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Globalisation and Education Reforms: Paradigms and Ideologies

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Globalisation and Education Reforms

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The chapter analyses current research trends in education reforms around the world, with a focus on higher education. The chapter critiques and evaluates a neo-liberal and neoconservative education policy, meta-ideological hegemony and paradigm shifts in education, globalisation processes impacting on education and policy reforms, models of governance in education, global university rankings, internationalization, competition for international students among universities, both locally and globally, promoting economic competitiveness, national identity and social equity through education reforms, and teaching globalism through a human rights framework.

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Zajda, J. (2018). Globalisation and Education Reforms: Paradigms and Ideologies. In: Zajda, J. (eds) Globalisation and Education Reforms. Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1204-8_1

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