Description: Education at all levels-from primary school to university education-is undergoing a world wide transformation of its objectives, values, and practices. New technologies and communication practices have promoted the West's optimism that market forces can replace the former gove...
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"A comprehensive and robust examination of the subject." --British Journal of Educational Studies
"This valuable book is a welcome addition to the burgeoning globalization literature." --Population and Development Review "Critical, yet balanced, this book provides a very impressive synthesis of key themes related to education and globalization from a comparative perspective. Passionate, but not strident, the author's style is accessible, especially given the remarkable range of the materials covered. Valuable for middle level undergraduate through graduate level students." --Raymond Morrow, University of Alberta