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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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- International Student
- Foreign Student
- Citizenship Education
- High Education Sector
- Humanity Research Council
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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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