How does globalization affect education?
MH: We know how globalization is driving businesses to restructure and reengineer themselves in order to be competitive in a global marketplace. This is a process, by the way, that once begun can never be scaled back. Globalization is also affecting education. English has become the international language, which creates global markets for education in English both at the K 12 level as well as in higher education. We will see the development of gargantuan markets dwarfing anything that has ever existed before in education as a global phenomenon. This market will pull such corporations as IBM, Disney, or Microsoft into providing educational programs directly rather than simply providing some part of it, such as educational software and hardware. As the global market for education develops, we will also see joint ventures between for-profit companies and traditional not-for-profit educational providers as they try to tap market potential. JM: How will this affect educational organizations
