As the last few decades have seen a proliferation of debate concerning todayâÂÂs
international system referred to as âÂÂglobalization,â education has seen an exponential
rise in curriculum (such as that promoted by global education, international education,
and the International Baccalaureate Organization) that instills students with
âÂÂinternational understandingâ and âÂÂglobal perspectives.â Through a two-site, interpretive
study, this dissertation explored the nature of 15 studentsâ international understanding
and their grasp of globalization. Qualitative techniques for data collection involved
open-ended questionnaires and interviews, and emergent category designation was
employed for qualitative data analysis. International Baccalaureate students from Estado
de México and Texas revealed complex, yet well-developed, perceptions of
globalization that spoke of a system which privileges the powerful and leaves the
developing world behind. Both U.S. and Mexican students were skeptical of the United
Statesâ position as the dominant player in world politics, economics, and global culture,
and students from both sides of the border lamented local culture loss in globalization.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/4945 |
| Date | 25 April 2007 |
| Creators | Brown, Jennifer Gayle |
| Contributors | Skrla, Linda |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | 620219 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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