211. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508480902859466.
This article addresses the ethics of the global war for talent which many business people support. Tannock argues that individuals committed to a politics of equality, justice, and inclusion must revisit the concept of equal educational opportunity within the lens of globalism and nationalism.
Toward One World or Many? A Comparative Analysis of OECD and UNESCO Global Education Policy Documents
Vaccari, V., & Gardinier, M. P. (2019). Toward one world or many? A comparative analysis of OECD and UNESCO global education policy documents. International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, 11(1), 68–86.
This article examines the work of UNESCO and the OECD and their visions of global education, global citizenship, and global competence as it attempts to answer the question of, “Who’s values?” This article will be useful in the assignment.
Education for Social Change: Perspectives on Global Learning
Bourn, D. (2021). Education for social change: Perspectives on global learning. Bloomsbury Academic.
This book addresses the concept of global social justice from multiple perspectives. Select chapters address specific issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion and may be useful in the assignment.
Global Education Policy and International Development: New Agendas, Issues, and Policies
Verger, A., Altinyelken, H. & Novelli, M. (2018). Global Education Policy and International Development: New Agendas, Issues, and Policies: Vol. Second edition. Bloomsbury Academic.
This book focuses on the impact of global education policies on local policy in developing countries. You may find specific chapters of use in your assignment, as each chapter focuses on a different issue and a different country. The book includes several useful case studies and theoretical perspectives.
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