Meet the editors

Dr. Sharon Waller joined the American University of Ras Al Khaimah in March 2015 where she is currently Assistant Professor in Education. She served as a public school teacher and an educational diagnostician for thirteen years before coming to the United Arab Emirates. She has served as the founding manager of the Office of Counseling, Testing, and Disability Services, an institutional effectiveness coordinator, and chair of the Student

Success Committee. Dr. Waller obtained her bachelor's degree from Texas Woman's University, her graduate degree from the University of North Texas, and her Ph.D. from Texas Woman's University. She is a strong proponent of digital learning and an advocate for the empowerment of diverse learners.

Prof. Lee Waller joined the American University of Ras Al Khaimah in August 2014 where he is currently Professor in Education. He served as a public school teacher, community college teacher/administrator, and a university faculty/administrator before coming to the United Arab Emirates. He currently serves as Associate Provost of Enrollment Management. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at Stephen F. Austin State Univer-

sity, Texas. Dr. Waller obtained a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas. He is an experienced digital educator with substantial international didactic and administrative experience.

Dr. Vongai Mpofu is a science educationist in the Faculty of Science Education at the Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe. She is a science teacher training lecturer with a Ph.D. in Science Education. She coordinates the designing of secondary school science teacher programs; teaches general and inorganic chemistry, pedagogy/methodology of sciences, history, and philosophy of science, and research to undergraduate and

postgraduate students; and develops teaching, learning, and research materials. She also supervises student research including Ph.D. theses. Her main research interest is science education and research in education, including STEM education, indigenous knowledge, and school science, chemistry teaching and learning, and qualitative and indigenous research matters. Dr. Mpofu joins university work with strong experience in high school leadership.

Dr. Kurebwa Mercy is a Professor of Education in the Department of Educational Studies, Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU), where she obtained a Ph.D. in Education. She also holds an M.Ed. in Educational Administration, Planning and Policy Studies and a B.Ed. in Educational Administration, Planning and Policy Studies from the University of Zimbabwe. She also has a Certificate in Education from the Ministry of Education. Dr. Mercy

taught at the primary level for sixteen years and was a lecturer and program coordinator for fifteen years in the Faculty of Education at ZOU. She also served as an acting registrar for the then Great Zimbabwe University and head of the Personnel Department at the then Masvingo State University from 2003 to 2005. Dr. Mercy has externally and internally examined thesis documents in the Departments of Education at ZOU, University Forthare, University of Venda, University of Limpopo, and University of South Africa (UNISA). She has also assessed research proposals for the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa. Currently, she is supervising several Ph.D. candidates who are at different stages of their studies. She is also a research associate with the University of South Africa and part of the editorial team for the *African Perspectives of Research in Teaching and Learning* (University of Limpopo). Dr. Mercy has published fifty-four papers in refereed journals. Her research interests include open distance and e-learning, assessment in education, and school and social issues, with a strong passion for assessment. She also has presented more than ten papers at local, regional, and international conferences.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

*by Anna Joskin*

**Section 3**

*by Patience Uzezi Otolo*

**Preface XI**

Globalization: An Historical and Modern Perspective **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 15**

Charting a Global Course **31**

**Chapter 3 33**

**Chapter 4 49**

**Chapter 5 67**

**Chapter 6 79**

Digital Learning in Today's World **91**

**Chapter 7 93**

Global Policy and Local Implementation: A Papua New Guinea Experience

Development Strategies towards a Reputable International Program: Special Focus at International Program for Islamic Economics and Finance,

*by Halliru Shuaibu, Yusri Bin Kamin, Umar Muhammad Isa* 

Entrepreneurship Education in Vocational Schools in Indonesia

The e-Learning in Bosnia and Herzegovina Classrooms

Globalization, Technological Advancement and the Traditional Library

System: Implications for Information Utilization and Learning

Indian Education: Ancient, Medieval and Modern *by Mangesh M. Ghonge, Rohit Bag and Aniket Singh*

Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta *by Dimas Bagus Wiranatakusuma*

*by Sunyoto Sunyoto and Andri Setiyawan*

The Concept of Entrepreneurship

*and Abdullahi Musa Cledumas*

*by Dzenana Rustempasic*
