Two broad ideas emerge from reflections on my career in global and international education: first, that my "lived experience" offers both intelligence and ignorance in terms of how I view the world; and second, that the essence of my humanity is enhanced through my identification with and sense of responsibility for fellow humans. The…

The development of global education as a grassroots movement for educational change has always been subject to the influences of prevailing economic and political forces. Perspectives are offered on how the formative years of global education in the United Kingdom and Canada were shaped, including the impacts of controversies and tensions among…

Introduces a theme issue on global education, noting that interpretations and perceptions of the nature and purpose of global education differ from one country to another and sometimes within countries. Articles in this issue illustrate some of the strands of national distinctiveness that are found in five countries and note dominant themes common…

Suggests that the influence of national culture on dominant characterizations of global education may be at odds with a movement that attempts to portray the borderlessness of today's world. The article discusses common threads and national distinctiveness in perceptions of global education, examines the derivation of meaning in global education,…

Presents four dimensions of a model of global education: inner, temporal, spatial, and issues related. Outlines key ideas, knowledge, skills, and attitudes for each dimension. Describes learning and teaching in the global classroom. (SK)

Global education is a relatively new term in the education world. It brings together two strands of educational thinking: worldmindedness and child-centeredness. This document offers strategies for implementing global education into the curriculum by considering its infusion and integration. Activities presented in the book offer ideas and…

Global education is a relatively new term in the education world. It brings together two strands of educational thinking: worldmindedness and child-centeredness. This document offers strategies for implementing global education into the curriculum by considering its infusion and integration. Activities presented in the book offer ideas and…

Explores different approaches to teaching global education, most notably the compartmentalist and holistic paradigms. The compartmentalist approach, which revolves around the study of specific cultures or countries, retains a view of the world as divided and emphasizes similarities. The holistic approach represents the philosophy that the planet…