The Impact of Globalization on Education: A Blessing or a Curse

Eric Atta Quainoo; Ruby Aggrey; Derrick Aggrey; Francis Adams; Ernest Opoku; Zakaria Wanzam Abubakari

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The Impact of Globalization on Education: A Blessing or a Curse

Eric Atta Quainoo, Ruby Aggrey, Derrick Aggrey, Francis Adams, Ernest Opoku, Zakaria Wanzam Abubakari

Published in Education Journal (Volume 11, Issue 2)

Received: 24 January 2022 Accepted: 21 February 2022 Published: 9 March 2022

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It is very obvious that globalization has been an era of influence on the development of developing countries considering the harsh consequences of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank sponsored structural adjustment programs. Developing countries (especially African countries) being members of the international community are not spared from globalization and therefore these countries are exposed to both the positive and negative impacts of globalization. Globalization in the cutting-edge times has brought about expanded reliance among nations and in spite of the fact that the way of globalization holds the guarantee of advancement for all, it has been contended by numerous researchers that the effect of globalization on education is numerous. It can be argued that despite the fact that globalization awards numerous possibilities (in particular an expansion in capital streams), it also exposes many developing countries to many new challenges. Thus, the objective of education is moving farther away from the social, cultural, and scholarly satisfaction of students, and closer toward the monetary satisfaction of countries. Toward this path, universities and colleges are furnishing students with information that is fitting for current financial patterns. This paper seeks to address the impact of globalization on education as a blessing or a curse.

Published in	Education Journal (Volume 11, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.edu.20221102.13
Page(s)	70-74
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Globalization, Colonization, Education, Educational Change

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Eric Atta Quainoo, Ruby Aggrey, Derrick Aggrey, Francis Adams, Ernest Opoku, et al. The Impact of Globalization on Education: A Blessing or a Curse. Educ J. 2022;11(2):70-74. doi: 10.11648/j.edu.20221102.13

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Eric Atta Quainoo

Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Ruby Aggrey

Department of Computer Science, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana
Derrick Aggrey

Department of Educational Innovations in Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Francis Adams

Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Ernest Opoku

Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Zakaria Wanzam Abubakari

Wesley College of Education, Kumasi, Ghana

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