In this pioneering book, Hansen provides teachers, heads of school, teacher educators, researchers, and policy-makers with a generative way to respond creatively to the pressure and the promise of a globalizing world.

Preface 1. A Perspective on Teaching and Education for Our Time 2. Becoming a Teacher in and of the World 3. On the Human Condition and its Educational Challenge 4. Cultural Crossroads and Creativity 5. Curriculum and Teaching in and for the World Epilogue Cosmos, Demos, and the Teacher

David T. Hansen is Professor and Director of the Program in Philosophy and Education at the Teachers College, Columbia University