Education, Globalization and the Nation

by Andrew Peterson, Ian Davies, King Man Chong, Terrie Epstein, Carla L. Peck

Overview

'Globalization' and 'the Nation' provide significant contexts for examining past educational thinking and practice and to identify how education has been influenced today. This book, written collaboratively, explores country case studies - Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the UK and USA as well as discussing the transnational European Union.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137460349
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	11/22/2016
Edition description:	1st ed. 2016
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Author Ian Davies: Ian Davies is Professor of Education at the University of York, UK.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Key Contexts and Challenges
CASE STUDIES
3. Australia; Andrew Peterson
4. Brazil; Maria Auxiliadora Schmidt
5. Canada; Carla Peck and Alan Sears
6. China; King Man Chong
7. United Kingdom; Ian Davies
8. United States of America; Terrie Epstein and Debbie Sonu
9. The European Union and its Member States; Alistair Ross
10. Conclusions and Recommendations