The issue of values within the national and Arab educational curricula in the light of globalization

Abstract

This theoretical study aims at demonstrating the most important effects of globalization on values within the national and the Arab educational curricula. It identifie the international organizations responsible for spreading globalization worldwide, the mechanism of integrating the universal values within these curricula, what these organizations call for through finding an international model of values and obliterating the national identity. The study also demonstrates the most important issues resulting from the phenomenon of globalization. For dealing with this topic, we’ve used the descriptive analytical method through reading a set of literary review addressing the globalization impact on the educational curricula, in general, and values, in particular.

For achieving the study objectives, the researcher has collected information about globalization and its social and ethical reflections and values within the educational curricula for identifying each variable’s concepts, characteristics and importance. The study has concluded with the fact that there’s an impact of globalization not values within the Arab educational curricula through replacing some of the national and Arab values with international ones. This has caused several issues including: the conflict, the contradiction and the deterioration of values. In the light of these results, a set of solutions have been presented. The study has also concluded with a set of recommendations including the necessity of deepening the educational bodies understand for globalization phenomenon.

The committees of designing the educational curricula mustn’t neglect religious and national values, they also have to avail various experiences to develop and consolidate the national values with the generation.