“…Myers (2006) opines that although there is some consistency in the basic principles that underpin teaching about the world, there are diverse ideological approaches to teaching about the world in terms of goals and curriculum themes. Three approaches to teaching about the world identified are: international business training, international studies, and world system approach (Myers, 2006). Of the three approaches espoused in Myers (2006), the most predominantly found within the social studies literature is the world system approach (Hanvey, 1976;Merryfield & Wilson, 2005;Holden & Hicks, 2007;Merryfield, 2012).…”