Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Series introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Culturally responsive education: from vision to practice -- Importance of the book in culturally responsive education -- The culturally responsive education network - a way forward -- Culturally responsive education approach -- Culture as a stage -- References -- PART I: Focus on validating education -- 1 Implementing a language of instruction policy in diverse linguistic contexts in Ghana -- Method -- Participants -- Results and discussion -- Teachers' language background and language of instruction -- Teachers' most frequently spoken local language and language of instruction -- Teachers' perceptions of their local language competency -- Challenges to implementation of the language policy in primary schools -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Teacher professional development through open distance learning: introducing a new learning culture -- Introduction -- Historical background of teacher development in South Africa -- Teacher professional development through open distance learning -- Professional development among teachers -- Open distance learning to the rescue -- What changes are taking place in twenty- first-century education in South Africa? -- Technology -- New understandings about knowledge, teaching and learning -- Diverse student populations -- Introducing a new learning culture -- Systems thinking -- Personal mastery -- Mental models -- Shared vision -- Team learning -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 3 Cultural strategy for developing a knowledge-based economy in the Global South: the case of Tanzanian higher education -- Introduction -- Predominant models for KBE development -- Elements of a cultural strategy for KBE development -- General critiques of KBE construction