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Table of Contents
List of Tables | p. xi |
List of Illustrations | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xv |
Introduction: Learning in the Global Era | p. 1 |
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Learning and Understanding in the Global Era | |
From Teaching Globalization to Nurturing Global Consciousness | p. 47 |
Understanding Cultural Patterns | p. 67 |
Mind, Brain, and Education in the Era of Globalization | p. 85 |
Social Conduct, Neurobiology, and Education | p. 104 |
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 | p. 121 |
Globalization and Education: Can the World Meet the Challenge? | p. 137 |
How Computerized Work and Globalization Shape Human Skill Demands | p. 158 |
The Postindustrial Workplace and Challenges to Education | p. 175 |
Learning, Immigration, and Integration | |
On the Need for Teaching Intercultural Skills: Challenges for Education in a Globalizing World | p. 195 |
The Integration of Immigrant Youth | p. 213 |
The Education of Immigrant Students in a Globalized World: Policy Debates in Comparative Perspective | p. 232 |
First-Language and -Culture Learning in Light of Globalization: The Case of Muslims in Flanders and in the Brussels Area, Belgium | p. 256 |
Rethinking Honor in Regard to Human Rights: An Educational Imperative in Troubled Times | p. 272 |
Global Inequality | p. 291 |
Explanation of Terms | p. 295 |
Notes on Contributors | p. 297 |
Index | p. 299 |
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