Globalization

by Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo M.

• ISBN13: 9780520241251
• ISBN10: 0520241258
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

Globalization defines our era. While it has created a great deal of debate in economic, policy, and grassroots circles, many aspects of the phenomenon remain virtual terra incognita. Education is at the heart of this continent of the unknown. This pathbreaking book examines how globalization and large-scale immigration are affecting children and youth, both in and out of schools. Taking into consideration broad historical, cultural, technological, and demographic changes, the contributors--all leading social scientists in their fields--suggest that these global transformations will require youth to develop new skills, sensibilities, and habits of mind that are far ahead of what most educational systems can now deliver. Drawing from comparative and interdisciplinary materials, the authors examine the complex psychological, sociocultural, and historical implications of globalization for children and youth growing up today. The book explores why new and broader global visions are needed to educate children and youth to be informed, engaged, and critical citizens in the new millennium.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
1 Globalization: Culture and Education in the New Millennium	1	(37)
Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco and Desireé Baolian Qin-Hilliard
2 Globalization, Growth, and Welfare in History	38	(18)
John H. Coatsworth
3 Globalization and Education: An Economic Perspective	56	(22)
David E. Bloom
4 Digital Skills, Globalization, and Education	78	(19)
Antonio M. Battro
5 The Fellowship of the Microchip: Global Technologies as Evocative Objects	97	(17)
Sherry Turkle
6 Pop Cosmopolitanism: Mapping Cultural Flows in an Age of Media Convergence	114	(27)
Henry Jenkins
7 Globalization in Asia: Anthropological Perspectives	141	(32)
James L. Watson
8 Formulating Identity in a Globalized World	173	(30)
Carola Suárez-Orozco
9 Imperial Feelings: Youth Culture, Citizenship, and Globalization	203	(32)
Sunaina Maira
10 How Education Changes: Considerations of History, Science, and Values	235	(24)
Howard Gardner
Notes on Contributors	259	(2)
Index	261