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This review explores the impact of cultural globalization on schooling as an organizational carrier of modern world culture. It discusses the guiding principles of schooling, its standardized visions of the universe, and the role of the humanities and social sciences in the university.
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Review: Ours Is a Modern World Culture • Rationalism (reality is disenchanted – explicable and purposive) • Individualism (humans are individuated and activated, gods retreat) • Universalism (reality is the same for everyone everywhere)
Cultural Globalization at the Organizational Level: Schooling • Schools are main organizational carriers of Modern world culture • Schooling is compulsory around world • Schooling is standardized around world
Cultural Globalization at the Organizational Level: Schooling • Schooling’s guiding premises are: • Rationalized (it can be explained) • Individualized (it can be explained to you) • Universalized (the explanation pertains generally)
Cultural Globalization at the Organizational Level: Schooling • They contain standardized visions of the universe: • nature (natural sciences) • culture (the humanities) • society (the social sciences)