Teaching the global dimension : key principles and effective practice / edited by David Hicks and Cathie Holden.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hicks, David, 1942-

Holden, Cathie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International education--Great Britain.

International education.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xvii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

While global issues such as inequality, justice, environment and conflict are having an increasing impact on our lives, these are challenging issues to teach in the classroom. Every global issue has a local impact and educators have a responsibility to address these topics with their students knowledgeably and sensitively.

Teaching the Global Dimension specifically responds to these concerns in chapters written by leading educationalists in the field, exploring both the theory and practice of 'global education' today and providing: a framework for understanding global issues, a model identifying the key elements of good practice, insight into young people's concerns for the world and the future, tried and tested strategies for handling controversial global issues more confidently in the classroom, key concepts for planning appropriate learning experiences, a range of case studies which demonstrate the different ways in which a global dimension can be developed.

Teaching the Global Dimension provides conceptual clarity and rigour to the field of global education, focusing on both theory and examples of good classroom practice. Inspiring, thought-provoking and highly practical, this book shows how teachers at any stage in their career can effectively and successfully bring a global dimension to the taught curriculum. Policy makers, advisers, inspectors and tutors in teacher training will also find this book highly illuminating.

Contents:

Part I The global dimension 1

1 Responding to the world / David Hicks 3

2 Principles and precedents / David Hicks 14

3 Young people's concerns / Cathie Holden 31

4 Student teachers' views / Cathie Holden 43

5 Teaching controversial issues / Cathie Holden 55

6 Conflict resolution / Lynn Davies 71

7 Social justice / Ange Grunsell 82

8 Values and perceptions / Robin Richardson 92

9 Sustainable development / Ros Wade 104

10 Interdependence / Teresa Garlake 114

11 Human rights / Margot Brown 127

12 Diversity / Hilary Claire 139

13 Global citizenship / Julia Tanner 150

Part III The global classroom 161

14 The wider world in the primary school / Fran Martin 163

15 Global citizenship in the secondary school / Harriet Marshall 176.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415404487

0415404495

020396277X

9780415404488

9780415404495

9780203962770

OCLC:

72353794