SDG Detail

EDUC3830 - Education in a Global Society

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Project description

This unit examines the role of education in a global context. The links between economic and political arrangements, educational processes, and educational outcomes are examined. The process of globalisation is considered with a focus on the changing relationship between education and development, especially in developing countries. The unit also includes a focus on the place of global education in the school curriculum and the internationalisation of education.

Year 2022

Location Australia

Organization Macquarie University

Project aims

Project outcome

1. demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the nature of the geopolitical context and how this impacts on the provision of education 2. demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of globalisation, especially as it relates to education 3. explain the nature of development and how it is measured 4. describe the factors that determine the rate of development 5. explain the relationship between development and access to education 6. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of selected global issues and how they impact on access to education 7. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Global Education as a cross-curriculum perspective