Effect of Globalisation on Education and Culture

Abstract

There is a plethora of studies available on the impact of globalisation on various aspects of life in India including the educational field. Education is undergoing a constant change under the effect of globalisation. In the 21st century the effect of globalisation on education is due to rapid development in the field of communication and technology. Through this development changes have taken place within learning systems leading to the emergence of innovative ideas, new values and new techniques across the world. Advancement in the field of Information and Communicatoin Technology has brought about a significant change in the role of students and teachers, thus producing a shift in society from industrialisation to an information based society. It has affected culture and brought about cultural homonisation. This homonisation is now shaping the children, the future citizens of the world into “global citizens”.) Education has become invaluable for individuals. In today's environmenteducation provides individuals with better opportunities of employment in specialised fields, which in turn leads to a better lifestyle, power and social status. Education is thus becoming a lifelong learning and a training process, leading to the development of transferable skills and knowledge that can be applied to competitive markets where knowledge and information are being treated as a commodity. This paper analyses the effect of globalisation on education and also discuses about the impact of globalisation on culture.