global citizenship pcthe presentation team john 2014

Team John -- Global Citizenship 1

Global CitizenshipWhat is it? And how do we

incorporate it into our teaching?

Emma Davies, Sarah Mirrington,Andreas Kotsakis, Wesley Fraser


Intended Learning Outcomes

• By the end of this session, you should be able to:i. Develop a definition of Global Citizenship (GC) within the

context of your discipline using appropriate guideline material.

ii. Recognise the delivery of Global Citizenship that already exists within your teaching, and highlight any gaps.

iii. Take ideas away to aid the development of a programme team approach to incorporating Global Citizenship more explicitly within your field.


What is Global Citizenship?Brookes:

“Knowledge and skills, showing cross-cultural awareness, and valuing human diversity. The ability to work effectively,

and responsibly, in a global context.”UK Citizenship Foundation:

“Citizens are members of a state or a nation [or the globe]. Citizenship is the process of being such a member. It is how we make society work, together.”

Walkington (1999):“…rights and responsibilities must be considered in relation to real systems,

centred on individuals within their cultural and social contexts…”

United Nations:“The world faces global challenges,

which require global solutions. These interconnected global challenges call for

far-reaching changes in how we think and act for the dignity of fellow human beings. It is not enough for education to produce individuals who can read, write

and count.”HEA (Psychology):“Preparing students for responsible and

proactive citizenship, and helping them to make ethical and critical evaluations”

QAA (Geography):Geographers should demonstrate an

awareness of the constitution of places outside their own immediate everyday experience and be aware of the global

context…”

OfSTED:“Children are taught to develop a social and moral conscience and skills for the future, including conflict resolution and

critical thinking.”

UNESCO:“Global citizenship cannot be expressed in any legal manner, it can never the less

be expressed in other that may have a significant and profound impact on the development of civic engagement and

citizen-state relations”

Education Scotland:“Global Citizenship brings together

education for citizenship, international education and sustainable development education and recognises the common outcomes and principles of these three

areas.”

OXFAM:“...enabling young people to develop the core competencies which allow them to actively engage with the world, and help

to make it a more just and sustainable place”

UK national curriculum:“A 21st-century national curriculum needs to prepare learners to live and work in this

fast-moving interdependent, global society…”

OpenDemocracy.net:“A global citizen is someone who

identifies with being part of an emerging world community and whose actions

contribute to building this community’s values and practices

HEA (Mech. Eng.):“emphasising global issues and the

globalised economy in the context of design and manufacture generally and

specifically in subjects and modules that underpin the environmental agenda.”

Tate (Art):“Art is a fundamental part of the

public realm…artists express ideas, attitudes and beliefs. Often, these are central to politics, society and

economics.”

Barclays:”…thinking about everything we do as a

business and making sure that has a positive impact… to address a social

problem…”


What is Global Citizenship?

A clear, universal definition of Global Citizenship has not yet emerged

But, that does not mean GC does not exist

Nor, that GC cannot be taught effectively....


- Activity -

• What does Global Citizenship mean to you?– Think of 1 example of how you incorporate Global

Citizenship into your teaching– Share your example(s) with your neighbour

(3 minutes)– Join with another pair to discuss your ideas

(4 minutes)

• Can you define a cross-discipline definition?– Feedback

[ILOs 1 & 2]


Why teach Global Citizenship?

From: Walkington H. (1999)From: LTS (2011)

The present situation:Primary education has had Global Citizenship established within the curriculum for some timeHigher Education/Adult Learning could derive some key approaches from primary education…


Why teach Global Citizenship?

From: LTS (2011)


Programme level implementation• You may not have control over programme-level decisions• But you can influence such decisions:

1. Talk to colleagues about the ways in which they include GC

2. Build up overview of GC teaching within your department3. Any gaps?4. Reflect: does this fit with the Brookes Graduate Attribute?

[ILO 3]

PETAL project!


Summary

1. You probably already teach Global Citizenship! Reflection on your own teaching and that of colleagues will help you identify this

2. Emphasise within your teaching elements that you consider to be Global Citizenship to draw explicit links between teaching and Brookes Graduate Attributes

3. Consider how Global Citizenship is included at the programme level within your department, are there ways in which you can improve this?

[ILO 1]


Summary




[ILO 2]


Summary




[ILO 3]


References

• LTS (2011) Developing Global Citizens within Curriculum for Excellence. Learning and Teaching Scotland. www.ltscotland.org.uk/globalcitizenship

• Walkington H. (1999) Global Citizenship Education (Theory Into Practice). Geographical Association, Sheffield, UK

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/globalcitizenship