Overview of the Book

The pages of this book paint a portrait of thirteen scholars and their lifelong professional accomplishments in and contributions to teaching, service, and research in global international education around the world.

Their extraordinary work contributed extensively to the development, direction, and growth of the global education movement in the United States initiated by James M. Becker as Director of School Services for the Foreign Policy Association, New York City, in the 1960s.

Honors and Recognition

These scholars were honored with the Distinguished Global Scholar Award presented by the International Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies, the largest professional organization for social studies educators in the United States.

Their Contributions

Their narratives comprise an intriguing mosaic of backgrounds, scholarship, and contexts from which their extraordinary work blossomed in building bridges—not walls—among peoples and nations.

Purpose of the Publication

The publication is intended to honor the professional achievements in global international education of these scholars who have devoted their professional lives to creating a better world through their work.

More importantly, this book exposes globally-minded individuals, educators, scholars, administrators, and policymakers around the world to empowering role models from Africa, Europe, and the United States and provides an opportunity to learn about the multitude of professional activities, teachings, partnerships, exchange programs, and research in which they might engage to promote a deeper understanding of the cultural, geographic, economic, social, and technological interconnectedness of the world and its people—the very purpose of global education.