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Merriam (2010) unpacked the phenomenon of globalization, connected it to the knowledge economy, and situated it within a contemporary, political, social, cultural, and educational context. Merriam (2010) highlighted the need for consideration of the trends and trajectories in adult education related to globalization as \"adult education does not occur in avacuum\" (p. 408) . She emphasized the need to consider research on lifelong learning that has been impacted by global education. Merriam’s work further highlighted the need for the sharing of knowledge among international educators in a global context.  \nSubsequently, the authors of this article interviewed Merriam seeking to understand her background, how she became a specialist in adult education, her understanding of adult education as a field, and her perspective with respect to globalization and adult education. The ideas discussed in the interview led the editors to conceptualize this special issue entitled \"The Impact of Globalization for Adult Education and Higher Education. \" This special issue seeks to explore new knowledge that considers the question: How does globalization play out within the practice of teaching adult and higher education in various adult educational contexts?  \nSharan Merriam, Her Story, Her Beliefs, and Vision of Globalization and Adult Education  \nThe focus of our interview involved three particular areas: we wanted to learn more of her background and what led her to adult education, we wanted to learn about her beliefs regarding adult education and her message to current and future adult educators, and we wanted to know her vision of adult education and the impact of globalization. We have summarized her discussions in that regard below.  \nHer Story  \nFrom the beginning of her career, Sharan Merriam has had a profound interest in international education. Merriam described her decision after college graduation to work with the Peace Corps, travelling to Afghanistan to teach boys English. Merriam’s Afghani students were from low socioeconomic backgrounds selected for the school where she taught because they were deemed \"the brightest ones in the Province. \" Merriam was attracted to teach abroad, both out of a desire for the sheer adventure of living in an international context that was very different from  \nBrock Education, Vol, 22, No. 2 Spring 2012, 3-10.  \nanything she had known but perhaps more importantly out of her sense of civic mindedness. Similar to Lovering’s (2012) identification of the characteristics inspiring international educatorsin their rationale to go abroad, Merriam reflected on the meaning of her decision:  \nAt the same time, that sense of adventure might make some difference. So I guess that’s probably where I could trace that strain of interest throughout my career…Wanting to do something and being concerned with social issues. I guess that’s maybe what drew me to adult education because of its history of social action and then making a difference in people’s lives. (interview transcript)  \nReturning home to the United States, first teaching English to middle school children, Merriam’s new journey into adult education took multifaceted and interesting roads. Initially her work with adult learners involved supporting English language communication and writing skills among American civil service workers at a training center located in Trenton, New Jersey. 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