Research in Global Learning : Methodologies for global citizenship and sustainable development education / Douglas Bourn, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bourn, Douglas, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice and education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 262 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : UCL Press, 2023.

Summary:

<p>Young people around the world are calling ever more urgently onpolicymakers to address today's global challenges ofsustainability, structural inequality and social justice. So it islittle surprise that learning in a global society, understandingsustainable development and being active global citizens areincreasingly popular themes for education at all levels.Educational research makes a crucial contribution to knowledge thatcan address the great questions of our time, with evidence fromdiverse studies vital if we are to build a clear picture.<em>Research in Global Learning</em> showcases methods and findingsfrom early career researchers who conducted illuminating studiesaround the globe, specifically in Brazil, China, Ghana, Greece,Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Poland, South Korea,Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, the United States and the UnitedKingdom.</p><p>The studies in this volume investigate four important themes:the relationship between policy and practice; opportunities andconstraints in the education system and for the role of teachers;challenges for higher education; and the perspectives of youngpeople and students. Flexibility of approach is crucial forsuccessful educational research in varied environments, and is onshow throughout this book. Depending on context, authors used casestudy, quantitative and qualitative research, participatory actionresearch, longitudinal studies and analysis of textbooks throughcritical discourse analysis to demonstrate how learning aboutglobal learning and sustainability can inspire learners andcontribute to quality education.</p><p><strong>Praise for <em>Research in Global Learning</em></strong>'. Research in Global Learning</em> manages to achieve itsstated aims. For me, its greatest asset was the wide variety ofcontexts in which research was undertaken; the differingenvironments, outlooks and settings of each of the fifteencountries included in the text bring enormous richness to theperspectives offered, and provide an illuminating glimpse intoplaces and systems that may well be unfamiliar to readers.'<em>Development Education Review</em></p>.

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ISBN:

9781800083080