Exploring the global/local boundary in education in developing countries: The case of the Caribbean
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2011-05-18
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British Association for International and Comparative Education
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This article focuses on education in developing countries in the context of globalization and with specific reference to the Caribbean. It examines the concept of globalization and related concepts, and positions developing countries within this context. It explores the possibility of the creation of a third space where the local and the global can co-mingle and new understandings can emerge. The article argues that although the global/local interface constitutes a zone of tension; it can, in the realm of education, become an area of creative opportunity. It outlines some parameters that can guide the way in which the third space can be shaped when Caribbean and other developing countries are faced with the challenge of accommodating external ideas into local education
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Author Posting. © British Association for International and Comparative Education, 2011.
This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of British Association for International and Comparative Education for personal use, not for redistribution.
The definitive version was published in Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, , January 2011.
doi:10.1080/03057925.2011.579712 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2011.579712)
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Developing countries, Globalization, Indigenous knowledge, Local knowledge, Curriculum development, Caribbean
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George, June and Lewis, Theodore (2011) 'Exploring the global/local boundary in education in developing countries: The case of the Caribbean. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, First published on: 18 May 2011 (iFirst)