Global World of the 21st Century

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Global Education in the 21st Century : Characteristics , Promises and Risks

Challenges and Gaps

At the core of any discussion on the themes of globalization is education . The graduates or products of the institutions of learning whether public or private , become responsible in carrying out research and development (R D ) in the world systems - information and communication , science and technology , environment , economy , politics intercultural understanding and cooperation . As such , academic institutions at all levels are responsible

primarily in education that teaches the skills , knowledge , and technology of the current century However , the characteristics of global education are quite varied although the basic elements are common to educators . Globalization , at the same time is a promise of interrelationships it is also foreshadowing possible threats and risks . The challenges are many and costly depending on its relevance and on the priority needs of the country . Gaps within the different countries vary - some wider as it is between the developed countries and the developing ones others are narrower among countries of the same categories . theless , one thing is certain in the uncertainties of the future of globalization . Global education as an inevitable consequence of globalization will have its micro and macro level characteristics , it is promising as well as threatening , its challenges are posed to the institutions of learning and considerable gaps will continue to exist among nations

Global education has been defined in various ways but the commonalities and character are...