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Global Citizenship Education: Introduction to GCE

Global Citizenship Education is a reflective educational process founded on the values of global justice, equity and human rights. It focuses on engaging in understanding and questioning the dominant systems and structures which create and perpetuate mult

Welcome to the MIC libguide for Global Citizenship Education! 

What is Global Citizenship Education?

Global Citizenship Education is a reflective educational process founded on the values of global justice, equity and human rights. It focuses on engaging in understanding and questioning the dominant systems and structures which create and perpetuate multiple forms of inequality globally. It encourages us to consider how our lives interact with the questions being explored and fosters an interest in acting collectively, and in solidarity, to address inequality. It is a learning process which recognises different ways of understanding the world, and consequently draws on multiple perspectives to inform the learning process. (Golden 2023, 2)

 

Source: Golden, B. (2023) Global Citizenship Education: Curious Teachers, Critical Classrooms, Online: The DICE Project.

 

Common terms which may be searched for when looking for GCE literature:

  • Sustainable Development Goals 

  • Global Competencies 

  • Intercultural Competencies 

  • Development studies  

  • Development Education

  • Human Rights Education

  • Intercultural Education

  • Global Education and Learning

  • Education for Sustainability

Teaching Resources Directory: 

See Curious Teachers, Critical Classrooms,

p 211- 212 

Join Moodle Page: ‘Global Citizenship Education Teaching Resources’, enrollment key: Global  

Glossary: 

See Curious Teachers, Critical Classrooms, p 196 – 203 

www.thediceproject.ie/resources#books  

 

Source: Oxfam (2015) Education for Global Citizenship. A guide for schools. Oxford: Oxfam

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