Key readings on global education

Despite the diverse perspectives on global education and related concepts which we have been exploring so far, they all share a common concern with global issues, how these link to local realities and how best to address them within educational programmes.

These are ideas that we will explore in depth in Week 2 of the course, but at this point you might also like to read some of the following texts which explore the different terms, their historical roots, as well as perspectives on them from research and practice.

Andreotti, V. (2006) Soft versus Critical Global Citizenship Education. Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review, vol. 13, 40-51.

Bourn, D. (2014). The Theory and Practice of Global Learning. DERC Research Paper No. 11 for the GLP. London: IOE.

Jefferess, D. (2008). Global citizenship and the cultural politics of benevolence. Critical Literacy: Theories & Practices, 2(1), 27–36.

Oxfam (2015) Global Citizenship in the Classroom: A guide for teachers. Oxford: Oxfam GB.

Nygaardand, A. & Wegimont, L. (2018) Global Education in Europe – Concepts, Definitions and Aims. GENE.

Serf, Jeff. (2008) Global Learning in a Changing and Unpredictable World, FORUM, 50(3), 411-418.