This volume is the first major production of the globalisation research strand of the Centre for Educational Research at Western Sydney University. This book makes a significant contribution to the theory of and research in globalisation and education, and tackles the topics of superdiversity and supercomplexity. The book’s thesis is that the effects of globalisation on education can only be understood if the specific yet complex conditions of globalisation in education are investigated. The book takes an international approach to understanding globalisation and does not restrict itself to just one methodological or theoretical plane of investigation.
This volume is the first major production of the globalisation research strand of the Centre for Educational Research at Western Sydney University. This book makes a significant contribution to the theory of and research in globalisation and education, and tackles the topics of superdiversity and supercomplexity. The book’s thesis is that the effects of globalisation on education can only be understood if the specific yet complex conditions of globalisation in education are investigated. The book takes an international approach to understanding globalisation and does not restrict itself to just one methodological or theoretical plane of investigation.Education is one of
these frontline domains in which the effects of superdiversity cannot be
dismissed, minimized or denied. The continuously increasing complexity of
learning environments is raising critical issues at every level, from
description over analysis to theoretical generalization, and this book is a
first and fruitful attempt at charting these waters. This pioneering book will remain
a key text for many years to come.Jan BloomaertProfessor of Language,
Culture and Globalization and Director of the Babylon CenterTilburg University,
the Netherlands. This provocative
collection works from two premises: that
today there is superdiversity in our globalised world and related is a
supercomplexity of theoretical and methodological approaches. The collection proffers multifarious
challenges for educational theory, research and practice in working with,
through and across these two premises. As such, Super
Dimensions in Globalisation and Education is essential reading for all educational researchers, whatever their
interests or location.Professor Bob LingardThe University of
Queensland, Australia. This is a highly
imaginative book that stops ‘flat earth’and convergence arguments dead in
their tracks. Its genius is to bring
super-complexity and super-diversity into a conversation with each other and
with education, and in doing so shed light on the numerous and unexpected
ways in which global processes are shaping education in revealing and
compelling ways. Any scholar concerned with globalisation and
education will find Super Dimensions in Globalisation and Education a’ must
have’ on their reading list. Professor Susan RobertsonDirector of the Centre
for Globalisation, Education and Social FuturesUniversity of Bristol,
UK. This is an absorbing
and compelling collection. It takes readers on a kaleidoscopic journey through
various intricate expressions of the nexus between globalisation and
education. And it offers multiple ways
that such expressions can be thought and rethought. In transcending conventional categorisations it invites educators to do
so too. Professor Jane Kenway, Australian
Professorial Fellow – Australian Research Council,
Education Faculty,
Monash University, Australia.
Contributes important information and new insights into how globalisation is shaping and transforming the current educational context Excavates and explains current educational processes given the latest tendencies and developments in globalisation, superdiversity and supercomplexity Takes an international approach to understanding globalisation and does not restrict itself to just one methodological plane of investigation
David R. Cole
Educational aspirations Globalisation and Education Multilingual and multimodal literacy Planetary Sustainability Policy mobilities capacity building globalisation and literacy globalising education policy hierarchical knowledge relationships methodological boundaries in education research post-monolingual education super dimensions superdiversity and supercomplexity
“Education
is one of these frontline domains in which the effects of superdiversity cannot
be dismissed, minimized or denied. The continuously increasing complexity of
learning environments is raising critical issues at every level, from
description over analysis to theoretical generalization, and this book is a
first and fruitful attempt at charting these waters. This pioneering book will remain a key text
for many years to come.” (Jan Bloomaert, Professor of Language, Culture and
Globalization and Director of the Babylon Center, Tilburg University, the
Netherlands)
“This
provocative collection works from two premises:
that today there is superdiversity in our globalised world and related
is a supercomplexity of theoretical and methodological approaches. The collection proffers multifarious
challenges for educational theory, research and practice in working with,
through and across these two premises. As such, Super Dimensions in
Globalisation and Education is essential reading for all educational
researchers, whatever their interests or location.” (Professor Bob Lingard, The
University of Queensland, Australia)
“This is a
highly imaginative book that stops ‘flat earth’ and convergence arguments dead
in their tracks. Its genius is to bring super-complexity and super-diversity
into a conversation with each other and with education, and in doing so shed
light on the numerous and unexpected ways in which global processes are shaping
education in revealing and compelling ways. Any scholar concerned with globalisation and
education will find Super Dimensions in Globalisation and Education a’ must
have’ on their reading list.” (Professor Susan Robertson, Director of the
Centre for Globalisation, Education and Social Futures, University of Bristol,
UK)
“This is an
absorbing and compelling collection. It takes readers on a kaleidoscopic
journey through various intricate expressions of the nexus between
globalisation and education. And it
offers multiple ways that such expressions can be thought and rethought. In
transcending conventional categorisations it invites educators to do so too.” (Professor
Jane Kenway, Australian Professorial Fellow – Australian Research Council, Education
Faculty, Monash University, Australia)
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