The impact of globalization on education

Abstract

Years ago, at the beginning of the nuclear age, Einstein said that the world would be completely changed by the atomic bomb. Currently, the same thing can be said about Globalization. Economy and life are especially effected by the phenomenon of globalization. Thus, the elimination of borders allows for the flow of products and goods, as well as information that took place by the advanced technology. However, this process of globalization is considered by some economists as an invasion. It is becoming by the time obvious that globalization represents theoretically as well as practically, a challenge for education. Accordingly, globalization has to be adapted by educational concepts. The observable phenomenon that appear as part of Globalization push us to ask the following questions: How can education be effected by globalization? And is there any space for educational concepts like equal opportunities, democracy and common sense? Is there any space for the nation state and national identity ?