Overview

The idea of citizenship and conceptions of what it means to be a good citizen have evolved over time. On the one hand, good citizenship entails the ability to live with others in diverse societies and to promote a common set of values of acceptance, human rights, and democracy. On the other hand, in order to compete in the global economy, nations require a more innovative, autonomous, and reflective workforce, meaning good citizens are also those who successfully participate in the economic development of themselves and their country. These competing conceptions of good citizenship can result in people's participation in activities, such as profit-driven labor exploitation, that contradict human rights and democratic tenants. Thus, global citizenship education is fundamental to teaching, learning, and redressing sociopolitical, economic, and environmental exploitation around the world. Detailing the historical development of this field of study to achieve recognition, Global Citizenship Education: Challenges and Successes provides a critical discourse on global citizenship education (GCE). Authors in this collection discuss the underpinnings of global citizenship education via contemporary theories and methodologies, as well as specific case studies that illustrate the application of GCE initiatives. Editors Eva Aboagye and S. Nombuso Dlamini aim to motivate learners and educators in post-secondary institutions not only to understand the issues of social and economic inequality and political and civil unrest facing us, but also to take action that will lead to equitable change in both local and global spaces.

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Author:   Eva Aboagye ,  S. Nombuso Dlamini
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9781487506377

ISBN 10:   1487506376
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   05 March 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Eva Aboagye and S. Nombuso Dlamini Section I: Key Theories and Concepts of Global Citizenship Education Chapter 1 The Global Context of Global Citizenship: A Pedagogy of Engagement Eva Aboagye and S. Nombuso Dlamini Chapter 2 Bridging the Local and the Global: The Role of Service Learning in Post-secondary Global Citizenship Education Sarah Eliza Stanlick Chapter 3 Peace Education as Education for Global Citizenship: A Primer Kevin Kester Chapter 4 Citizenship through Environmental Justice: A Case for Environmental Sustainability Education in Pre-Service Teacher Training in Canada Clinton Beckford Chaper 5 Human Trafficking and Implications for Global Citizenship Education: Gender Equality, Women’s Rights and Gender-Sensitive Learning Mikhaela Gray-Beerman Section II: Case Studies Chapter 6 A Case-study Exploration of Deweyan Experiential Service Learning as Citizenship Development Catherine A. Broom and Heesoon Bai Chapter 7 Vacationing Beyond the Beacon Path – Checkmate! Examining Global Citizenship and Service-Learning Education through Reflective Practice in Grenada and Jamaica Karen Naidoo and Marie Benjamin Chapter 8 Promoting Global Citizenship Outside the Classroom: Undergraduate-Refugee Learning in Practice Gisella Gisolo and Sarah Stanlick Chapter 9 Social Justice and Global Citizenship Education in Social Work Context: A Case of Caveat Emptor Paul Banahene Adjei Chapter 10 Global Citizenship Education: Institutional Journeys to Socially Engaged Students in Canada Eva Aboagye Chapter 11 They Want to be Global Citizens: Now What? Implications of the NGO Career Arc for Students, Faculty Mentors, and Global Citizenship Educators Andrew M. Robinson Conclusion Global Citizenship Education - The Present and the Future Eva Aboagye and S. Nombuso Dlamini Contributor List

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Global Citizenship Education: Successes and Challenges is an excellent collection of chapters offering breadth, depth and new insights on issues and debates in the field. This book offers in depth analyses of diverse topics addressing some of the most pressing global and national issues we are currently facing. It will certainly serve as an important guide for enhancing global citizenship education in the post-secondary sector. - Rebecca Tiessen, School of International Development and Global Studies, University Chair in Teaching, University of Ottawa

Global Citizenship Education: Challenges and Successes is an excellent collection offering breadth, depth, and new insights on issues and debates in the field. This book provides in-depth analyses of diverse topics that address some of the most pressing global and national issues we are currently facing. It will certainly serve as an important guide for enhancing global citizenship education in the post-secondary sector. - Rebecca Tiessen, School of International Development and Global Studies, University Chair in Teaching, University of Ottawa While scholarship in global citizenship education has seen a sharp rise in Canada and elsewhere for the past twenty or so years, Global Citizenship Education: Challenges and Successes presents, in both topical and educational terms, a timely intervention that is actual and forward-looking. With interacting themes that simultaneously analyse and critique, the editors and contributors actively locate global citizenship on dynamic local and global learning and teaching platforms. This book is an excellent, tempo-thematically critical work that should be read and shared widely in both academic and policy contexts. - Ali A. Abdi, Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia

"""Global Citizenship Education: Challenges and Successes is an excellent collection offering breadth, depth, and new insights on issues and debates in the field. This book provides in-depth analyses of diverse topics that address some of the most pressing global and national issues we are currently facing. It will certainly serve as an important guide for enhancing global citizenship education in the post-secondary sector."" - Rebecca Tiessen, School of International Development and Global Studies, University Chair in Teaching, University of Ottawa ""While scholarship in global citizenship education has seen a sharp rise in Canada and elsewhere for the past twenty or so years, Global Citizenship Education: Challenges and Successes presents, in both topical and educational terms, a timely intervention that is actual and forward-looking. With interacting themes that simultaneously analyse and critique, the editors and contributors actively locate global citizenship on dynamic local and global learning and teaching platforms. This book is an excellent, tempo-thematically critical work that should be read and shared widely in both academic and policy contexts."" - Ali A. Abdi, Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia"

Author Information

Eva Aboagye is a program manager in Research and Innovation at George Brown College. S. Nombuso Dlamini is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at York University.

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