GLOBALIZATION, EDUCATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Globalization has impacted education around the world in many important ways either positively or in negative ways. Yet the term “globalization” is relatively new, and its meaning or nature, conceptualization, and impact remain essentially contested within the educational research community. In many countries there have been transformations of the educational policy, practice and technology so that locally-based knowledge and skills can be integrated with the demands of the global workplace. Some questions also arise regarding whether its influence on human communities and the world should be conceived of as mostly good or mostly bad, which have significant implications for debates regarding the relationship between globalization, educationand development of a Nation. This paper examines the importance of a globalized educational sector on the development of a Nation.