Education and Social Change: Connecting Local and Global Perspectives

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Education policy and practice has historically been developed within the national/regional context. However, globalization has prompted educationalists to review their practice in the light of international influences. World issues such as global warming, conflict and the depletion of earth resources have also contributed to an increased awareness of the role that education can play in resolving these problems. The contributors focus on how education can bring about social change while connecting with theory at the level of cultural impact and policy implications. They investigate the potential for creating a transnational value system in education, focusing on some key human rights issues both at home and overseas. Truly international in scope, this text lays the groundwork for future research by exposing the commonalities and differences in approaches to knowledge production and its dissemination, drawing together contributions from a variety of cross cultural contexts.

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This is a collection of essays which not only ticks a lot of boxes, but also relates the boxes to each other, ranging a world wide spectrum of education from nursery, school, further and continuing education and higher education.' -- Higher Education Review
Geoff Elliot and his fellow editors have delivered a useful and far reaching contribution to the globalisation debate and presented us with a publication that should appeal to the relative novice in this area of study and sate the appetite of the more dedicated and informed reader... There is a wealth of case study material and insight here and most readers should find this a useful addition to their collection. The book acts as both a useful introduction to this area and a launch pad into what would seem to be the central issue of educational debate over the next few decades. -- Pete Jones, Shropshire Childrens University * Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning *

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Geoffrey Elliott is Professor of Lifelong Learning at the University of Worcester, UK. Chahid Fourali is an independent education and business consultant working in the UK and abroad.