EDUCATION FOR A GLOBALISING WORLD: FROM AUSTRALIA TO INDONESIA AND BEYOND (AN INTRODUCTION)
Education is considered to be a source of great hope around the world - for parents, students, educators, communities and nations. As an institution it holds great promises - the end of poverty and inequality, violence, an enlightened populace, social mobility - a means to achieve success and aspiration. For teachers, in schools and universities it is a means of passing on our own experiences of self cultivation, of personal growth and various ideals of social justice.