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Contextualized Education In Global Schools: Conceptualizing School Systems In A Global World, Loren Guerin
Contextualized Education In Global Schools: Conceptualizing School Systems In A Global World, Loren Guerin
International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE)
Education has been prioritized by global agencies as a universal right and current trends in the United Nations global benchmarks and development agencies call for education for all and a set of global values to guide educational policy and practice. This paper aims to problematize the current understanding of schooling and educational systems in a globalized world while demonstrating the need to move away from a global curriculum based on homogenized values and towards a contextualized education system. By looking at the evolution of Western Education, the use of education by colonial powers, and an in depth case study of …