Internationalisation and Globalisation in Mathematics and Science Education

Preface.- Section I - Theoretical Perspectives. 1. Mathematical Literacy and Globalisation.- 2. Epistemological Issues in the Internationalization and Globalization of Mathematics Education .- 3. All around the World: Science Education, Constructivism, and Globalization.- 4. Geophilosophy, Rhizomes and Mosquitoes: Becoming Nomadic in Global Science Education Research. 5. Science Education and Contemporary Times: Finding Our Way through the Challenges.- 6. Social (In)Justice and International Collaborations in Mathematics Education.- 7. Globalisation, Ethics and Mathematics Education.- 8. The Politics and Practices of Equity, (E)quality and Globalisation in Science Education: Experiences from Both Sides of the Indian Ocean.- Section II - Issues in Globalisation and Internationalisation 9. Context or Culture: Can TIMSS and PISA Teach Us about What Determines Educational Achievement in Science?.- 10. Quixote's Science: Public Heresy/Private Apostasy.- 11. The Potentialities of (ethno) Mathematics Education: An Interview with Ubiratan D' Ambrosio.- 12. Ethnomathematics in the Global Episteme: Quo Vadis?.- 13. POP: A Study of the Ethnomathematics of Globalisation Using the Sacred.- 14. Internationalisation as an Orientation for Learning and Teaching in Mathematics.- 15. Contributions from Cross-National Comparative Studies to the Internationalization of Mathematics Education: Studies of Chinese and U.S. Classrooms.- 16. International Professional Development as a Form of Globalisation.- 17. Doing Surveys in Different Cultures: Difficulties and Differences - A Case from China and Australia.- 18. The Benefits and Challenges for Social Justice in International Exchanges in Mathematics and Science Education.- 19. Globalisation, Technology, and the Adult Learner of Mathematics.- Section III - Perspectives from Different Countries. 20. Balancing Globalisation and Local Identity in the Reform of Education in Romania.- 21. Voices from theSouth: Dialogical Relationships and