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EDPB5002: Globalisation and Education
2025 unit information
Concepts of globalisation, global integration and culture, and internationalisation. Economic political and cultural dimensions of globalisation. Major interpretive approaches to globalisation. Major world trends in education assessed in light of globalisation. Globalisation and internationalisation of labour markets; marked forces in education; cross-cultural and trans-national trends in education provision; knowledge as a global construct; global organisations and agenda in education; emerging global and regional structures in education, students, educational professionals and knowledge workers in a globalising world. Investigation/report on a special study in students’ areas of interest.
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Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand major interpretive approaches to globalisation
- LO2. understand major world trends in education
- LO3. interpret effects of globalisation on education
- LO4. apply skills and insights developed in a special investigation
- LO5. develop independent study skills
- LO6. develop various research capacities
- LO7. develop high-level analysis and writing skills
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Semester 1 2025
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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