Power, Voice and the Public Good: Schooling and Education in Global Societies -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Note -- Introduction -- Purpose and significance of the book -- Themes and structure of the book -- References -- Section I: Globalization and Educational Politics and Policies -- Chapter 1. Globalization, education and the trouble with peace -- Method and presentation of data -- The peace-globalization-education nexus: What goes around comes around -- Globalization as syndrome of uncertainty: Whose syndrome and whose uncertaintyquest -- Of knowledge and agency: Magic, occultism and apocalypticism -- Disturbing the peace: Implications for the future of national and transnational educational policies -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2. Neoliberalism versus social justice: A view from Canada -- Why Ontarioquest -- Policy webs and discourse -- Neoliberalism -- Neoliberal discourses in Canada -- Social justice -- Social justice in Canada -- Challenging neoliberalism -- Concluding comments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3. The cost of education for some: Educating illegals in the U.S. -- Introduction -- Illegal immigration in the United States -- The right to a free American education for all: Legal underpinnings3 -- Access to public services: The illegal immigrant problem -- Educational issues -- Cost versus benefit estimates -- The economic reality -- Analysis of data: An incomplete picture -- The context of globalization -- Conclusion and recommendations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4. The effects of the neo-liberal agenda on education in some African countries -- Introduction -- Privatization of education and cost-sharing -- Effects of the reintroduction of school fees in Tanzania -- Increased support to the university sector in Africa from a non-apologetic bank.

The costs of the Makerere miracle -- The strengthening of English - a by-product of globalization -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5. Schools as markets: Bilking the young and powerless -- The problem, the context, and the apathy -- Commercialism and changing educational policies -- Intended and unintended consequences of unfettered commercialism -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6. What to teach our global citizens: applying transnational civics frameworks in four post-communist states -- Introduction -- The debate over global democracy vs. local context -- Education for democratic citizenship and its place within the nation state -- Studies in citizenship education -- Historical background on participating countries -- Description of the Partners in Education Program -- Research methods and findings -- Across country analysis -- Within country analysis -- Citizenship education workshops -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7. Schooling and education for the San (Ju

Globalization and higher education -- U.S. student movements with global connections -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9. Globalization, knowledge economy and the emergence of private universities in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Introduction -- Section I: Globalization and the knowledge economy -- Section II: The evolution of private higher education -- Section III: The growth of private universities -- Section IV: Forming partnershipssollinkages -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10. The globalisation of higher education: Assessing the response of the University of the West Indies -- Introduction -- Position of the chapter -- The Caribbean tertiary education landscape in the Anglophone Caribbean -- The birth of the University of the West Indies -- Understanding the phenomenon of globalisation -- The impact of globalisation on the Caribbean -- Globalisation and higher education -- The university of the West Indies within a global context of neo-liberal restructuring -- Entrepreneurial stirrings at the UWI -- Locating the marketing ethic at the UWI -- Concluding arguments -- References -- Glossary -- Chapter 11. Learning to get ahead in a global society: Postsecondary access of people of color in the U.S. -- Introduction -- Globalization and the U.S. economy -- The changing face of America -- The expansion of access to higher education -- American higher education today -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12. International education in a global context -- Background -- U.S. Higher education and globalization -- Political impacts -- Economic impacts -- Social impacts -- Enrollment trends and student flows -- Research on international education -- Analysis -- Findings -- Recommendations -- References -- Section III: Globalization, Educational Reform and Social Context.

Chapter 13. Impact of Japanese colonial legacy on globalization of Korean education -- Theoretical analysis of globalization -- Historical analysis of Korean education -- Japanese colonial legacy on globalization of current Korean education -- Pilot study -- Discussion and implication -- References -- Chapter 14. Globalization, education, and cultural change in the Navajo nation: Snapshots of situated appropriation and adaptive intelligence in the U.S. southwest -- Introduction -- Conceptual framework -- Globalization's content in a Navajo (Diné6) cultural context -- Discussion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 15. Globalization's strategic union: decentralization, efficiency, and the implications for educational governance in Spain -- Introduction -- Decentralization -- Global processes and educational decentralization -- Decentralization: a social efficiency perspective -- Spain -- Conclusion -- Note -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 16. Thailand and globalization: The state reform utilities of Buddhism, culture, and education and the social movement of socially and spiritually engaged alternative education -- Introduction -- Globalization, decentralization, and reform -- Historical patterns of reform in Thailand in response to globalization -- Thai response to globalization -1850-1932 - Thai monarchy reforms -- Response to globalization - 1932-present-the age of militant nationalism -- Examining the Thai utilities of reform and beyond -- Reflections on reform -- References -- Chapter 17. The centrality of context in the development of the commonwealth teacher recruitment protocol: Relevance for international teacher migration -- Background -- Context of international teacher loss and teacher mobility -- GATS and teacher mobility -- Education for all -- HIV/AIDS -- The context of small states.

Summary of empirical research -- Summary -- Review and analysis of the protocol6 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 18. From producing citizens to producing managers: Education in a globalized world -- Introduction -- Conceptualizing globalization -- Processes of globalization -- Globalization and education -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Subject Index.