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  • Our inter-connected world demands that we not only have an understanding of our country, but an understanding of nations, cultures, languages, and religions around the globe.
  • requires going beyond traditional modes of education that create a well informed, trained, and motivated workforce.
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      yes
  • This response has largely taken place on several fronts, each with varying perspectives and motivations for wanting to transform education on a global scale.
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  • preparing youth to fulfill the challenges of an ever-transforming world.
  • private schools and multinational corporations are playing a dynamic role in meeting the demands of those seeking education around the globe
  • “Anyone can now learn anything from anyone at anytime.”
  • As the economy of every nation is shifting in response to globalization, so too are educational systems. However dramatic, subtle, intentional, or inadvertent, the face of education is transforming around the globe because of the changing needs of government and society.
  • The second section focuses on public sector, and pedagogical and curricular developments related to the theory of global education
  • the notion of global citizenship as a result of both global education and the globalization of education
  • Lastly, the fourth section looks at governmental policies regarding education
  • The first section or lens analyzes education as a business
  • China, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America are working to transform their educational systems to create a globally competitive workforce.
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  • globalization has, to perhaps some extent, leveled the economic playing field.
  • the demand for education, especially at the tertiary level, has multiplied dramatically. 
  • there are 153 million university students world wide
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  • Within the past nine years, there has been a 53 percent enrollment increase just within higher education
  • UNESCO has identified private higher education institutions as the fastest growing sector worldwide
  • This 21st century skill set must include the ability to solve multifaceted problems by thinking creatively and generating original ideas from multiple sources of information
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  • Creating a 21st century workforce requires teaching 21st century skills
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      Rachel Truman on 08 Mar 12
       
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Rachel Truman

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  • the linking of educators and students through technology is creating an international network that fosters a sense of global community.
  • the role of education in creating global citizens has been debated since it has historically been used as a tool to promote accepted social norms and patriotism on the national level.  
  • While global education does not seek to undermine nationalism, it does strive to create citizens with a global scope that are thoughtful about the problems facing their world
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  • Just as globalization is an agent for positive change, it also aids the growth of portentous problems such as global terrorist networks, environmental degradation, and sex and drug-traffickingin the context of “human trafficking,” it is the illegal recruitment and trade of people to be exploited against their will..
  • students must be able to place global happenings in proper context in order to understand how it impacts their local and international community.
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