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Globalisation and Humanities in Canada

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Canada has not been immune to the forces of neo-liberalism, and indeed, many universities have already begun to severely curtail traditional humanities programmes such as English and philosophy while allowing untrammelled growth in business, commerce and technology. This chapter reviews some effects of globalisation on humanities in Canadian higher education sector and the dangers of embracing an education devoid of reflection and critical analysis. The chapter concludes that there is a need to appreciate the value of the arts and humanities.

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  1. Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario, 1137 Western Road, London, ON, N6G1G7, Canada

    Suzanne Majhanovich

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  1. Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University (Melbourne Campus), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Joseph Zajda

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Majhanovich, S. (2015). Globalisation and Humanities in Canada. In: Zajda, J. (eds) Second International Handbook on Globalisation, Education and Policy Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9493-0_39

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