Résumés
Abstract
With the rise of British Columbia (BC) kindergarten to Grade 12 (K–12) international education (formerly known as onshore schools) and the BC Offshore School Program, the business of international students is no longer limited to higher education. Working from a decolonizing framework, this study argues that the ever-changing, complex global system of international education in the context of BC’s public education system is a continuing form of imperialism and colonialism working under the guise of neoliberal globalization and the knowledge-based economy. Through a critical review of the current development of BC public schools’ K–12 international education, this study investigates how the shift from public schools dependent on shrinking government expenditure to relying on market-driven funding mechanisms has enormous implications on the way we think about education and the values that underpin educational endeavours.
Keywords:
- decolonizing,
- neoliberal globalization,
- international education,
- education as an industry,
- onshore schools,
- offshore schools
Résumé
Suite à l’essor de l’enseignement international de la maternelle à la douzième année (K-12 en anglais) en Colombie-Britannique (C-B) (anciennement connue sous le nom d’Onshore schools) et du programme d’éducation délocalisée de la C-B (BC Offshore School Program), l’industrie des étudiants internationaux ne se limite plus à l’enseignement supérieur. S’appuyant sur un cadre décolonisateur, cette étude soutient que le système mondial de l’éducation internationale – un phénomène complexe et en constante évolution – dans le contexte du système d’éducation publique de la C-B est une forme continue d’impérialisme et de colonialisme fonctionnant sous le couvert de la mondialisation néolibérale et de l’économie basée sur la connaissance. Par le biais d’un examen critique du développement actuel de l’éducation internationale des écoles publiques de la C-B, de la maternelle à la 12e année, cette étude examine comment le passage d’écoles publiques qui dépendent de la réduction des dépenses gouvernementales à des mécanismes de financement axés sur le marché a d’énormes implications sur la façon dont nous pensons l’éducation et les valeurs qui sous-tendent les efforts éducatifs.
Mots-clés :
- décolonisation,
- mondialisation néolibérale,
- éducation internationale,
- l’éducation en tant qu’industrie,
- écoles onshore,
- écoles délocalisées
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