Globalization Culture and Education in the New Millennium

Name: Globalization Culture and Education in the New Millennium
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ISBN: 9780520241251

ISBN-10: 0520241258

ISBN-13: 9780520241251

Edition: 2005

Authors: Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco, Desiree B. Qin-Hilliard, Desiree Baolian Qin-hilliard

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Globalization defines our era. While it has created a great deal of debate in economic, policy, and grassroots circles, many aspects of the phenomenon remain virtual terra incognita. Education is at the heart of this continent of the unknown. This pathbreaking book examines how globalization and large-scale immigration are affecting children and youth, both in and out of schools. Taking into consideration broad historical, cultural, technological, and demographic changes, the contributors--all leading social scientists in their fields--suggest that these global transformations will require youth to develop new skills, sensibilities, and habits of mind that are far ahead of what most…

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 4/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Globalization: Culture and Education in the New Millennium




Globalization, Growth, and Welfare in History




Globalization and Education: An Economic Perspective




Digital Skills, Globalization, and Education




The Fellowship of the Microchip: Global Technologies as Evocative Objects




Pop Cosmopolitanism: Mapping Cultural Flows in an Age of Media Convergence




Globalization in Asia: Anthropological Perspectives




Formulating Identity in a Globalized World




Imperial Feelings: Youth Culture, Citizenship, and Globalization




How Education Changes: Considerations of History, Science, and Values



Notes on Contributors


Index