Miriam Ben-Peretz is Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Haifa, former dean of the school of education at the University of Haifa, and past president of Tel-Hai Academic College.

This outstanding volume draws on many years of experience and research to bring exceptional understanding to the problems of globalisation and education policy. The breadth of its range of insights, embracing international, national and personal aspects of educational reform, matches the depth of its analysis of past, present, and future change. In the spirit of its refreshingly holistic vision, it deserves and will surely receive the close attention of scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners alike.

• Part 1 ForewordPart 2 IntroductionPart 3 Global Changes: For Better or Worse?Chapter 4 Demographic Changes: Who Is Who in a Global World?Chapter 5 Economic Globalization: For Richer for Poorer, for Better for WorseChapter 6 The Information Highway: Where Does It Lead?Chapter 7 Environmental DegradationPart 8 The Magic Number "3": Coordinating Three Domains of Education in Response to GlobalizationChapter 9 The Curriculum Domain and Policy-Making in EducationChapter 10 The Role of Teachers and Policy-Making in EducationChapter 11 Teacher Education and Policy-Making in EducationPart 12 The Anatomy of Policy-Making in Education: My Personal Experiences and BeyondChapter 13 The Case of Reform of the Israeli Matriculation ExaminationsChapter 14 The Case of Reform of Teacher EducationChapter 15 Educational Reform in Israel: An Example of Synergy in EducationPart 16 Policy-Making in Education in the Twenty-First CenturyChapter 17 Modes of Policy-Making in EducationChapter 18 Factors and Stakeholders that Influence Education PolicyChapter 19 A Holistic Framework for Policy Making in Education in Response to Global ChangesPart 20 Epilogue

Miriam Ben-Peretz is Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Haifa, former dean of the school of education at the University of Haifa, and past president of Tel-Hai Academic College.

This outstanding volume draws on many years of experience and research to bring exceptional understanding to the problems of globalisation and education policy. The breadth of its range of insights, embracing international, national and personal aspects of educational reform, matches the depth of its analysis of past, present, and future change. In the spirit of its refreshingly holistic vision, it deserves and will surely receive the close attention of scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners alike.

• Part 1 ForewordPart 2 IntroductionPart 3 Global Changes: For Better or Worse?Chapter 4 Demographic Changes: Who Is Who in a Global World?Chapter 5 Economic Globalization: For Richer for Poorer, for Better for WorseChapter 6 The Information Highway: Where Does It Lead?Chapter 7 Environmental DegradationPart 8 The Magic Number "3": Coordinating Three Domains of Education in Response to GlobalizationChapter 9 The Curriculum Domain and Policy-Making in EducationChapter 10 The Role of Teachers and Policy-Making in EducationChapter 11 Teacher Education and Policy-Making in EducationPart 12 The Anatomy of Policy-Making in Education: My Personal Experiences and BeyondChapter 13 The Case of Reform of the Israeli Matriculation ExaminationsChapter 14 The Case of Reform of Teacher EducationChapter 15 Educational Reform in Israel: An Example of Synergy in EducationPart 16 Policy-Making in Education in the Twenty-First CenturyChapter 17 Modes of Policy-Making in EducationChapter 18 Factors and Stakeholders that Influence Education PolicyChapter 19 A Holistic Framework for Policy Making in Education in Response to Global ChangesPart 20 Epilogue

Miriam Ben-Peretz is Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Haifa, former dean of the school of education at the University of Haifa, and past president of Tel-Hai Academic College.

This outstanding volume draws on many years of experience and research to bring exceptional understanding to the problems of globalisation and education policy. The breadth of its range of insights, embracing international, national and personal aspects of educational reform, matches the depth of its analysis of past, present, and future change. In the spirit of its refreshingly holistic vision, it deserves and will surely receive the close attention of scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners alike.

• Part 1 ForewordPart 2 IntroductionPart 3 Global Changes: For Better or Worse?Chapter 4 Demographic Changes: Who Is Who in a Global World?Chapter 5 Economic Globalization: For Richer for Poorer, for Better for WorseChapter 6 The Information Highway: Where Does It Lead?Chapter 7 Environmental DegradationPart 8 The Magic Number "3": Coordinating Three Domains of Education in Response to GlobalizationChapter 9 The Curriculum Domain and Policy-Making in EducationChapter 10 The Role of Teachers and Policy-Making in EducationChapter 11 Teacher Education and Policy-Making in EducationPart 12 The Anatomy of Policy-Making in Education: My Personal Experiences and BeyondChapter 13 The Case of Reform of the Israeli Matriculation ExaminationsChapter 14 The Case of Reform of Teacher EducationChapter 15 Educational Reform in Israel: An Example of Synergy in EducationPart 16 Policy-Making in Education in the Twenty-First CenturyChapter 17 Modes of Policy-Making in EducationChapter 18 Factors and Stakeholders that Influence Education PolicyChapter 19 A Holistic Framework for Policy Making in Education in Response to Global ChangesPart 20 Epilogue