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Section IV. Global Connections

Our contemporary global society appears to have few boundaries; information is sent and received almost spontaneously to seemingly unlimited numbers of people around the world. Most countries have open access, eager for world travelers and new residents. Opportunities to learn about one another, experience cross-cultural interactions, and expand one’s horizons become quicker and easier every day. Concomitantly, today’s interdependent global society has become more closely connected and caring. Weather events, economic markets, government decisions, and so forth in one part of the world immediately affect the physical, human, and cultural geography in the rest of the world. As attention to an issue increases, so do people’s interests and participation. Many of today’s young people see themselves as world citizens and have developed a much broader global perspective than their parents and teachers. From research conducted in 2008 (Gallavan), a teacher candidate reported that