Discourses of Globalisation, Multiculturalism and Cultural Identity

Chapter 1. Major Discourses of Cultural Identities (Joseph Zajda).- Chapter 2. The Evolution of Canadian Identity as Reflected Through the Ontario Secondary School Curriculum (Suzanne Majhanovich).- Chapter 3. The Globalization of Human Rights for a Global Citizenship: New Challenges (José Noronha Rodrigues).- Chapter 4. Adult Studies as a Leisure Activity: From Exigency and Choice (Nitza Davidovitch et al.)- Chapter 5. The Discursive Construction of National Identity in Prescribed History Textbooks (Joseph Zajda).- Chapter 6. Canada's Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis. Easing the Transition to Integration (Suzanne Majhanovich).- Chapter 7. The Impact of Social Networks on Student Motivation and Achievement (Sharon Tzur, et al.).- Chapter 8. Contributing Factors to Refugee Children's Education and Academic Performance (Nina Maadad, et al.).- Chapter 9.Global Dialogues on Inclusive Education: A Retrospective and Comparative Analysis of the Salamanca Statement, Article 24, and General Comment #4 (Margaret Winzer and Kas Mazurek).- Chapter 10. Research Trends in Discourses of Globalisation and Cultural Identity (Joseph Zajda).  

Joseph Zajda is a Professor at the Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University (Melbourne Campus). He specialises in globalisation and education policy reforms, social justice, history education and values education. He has written and edited 45 books and over 150 book chapters and articles on globalisation and education policy, higher education and curriculum reforms. He is also the editor of the 24-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research (Springer, 2009 & 2021). Recent publications include: Zajda, J (Ed). (2020a). Globalisation, ideology and neo-liberal higher education reform. Dordrecht:  Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020b). Human rights education globally. Dordrecht:  Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020c). Globalisation, Ideology and Education Reforms:  Emerging paradigms. Dordrecht:  Springer; Zajda, J. (2018). He is an elected fellow of the Australian College of Educators (FACE).
Prof. Nitza Davidovitch currently serves in teaching and administrative positions at the Ariel University, and is a leading team member of a large-scale international research project on delegations of high school students and others trips to Holocaust sites in Poland. Her area of interest include academic curriculum development; development of academic instruction; Holocaust awareness and Jewish identity; director of student exchange programs with Germany and Poland; preservation of the heritage of Jewish sects; and moral education. She is former member of the steering committee on moral education and curriculum development at CET.
Suzanne Majhanovich (Western University) is Professor Emerita and Adjunct Research Professor at the Faculty of Education, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. She has published numerous articles and edited books, and has guest-edited (with different others) five special issues of the International Review of Education. Her research interests include globalization,