AFST 33775 - Education and Development in a Global Era

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

Forces of globalization are profoundly changing the experiences and opportunity structures of young people in an increasingly interconnected world. While there is a growing recognition that the knowledge-based global economy requires a new paradigm for education in the 21st century, a significant segment of the world's largest generation of adolescents remains vulnerable, disengaged and disenfranchised from education. Against this backdrop, this course will explore the critical issues confronting education in developing countries in different regions of the world. The course has a strong applied focus and the readings will be drawn primarily from policy documents on current topics in international educational development. At the same time, the underlying theoretical and conceptual issues will be accessible to students through supplementary research articles and critical commentaries. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Students taking this course will: 1) gain a critical understanding of the broader global development context in which educational policy takes shape in low-income countries, 2) develop operational fluency in key contemporary policy issues and institutional actors in international educational development; and 3) enhance their awareness of an educational development framework that is informed by the dynamic interdependencies of the global and the local.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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