Globalisation & Education : A Boon or Threat

Abstract

This paper addresses Globalization and its impact on Education. In its effect, Globalisation is a process of internationalisation of major components of education like teaching, research and service functions of institutions. Internationalisation of education has produced ample opportunities for academic development in the form of facilities for enrichment of curriculum, cross-fertilisation of ideas and best utilisation of available research facilities on both national and international levels. It has also promoted increased demands for skilled human resource and morden level force which, inturn, has given scope of trade in educational services. In this positive aspect, globalisation has proved a boon in many fields. There are some negative aspects of globalisation also, in which it presents some threats and challenges. Some of them are : like greater outflow of talent from developing countries do developed contries may accelerate the problem of brain-drain. Similarly, unidirectional flow of information from developed countries to developing countries may pose threats to indigenous and traditional knowledge and values. Foreign universities campuses, if produce standard and quality education, talented students of a particular country will be attracted to them neglecting the importance of their own countries’ local institutions and it is also not guaranteed that facilities made available in India by foreign universities will be good standards. More emphasis on English as a medium of instruction may hurt the recent efforts of popularising regional languages as a medium of instruction. But these threats, if dealt with great care, can be converted in fruitful direction and in this aspect also, globalisation can be made a boon for the country.