This is the latest volume in a series of publications which aims to alert readers to current and recent challenges facing teachers, parents and educators in general. ‘Emerging goals’ link each volume and this particular focus draws upon the expertise and research of distinguished contributors from around the world. The perspectives of children growing up in Multi-cultural societies; in Western Cultures; in Asian Cultures and elsewhere are brought together in a fascinating collection, illustrating and interpreting the variations exhibited in children’s views of place, environment, society and the future.