Globalisation in Education: Process and Discourse

Globalisation and Higher Education Research

Globalisation has become one of the key concepts in the social sciences today. In higher education research, too, the term is used frequently. Maybe even so frequently that it sometimes seems possible to pronounce virtually anything under the heading of globalisation. This article attempts to identify the various interpretations of globalisation in general, as well as in higher education resear...

Mindful of process: scaffolds for collaboration discourse in design education

Given the critical importance of collaboration in lifelong learning, this paper highlights the need for interventions that help learners develop awareness of the social dimensions of group problem solving and adopt patterns of discourse leading to more successful collaborative learning outcomes. In pursuit of this, I present scaffolds that were piloted on students learning the practice of colla...

International Political Economy, the Globalisation Debate and the Analysis of Globalisation Discourse

This paper appraises the study of globalisation within International Political Economy (IPE). It also examines existing analysis, more specifically, on the ideational dimension of globalisation, generally situated within IPE but also found in other branches of political science. As a discipline, IPE is largely founded on the study of globalisation; intra-disciplinary disputes often coalesce con...

Education and Technology Transfer in Informational Fields as the Part of Globalisation Process

It is discussed some educational and research aspects connected with informational technologies. Automation and control educational problems are considered. The issues of practical interest for Ukraine and Europe research and technological development discussed. Some new models with associative memory property are described. The description of new speciality ‘social informatics’ is proposed as ...

Constructing Globalisation in International Higher Education