Exploring adolescents’ thinking about globalization in an international education program

Abstract

This research examined US high school students' thinking about economic and cultural globalization during their participation in an international education program. The findings mapped the students' categories for the two aspects of globalization and showed that the students' positions were shaped by relatively stable narratives characterizing the phenomenon. In general, the ethnic minority students were found to have more critical perspectives. Suggestions based on the findings for improving the teaching of globalization in international education programs are described.

Exploring The Romanian Students' Awareness And Attitudes Towards Globalization

“…A simple search on the Web of Science for articles published between 2000 and 2018, with the topic "globalization" returns over 45,000 results. However, this huge interest for the theoretical aspects of globalization is only backed by very few empirical studies regarding the perception and the attitudes towards globalization (Chui, 2014;Myers, 2010;Suplico, 2008;Zollinger, 2015). This study is an attempt to fill this gap by providing experimental data collected on a sample of Romanian students.…”

Preparing Elementary Teachers as Global Citizenship Educators

“…Several scholars have attempted to bring conceptual clarity to these varied discourses (e.g., Frey & Whitehead, 2009;Gaudelli, 2009;Johnson & Morris, 2010;Myers, 2010;Parker & Camicia, 2009;Pike, 2008;Shultz, 2007;Sleeter, 2003). Shultz's (2007) analysis of the variations in intent and approach to educating for global citizenship yielded three categories: a neoliberal approach, a radical approach, and a transformational approach.…”

“…Although scholars differ on precise definitions of global citizenship and global citizenship education, many agree that nation-centered models of citizenship and citizenship education are outdated and cannot prepare students for a global age (Gaudelli, 2009;Myers, 2010). Traditionally, citizenship is understood as connected to nationality and political participation within the nation-state (Isin & Turner, 2002).…”

“…This type of citizenship is primarily moral in character rather than tied to a legal status (Dower & Williams, 2002;Nussbaum, 1996). Advocates for global citizenship education contend that, in today's world, citizenship education should reflect the changing nature of citizenship and prepare students to be competent global citizens in an increasingly interconnected, complicated world (e.g., Gaudelli, 2003Gaudelli, , 2009Gaudelli & Heilman, 2009;Merryfield, 2008;Myers, 2006Myers, , 2010Myers & Zaman, 2009;Reimers, 2006).…”

Las Políticas Educativas en Tiempos De Globalización: La Educación Supranacional

“…diversity. Myers (2010) concludes that the study of globalization is essential for adolescent to understands how the world functions and can help them to tackle the challenges of making globalization and global society a more democratic, equal and inclusive process for all.…”