WHO OPENED THE DOORS TO THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF BASIC EDUCATION’S CURRICULUM?

ABSTRACT: In this paper I identify and analyze a group of initiatives that have strong impacts on school education, and that in different ways mark the rise and expansion of internationalization of basic education’s curriculum on a global scale. I also explore epistemic, pedagogical and political realities that mobilize these projects, as well as the influences that they have, particularly on official Brazilian curriculum policy. This is an exploratory study of an empiric-theoretical nature that, using literature books and databases available on digital networks, focuses predominantly on studies conducted in international contexts as primary sources. The results indicate that although most of the projects are non-state initiatives, they have a strong influence on various national education systems, including Brazil’s.