Chapter+5

Challenges Part 1: Globalization

The Death of Distance - The world is connected like never before

Fragmentation of Production - Outsourcing, Offshoring, and Job Losses

Free Movement of Goods - McDonalds, Starbucks, and Cultural Clashes - cultural homogenization and standardization of everyday life seem to be an inevitable consequence of globalization

Free Movement of People - Migration, Cheap Labor, and National Identity Crises - many political changes have made it possible to seek employment in other countries - fall of Berlin Wall, formation of European Union, NAFTA, etc.

Challenges for Education How to help our children secure jobs How to help our children live, work, and interact with people from different cultures and countries What is needed to help our children adopt a global view in their thinking and develop a sense of global citizenship