ABSTRACT
Deeply embedded in the inner recesses of most Western minds is the belief that the twenty-fi rst century will essentially be a continuation of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Eurocentric worldview that has dominated global thinking will continue. Hence, in the world of education, the standard Western toolbox, with minor modifi cation, will continue to serve mankind well. The West believes (with some justifi cation) that this Western toolbox is a gift by the West to the rest of mankind. Hence, the more widely this gift is shared, the better the world will be. The confi - dence of the Western spirit of enlightenment continues to infuse Western ideas of education.
