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Global citizenship education and its pedagogical practices: An example of undergraduates learning
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Global citizenship education and its pedagogical practices: An example of undergraduates learning

Amy Shumin Chen
Contemporary Educational Research Quarterly, Vol.20(4), pp.121-153
2012

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Experiential learning Global citizenship Globalization Pedagogical practices Reflexive learning Education
Globalization has contributed a strong influence on social movements, risks and crisis and further embeds individual life experiences in global events. Regarding current trends, this paper investigates the features transformation of global citizenship and analyzes the learning dimensions of global citizenship. This study focuses on pedagogical practices which refer to the related aspects in global citizenship education and gives an example of undergraduates learning. The article examines the following: (1) Illustrating the backgrounds of global citizenship as a framework of individual actions in the context of globalization. (2) Constructing the learning dimensions and related concepts of global citizenship. (3) Discussing the theoretical foundations and contents of pedagogical practices toward global citizenship education. (4) The paper also gives conclusions and suggestions for future research.

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