Global Pedagogies edited by Joseph Zajda explores globalization, access, and democracy in education; shows the effects of globalization, democracy and education policy on current models and trends; and describes the ideological imperatives of globalization and their impact on democracy and equality. The chapters provide directions in education and policy research that is relevant to transformational educational reforms in the 21st century. The book’s two sections focus first on main trends and issues around the world, before moving on to explore the interplay between education and the concepts of equality, access, and democracy. Researchers and educationalists will find much to ponder, from an examination of the politics of new history textbooks in Russia, to the difference in attitudes to tertiary education displayed by young people from urban and rural backgrounds.