Educating for global citizenship : a youth-led approach to learning through partnership / edited by Ani Wierenga and Jose Roberto Guevara.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wierenga, Ani, editor.

Guevara, Jose Roberto, editor.

Series:

Youth Studies Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World citizenship--Study and teaching.

World citizenship.

International education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 252 pages) : illustrations, map.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2013.

Summary:

This book explores educating for global citizenship in three parts. The first part identifies the field of global citizenship. The second part identifies a youth-led learning approach to global citizenship. It provides an in-depth and original analysis of the Global Connections program introduced into Australian schools and Indonesian communities over the last decade by Plan International Australia, through a case-study approach. Drawing on data from this project and further analysis, the third part outlines the principles behind learning for global citizenship. Finally, these principles are woven together in a model of inter-agency collaboration between schools, higher education institutions, and non-government agencies. We invite you to explore this fascinating terrain with us. This book is the work of a team. It reflects a long-term partnership between one international NGO, young people, and two universities.

Contents:

Intro

Educating for Global Citizenship

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Introduction Educating for global citizenship

Partnerships in education for global citizenship

About this book

Notes

Part 1 Contexts of global citizenship

Chapter 1 Global citizenship as a contemporary curriculum challenge

From development education to global citizenship

Development education and environmental education

Global citizenship in the twenty-first century

Citizenship education and the curriculum

England

Australian curriculum developments

Victorian curriculum

Role of NGOs

Implications

Conclusion

Chapter 2 The certainty of change

Complexity, criticism and change for international NGOs

Global citizenship, cosmopolitanism and human rights

Contemporary community engagement for INGOs

Conclusions and a way forward

Chapter 3 Education that equips young people in changing times

The need for a new paradigm

New transitions

Navigators in uncharted territory

Global and local flows

Education in a context of local and global connections

Partnership

Ownership

Evidence-based practice

Sustainablity

Chapter 4 Citizenship beyond status

Changing contexts of young people's lives

Citizenship education

Changing citizenship

Constructing citizen identities

Part 2 Global Connections A case study

Chapter 5 Linking young people through Global Connections

An introduction to Global Connections

Global Connections and Plan's commitment to CCCD

Youth participation

Youth media

Development education

Connection

Lessons for Plan

Participation outcomes

Youth media outcomes

Development education outcomes

Connection outcomes

Notes.

Chapter 6 Embedding learning and research in development practice

Spheres of learning, to seeds of learning

Emergent buds from a learning organisation

Fruits of action research

Harvesting the outcomes

Part 3 Global citizenship through learning partnerships

Chapter 7 Insights from the new young global citizens

Literature review

Globally oriented youth

Global citizenship

Active vs passive global citizenship

Factors of influence on identity as a global citizen

The case study

Results of the case study

General analysis of the Global Citizenship perspectives

Actively engaged vs passively engaged global citizenship

Analysis of the educational facilitator influences

Analysis of context dependency

Final remarks

Chapter 8 Learning through connections

Background

Research methodology

Four important themes in education for global citizenship

Connecting through relationship

Connecting through ownership of an issue

Connecting through purposeful action

Connecting through multiple cycles (time)

Reflections

Transferable insights and implications

Chapter 9 'People there pick-pocket and stuff, I read it in the paper'

The East and the West: Persistent discourses

Challenging stereotypes through global education

The Global Connections case study

Exploring young people's perceptions

Australian experience

Indonesian experience

Discussion and conclusion

Chapter 10 Youth-led learning

The concept of youth-led learning

An evolving understanding and practice of youth-led learning

Process-what we found-the wins

Indonesian younger participants

Australian younger participants

Learning about youth-led learning

Process-what we found-challenges

A steep learning curve for young people.

Lessons of youth-led learning

A steep learning curve for adult participants

Adults learning about youth-led learning

A steep learning curve for youth facilitator participants

Young people learning about youth-led learning

Elements of process for youth-led learning

Final thoughts

Chapter 11 The promise of cross-sectoral education partnerships

Global Connections as transformative education

Global Connections as transformative practice for schools

Global Connections: Transformative practice for Plan International Australia

The research

Interpreting the partnerships

Analysis of Global Connections' partnership relationships

A continuum of engagement

Trust, mutuality and reciprocity

Suggestions for a more collaborative partnership

Conclusion Learning through global citizenship

Youth-led learning through global citizenship is relational

Youth-led learning through global citizenship is action-oriented

Youth-led learning through global citizenship is ownership-based

Youth-led learning through global citizenship involves multiple cycles

Celebrating through the mangroves

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780522861013

0522861016

OCLC:

1493610915