Contents:
I. A view from the inside -- What is the purpose of education when an education system is infected by poverty, corruption and teacher shortages? / Andrea Ramos-Arias -- How practical is it to implement national standards in an international setting? / Molly Metcalf -- An imperial relic or preparation for global society? What are the issues of having English-medium schools? / Simon Hoult and Christudas Amala Lal -- Who decides what should be taught in our schools and why? / Yvonne S. Findlay -- What are the effects of changing curriculums? / Mas Norbany binti Abu Samah -- Are there strategies that provide successful inclusion for all students in general education? / Ellen Warrington -- Can diversity really be used in teaching minority language students? / Lynne Wiltse -- How can inclusion be promoted through linguistically responsive technology? / Jenni Alisaari, Heli Vigren and Leena Maria Heikkola -- How much does teacher enthusiasm affect student learning? / Maria Mifsud -- What social justice is being achieved through education? / Sue Hammond -- What pedagogical questions are raised in reforming early literacy instruction? / Mona E. Flognfeldt, Eva Michaelsen and Kirsten Palm -- Does collaborative teaching practice work? / Tika Ram Pokhrel -- How can we learn from teaching in another country? / Alison Leonard -- How can visually impaired children be supported? / Baraka Mwiyoha and Alison Leonard -- How do theory and practice relate to each other in the social reality of the classroom? / Vuyokazi Nomlomo and Melanie B. Luckay -- II. A view from the outside looking in-- What can we learn from two contrasting cultural educational traditions? / Vanessa Young -- How could this be? / Hilde Tornby -- How can you build well-being in a culturally different context? / Karen Collett -- How can international exchange programmes support teacher development? / Sissel Tove Olsen and Anikke Hagen -- How might teachers adapt their practice in response to traumatized students? / Jill Matthews -- What do children think about other nations, peoples and cultures? / Stephen Scoffham -- III. A meeting of minds -- How do we prepare teachers as global educators and balance national accreditation requirements with global challenges? / Oliver McGarr -- How does prescribed curriculum content impact on inclusive education practices in emerging educational systems? / Viv Wilson and Mirna Nel -- What are the challenges for teachers of implementing curriculum change? / Hanan Jibril-Dabdoub, Maria Elsam and Joy Mower -- What can be gained from intercultural engagements? / Christudas Amala Lal and Simon Hoult -- How might experiencing another culture challenge assumptions? / Clair Stevens with Sue Hammond -- How can we learn to live within planetary limits? / Stephen Scoffham with Margaret Sangster -- A perspective on the perspectives / Sue Hammond.