Globalization and the Formation of Educational Values in the Islamic World

Abstract

This article highlights the significant role globalization plays in influencing the educational domain by shaping moral and ideological values within Islamic societies. It explores how globalization has tightened its grip on most of the channels that stimulate intellectual awareness and cultural integration among youth, stripping them of their cultural heritage under the pretext of renewal, modernization, and the advancement of educational institutions through teaching and learning.

Education, as the ultimate goal of educational institutions, remains intangible—an internal process that occurs within the individual after undergoing educational experiences. It also serves as a means of reproducing culture through members of society, particularly the younger generations.

Globalization directs much of its focus toward education in order to shape the personalities of children and youth, who constitute a significant portion of the population in Arab societies and have not yet fully embraced Islamic culture. As a result, their thinking can be easily manipulated, and their awareness molded under the influence of capitalist domination.