ABSTRACT
A few scholars have turned their attention to the possibility of multicultural application of purpose for youth development and teacher education. Teachers aim to create effective, supportive and challenging environments in which pupils can learn skills, dispositions and behaviours to direct their lives successfully. One of the most important bases for a teacher to have before he or she can be expected to teach for purpose is an understanding of his or her own purpose. Teachers' visions of ideal school practices may provide ways to access teachers' sense of purpose. Vision can provide inspiration and motivation to teachers and also guide them to reflect on their work. Congruence between teacher competence and beliefs, teacher and pupil, teacher and subject matter, and pupil and subject matter arises in all the studies in the issue. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
