In the context of modern globalising forces, this study attempts to reframe the concept of
citizenship education within the social studies curriculum. Utilising a qualitative study …

Contemporary societies face a range of important challenges, including: climate change;
poverty; wealth, income, and other forms of social inequality; human rights abuses; …

Today humanity is witnessing a remarkable shift in its perception of the world. Inexorable
processes of globalisation are apparent, world problems are perplexing, and the pace of …

Global citizenship education encompasses the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that learners
need to become engaged global citizens; however, few curricula focus on knowledge of …

The concept of 'global citizenship'has become prominent in Europe and the Americas in
government, civil society and educational discourses (Dower 2003; Richardson and Blades …

The Global Citizens, Global Futures Project explored current understandings and
expectations of global citizenship education of students and staff across Manchester …

The volume presents a critical discussion that brings contemporary academic debate about
'southern theory'to Global Citizenship Education (GCE). It situates the discussion around …

Abstract The promotion of „Global Citizenship‟(GC) has emerged as a common feature of
school curricular reform around the world, reflecting a shift away from conceptions of …

UBC has developed Introduction to Global Citizenship, the core course of the new
Universitas 21 Program in Global Issues, as a multidisciplinary online course designed to …

There has been a resurgence of interest in global education in the UK as global issues are
included within the requirements of citizenship education in national curricula. This paper …