Building Global Education With A Local Perspective

Building Global Education with a Local Perspective introduces the concepts, theories, and practices associated with glocal higher education, based on the ideas of think globally, act locally , and think locally, act globally . Jean Francois' outline of glocal higher education suggests frameworks that can serve as alternatives to the limitations of the imperialist ambitions of global education.

Using templates, case studies, illustrations, and activities, Jean Francois challenges the critical thinking of scholars and policy makers, and suggest original strategies to plan and implement these programs and projects in international, comparative, and global education. Review: Jean Francois has written a highly readable and much needed analysis of global and international education.

He has written the book for an audience of education professionals, but many outside of the field such as liberal arts chairs, professional school deans, and study abroad directors will find the book enormously important as a history, analysis, and vision for global engagement. - Judith Grant, Professor and Chair of Political Science, Ohio University, USA