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Publication Date: 2018
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Implementing Global Citizenship Education in EU Primary Schools: The Role of Government Ministries
Tarozzi, Massimiliano; Inguaggiato, Carla
International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, v10 n1 p21-38 2018
According to recommendations of the UN Secretary General's Global Education First Initiative, countries and regions require a number of structural changes if they are to implement educational policies and practice based on global citizenship education, and to promote respect and responsibility across cultures. In this paper, we present the first results of a three-year project to compare existing educational policies, strategies and school curricula in ten European Union (EU) countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Spain, Portugal, UK) to ascertain the current level of such structural changes. Through a comparative policy analysis, we investigated whether, to what extent, and how global citizenship education is integrated within primary school curricula. The article focuses on national governmental agencies--specifically two main bodies in each country, the ministries of foreign affairs and education--and their political discourses. We argue that the gap between the two traditions, with separate approaches, purposes, concepts and bureaucracies, represents a strategic political challenge for the introduction of global citizenship education in primary schools.
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Policy, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Longitudinal Studies, Comparative Education, Global Approach, Public Agencies, Discourse Analysis, Politics of Education, Foreign Policy, Educational Administration, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Austria; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; United Kingdom; France; Ireland; Latvia; Spain; Portugal; Italy
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