Jamaican Students of Color in the American Classroom: Problems and possibilities in education

Infusing Global Perspectives in Social Studies Education in Turkey: Pre-service Social Studies Teachers

“…Global educators also focus on interconnectedness of the world, cross-cultural awareness, perspective consciousness, human rights, gender inequity, tolerance, social justice, respect for views of who come from different backgrounds and values of others (Hanvey, 2004;Kirkwood, 2002). In addition, global perspectives has four learning themes: Multiple perspectives, comprehension and appreciation of cultures, knowledge of global issues, and the world as an interrelated system (Kirkwood, 2001).…”

“…Since outcomes of globalization, such as diversity being exclusively included in the classrooms, become more visible in education as well as in social and economic life, educators around the world have begun to question current educational systems and schooling in their home countries in terms of preparation of students for the challenges they might face in today's global world (Banks, 2004;Merryfield, 1998;Mundy and Manion, 2008;Kirkwood, 2002). As much as scholars in education, some educational and professional organizations such as UNESCO, UNICEF, and NCSS have pointed out that there was an increasing need to re-shape the educational policies, programs, and schools to educate students in a way that they will be ready to understand the complexities and conflicts of the ever-changing world and become informed and responsible citizens (Açıkalın, 2010a(Açıkalın, , 2010bBanks et.…”