The process by which nations of the world become connected and interdependent through ties created by electronic communication, rapid means of travel and interlocking economies

Characteristics of Globalization

Three Kinds of Balance

Education for a Global Perspective Emphasizes

Piaget's 4 stages of cognitive development

5 Elements of Global Perspective

Awareness that one’s view of the world is not universally shared

Knowledge of prevailing world conditions and trends

Knowledge of social and cultural diversity around the world

Requires modest understanding of how world ecosystems operate

The emergence of a global consciousness

Programs that Link Schools:

Ethical Issues

DMIS

Improved Cognitive Sophistication/Improved Cultural Awareness

Six Stage Linear Model

Refers to the inability to see cultural differences and is reflective of individuals who isolate or separate themselves in homogenous groups.

Recognition of cultural differences couples with negative evaluations: Denigration (belittle, discriminate), Superiority (looking down on others), Reversal (evaluating one’s own culture as inferior to another)

Last Stage of Ethnocentrism, the discovery of commonality, People begin to recognize and accept the superficial cultural differences, yet still hold belief that all humans are the same

First stage of ethnorelativism; Represents individual’s ability to recognize and appreciate cultural difference in terms of people’s vlues and their behavior

people begin to see the cultural categories as more flexible and become more competent in their ability to communicate across cultures.

Rarely achieved can move freely between groups. Sees self “in process” by acceptance of an identity that is not based in any one culture