Globalization

Which of the following are key characteristics of Globalization From Above?

• A focus on global standardization in education

• Represented by diverse groups from diverse backgrounds

• Attempts to increase teacher productivity through technology, smaller class sizes, and other methods

• Interacting cultures and people moving around the world

Which of the following are key characteristics of Globalization From Below?

• Increased militarism and global security efforts

• Represented by diverse groups from diverse backgrounds

• Focused on social justice and democracy for workers and citizens

• Increased exchange of international articles, students, and conferences

What are key characteristics of Globalization of Human Rights?

• Focused on access to food, water, and health care, with secondary goals of inequality issues, education, and political access

• Focus on militarism and increased global security

• Increased homogeneity across boundaries in education

• Composed of individuals and groups opposed to corporate globalism

Which of the following are key characteristics of Globalization of Culture?

• Increased exchange of international articles, exchange students, and international conventions

• Culture is either equally exchanged, or unequally exchanged between countries with unequal power dynamics

• Colleges and Universities are key points for intelligent discourse and student protest

• Wrestles with the question of whether access to higher ed should be considered a human right

What are key characteristics of Globalization of he War on Terrorism?

• Increased restrictive climate for transnational scholars

• Introduction of the Student And Exchange Visitor Information Service (SEVIS) in the US

• Composed of diverse groups from diverse backgrounds

• A driving force of research and development agendas in the US