'Globalization' and 'the Nation' provide significant contexts for examining past educational thinking and practice and to identify how education has been influenced today. This book, written collaboratively, explores country case studies - Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the UK and USA as well as discussing the transnational European Union.

Autorentext
Author Ian Davies: Ian Davies is Professor of Education at the University of York, UK.

Inhalt

1. Introduction

2. Key Contexts and Challenges
   CASE STUDIES

3. Australia; Andrew Peterson

4. Brazil; Maria Auxiliadora Schmidt

5. Canada; Carla Peck and Alan Sears

6. China; King Man Chong

7. United Kingdom; Ian Davies

8. United States of America; Terrie Epstein and Debbie Sonu

9. The European Union and its Member States; Alistair Ross

10. Conclusions and Recommendations