Supporting Rationale and Research The following research informs and supports the development of globally and culturally competent students. Mansilla and Jackson, Educating for Global Competence: Preparing our Youth to Engage the World, CCSSO and Asia Society. (2011) http://asiasociety.org/files/book-globalcompetence.pdf The resulting work of the EdSteps Global Competence Task Force details the relevance of global competence in education and describes practical applications that demonstrate what global competence looks like in interactions between educators and learners.