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ERIC Number: EJ1248006
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0218-8791
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Taming Cosmopolitanism: The Limits of National and Neoliberal Civic Education in Two Global Cities
Baildon, Mark; Alviar-Martin, Theresa
Asia Pacific Journal of Education, v40 n1 p98-111 2020
This paper analyzes global education policy and curricular documents in Singapore and Hong Kong. Using a discursive approach, we characterize curricular aims through various cosmopolitan perspectives. We posit that although touted as Asian global cities, Singapore and Hong Kong are cases where neoliberal and nation-centric educational agendas have effectively rebranded cosmopolitanism and tamed its transformative potential. To develop this argument, we review theories and critiques of cosmopolitan forms of global citizenship education deemed necessary to prepare young people for complex global social conditions. We discuss cosmopolitan principles on identity, values, and deliberation and draw on critical cosmopolitanism and Asian forms of cosmopolitanism to provide a discursive framework for analyzing curricular intentions in the two cases.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore; Hong Kong
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