Globalization and the Asia Pacific : an exploration of efficiency and equality aims of education

The paper aims to explore the relationship between globalization and education through an investigation of educational policy development in the specific context of the Asia Pacific. The paper's primary focus is on data collected from the World Bank, OECD, IMF and UNESCO to look primarily at th...

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Published inCritical studies in education Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 143 - 156
Main Authors Engel, Laura C, Rutkowski, David J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.09.2008
Subjects
Access to Education
Asia Pacific Region
Critical Theory
Economic Factors
Education
Educational Change
Educational Development
Educational Finance
Educational Policy
Educational Trends
Efficiency
Enrollment Trends
Equal Education
Financial support
Foreign Countries
Gender Issues
Global Approach
Globalisation
Government role
Human Capital
International finance
International Monetary Fund
Justice
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs)
Policy
Policy analysis
Policy Formation
Role of Education
Unesco
World Bank
Asia Pacific Region
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Summary:The paper aims to explore the relationship between globalization and education through an investigation of educational policy development in the specific context of the Asia Pacific. The paper's primary focus is on data collected from the World Bank, OECD, IMF and UNESCO to look primarily at three interrelated trends in education: increasing enrolments at all educational levels, issues of gender equality, and changes in public expenditure. The authors argue that developments in education are increasingly impacted by a particular conception of globalization, which is illustrated in the overarching pressure of efficiency on educational aims. Although both efficiency and equality aims of education are present in recent policy developments in the Asia Pacific, the importance attached to education's capabilities of advancing human capital development have brought about a fundamental tension between two purposes of education: one relating to efficiency and one underlying education's potential to advance goals of access and equality. [Author abstract, ed]
Bibliography:Refereed article. Includes bibliographical references.
Critical Studies in Education; v.49 n.2 p.143-156; September 2008
Critical Studies in Education, v.49, no.2, Sept 2008: (143)-156
ISSN:1750-8487
1750-8495
DOI:10.1080/17508480802040209