Enacting Equitable Global Citizenship Education in Schools: Lessons from Dialogue between Research and Practice

This book offers insights into diverse understandings of global citizenship education (GCE) by bringing together teachers, school leaders, and scholars from different perspectives. It challenges the isolation of practitioner-academic divides and promotes dialogue to overcome issues such as westernization, inequality, access, and divergence between policy and implementation. The collaborative dialogic format connects theory, practice, and lived experience, creating discourses between rarely connected voices. It provides valuable insights for making equitable GCE a reality in schools worldwide and illustrates the value of collaborative exchange.

Format: Hardback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 29 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Offering a rich tapestry of insights and perspectives, this comprehensive volume purposefully bridges the gap between practitioners and academics in the realm of global citizenship education (GCE). Recognizing the tendency for educators and scholars to operate within separate silos, the book seeks to dismantle these barriers and foster a meaningful dialogue around diverse interpretations of GCE. By highlighting the collaborative potential of schools, educators, and researchers, this book aims to empower the enactment of GCE in international and national contexts.

Addressing the issue of Westernization, inequality, access, and divergence between GCE policy and practical implementation, the book employs a novel dialogical format to connect theory, practice, and lived experiences. This unique approach creates a space for voices that are often unheard, fostering a rich exchange of ideas and fostering a deeper understanding of GCE.

In conclusion, this volume offers invaluable insights for those dedicated to making equitable GCE a reality in schools across the globe. It serves as a testament to the power of collaborative dialogic exchange and provides a valuable resource for scholars, academics, and students in the fields of international and comparative education, the sociology of education, and citizenship more broadly. Moreover, those engaged with multicultural education policy and citizenship within the context of political sociology and social policy will find this volume particularly insightful.

Weight: 560g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032149417