Education 793D - S-Globalztn,Neolib & Ed Policy

Globalization promised us a more cohesive and integrated world, the spread of democracy and greater equality. However, increasingly evident are deepening social divisions and conflict, staggering inequality, and democracy at risk. How should we make sense of the contradictions of globalization? What are its consequences for economy and society? What is neoliberalism and how does it relate to globalization? How have globalization and neoliberalism transformed education policy and practice the world over? The course offers an understanding of neoliberal globalization and the ways it has transformed the purpose and meaning of education, and fundamentally reorganized the sector, and our work as educators. We will examine the different manifestations of neoliberal globalization in different regions of the world in K-12 and higher education contexts. We will also learn about resistances and struggles against neoliberal globalization by students and teachers that offer a window into alternative conceptions of globalization and a just democracy.