Globalization means that no country can afford to ignore what goes on outside its borders. International exchanges are part of everyday life. As a result, international education has been growing at an astonishing rate over the last generation. In "Educating the Global Citizen", George Walker examines in-depth the basic concepts of international education: the apparent tension between human diversity and our common humanity; the importance of intercultural understanding; and, the search for a set of universal values to unite humankind.