An international gathering of leading scholars, policymakers, and educators takes on some of the most difficult
and controversial issues of our time in this groundbreaking exploration of how globalization is affecting education
around the world. The contributors, drawing from innovative research in both the social sciences and the neurosciences,
examine the challenges and opportunities now facing schools as a result of massive migration flows, new economic
realities, new technologies, and the growing cultural diversity of the world's major cities. Writing for a wide
audience, they address such questions as: How do we educate all youth to develop the skills and sensibilities necessary
to thrive in globally linked, technologically interconnected economies? What can schools do to meet the urgent
need to educate growing numbers of migrant youth at risk of failure in societies already divided by inequality?
What are the limits of cultural tolerance as tensions over gender, religion, and race threaten social cohesion
in schools and neighborhoods alike? Bringing together scholars with deep experience in Africa, the Americas, Asia,
Europe, and the Middle East, this work, grounded in rich examples from everyday life, is highly relevant not only
to scholars and policymakers but also to all stakeholders responsible for the day-to-day workings of schools in
cities across the globe.
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
Introduction: Learning in the Global Era Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco Carolyn Sattin Interdisciplinary Approaches to Learning and Understanding in the Global Era
From Teaching Globalization to Nurturing Global Consciousness Veronica Boix Mansilla Howard Gardner
Understanding Cultural Patterns Peter Gardenfors
Mind, Brain, and Education in the Era of Globalization Tami Katzir Mary Helen Immordino-Yang Kurt W. Fischer
Social Conduct, Neurobiology, and Education Hanna Damasio Antonio Damasio
Learning and the Functions of Education in a Changing Global Economy
The Global Spread of Women's Schooling: Effects on Learning, Literacy, Health, and Children Robert A. LeVine
Globalization and Education: Can the World Meet the Challenge? Bernard Hugonnier
How Computerized Work and Globalization Shape Human Skill Demands Frank Levy Richard J. Murnane
The Postindustrial Workplace and Challenges to Education Kai-ming Cheng
Learning, Immigration, and Integration
On the Need forTeaching Intercultural Skills: Challenges for Education in a Globalizing World Rita Sussmuth
The Integration of Immigrant Youth Maurice Crul
The Education of Immigrant Students in a Globalized World: Policy Debates in Comparative Perspective Marie McAndrew
First-Language and -Culture Learning in Light of Globalization: The Case of Muslims in Flanders and in the Brussels
Area, Belgium Eugeen Roosens
Rethinking Honor in Regard to Human Rights: An Educational Imperative in Troubled Times Unni Wikan
Global Inequality
