Belonging in Changing Educational Spaces: Negotiating Global, Transnational, and Neoliberal Dynamics

This book explores the impacts of globalization on personal and professional,local and global forms of belonging in educational spaces and encourages readers to consider belonging as an educational goal. It focuses on ten countries and demonstrates the complexities of globalization and possibilities for supporting new constructions of belonging.

Format: Hardback
Length: 302 pages
Publication date: 22 February 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the profound impacts of globalization on various forms of belonging within educational spaces. It encourages readers to perceive belonging as an educational goal and a guiding strategy,making it a unique contribution to the field. Through empirical and theoretical analyses,the chapters illustrate how educational experiences shape individuals' sense of belonging,which is increasingly intertwined with global dynamics such as neoliberalism,transnationalism,and global policy and practice discourses. The book explores diverse phenomena,including refugee education,large-scale international assessments,and study abroad,while focusing on ten countries,including Japan,Sierra Leone,and the United States. This multifaceted approach sheds light on the complexities of globalization and presents opportunities for fostering new constructions of belonging in rapidly globalizing educational environments.

This text is of immense value to researchers,academics,and educators engaged in international and comparative education,multicultural education,and educational policy. It also appeals to those interested in the sociology of education and cultural studies within education. By examining the multifaceted effects of globalization on personal and professional,local and global forms of belonging,this book offers valuable insights and perspectives that will contribute to the ongoing discourse on education and its role in shaping a more inclusive and equitable world.

Weight: 744g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032108162