Explores contemporary issues of ethnic, cultural, and national identities and their influence on the social construction of identity, from the perspectives of seven nations: China, Israel, Japan, South Africa, Ukraine, Wales, & the U.S. "The strength of this volume are the authors' use of a sociocultural lens to understand further the complexities in studying identity in the context of education....the authors and editors warrant recognition for providing diverse global perspectives on the issues of ethnic and national identity development and educational policy reform. Indeed, in an era of globalization, research on ethnicity, race, and culture will continue to require diverse perspectives on both a macro (global and national) and micro (local) scale.—TCRecord.org"...this book is a worthwhile addition to readers' libraries and certainly a worthwhile resource in comparative and international education courses. I was especially pleased to see that the authors assert the importance of understanding cultural context in order to understand global educational issues."—Comparative Education Review