Open AccessEducational Transformation With a New Global Urgency
Author(s) -
W. Duffie VanBalkom
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
learning landscapes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1913-5688
DOI - 10.36510/learnland.v3i2.351
Subject(s) - internationalization , deconstruction (building) , perspective (graphical) , value (mathematics) , sociology , global education , epistemology , engineering ethics , environmental ethics , political science , pedagogy , engineering , computer science , business , philosophy , artificial intelligence , machine learning , international trade , waste management
Education, never value-neutral, continues to be a most powerful force for shaping the next generation of global citizens and influencing the course of global development and inter-ethnic relations. Global interdependence requires that schooling can no longer serve local needs without a deeper understanding and careful consideration of global dimensions. The internationalization of education calls for a fundamental shift in the nature of teaching and learning, from "imparting the truth"to a liberal, but critical exploration and deconstruction of perspectives and their implications. An analysis of the anatomy of perspective contributes to the development of a cosmopolitan worldview which seeks to understand others with open-mindedness and mindfulness. At a more profound level, it shapes the educational enterprise in service of a universal common good.