Global Education in Europe - Policy, Practice and Theoretical Challenges

von: Neda Forghani-Arani, Helmuth Hartmeyer, Eddie O'Loughlin, Liam Wegimont

Waxmann Verlag GmbH, 2013

ISBN: 9783830978978 , 208 Seiten

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Global Education in Europe - Policy, Practice and Theoretical Challenges


 

Buchtitel

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Contents

5

Introduction and Acknowledgements

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Global Education in Europe: European Policy Development. Growing European Access for Global Education

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1. Introduction

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2. Europe-Wide Global Education Congress (Maastricht 2002)

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3. Conference “Learning for a Global Society” (London 2003)

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4. European Conference on Public Awareness and Development Education, “Education for North-South Solidarity” (Brussels 2005)

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5. The Helsinki Conference on European Development Education (2006). The European Consensus on Development: The contribution of Development Education and Awareness Raising (2007)

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6. DEAR (Development Education and Awareness Raising) in Europe (Study of the European Commission 2010)

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7. The Espoo Finland Symposium (2011)

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8. Lisbon Congress on Global Education (2012)

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9. The Hague International Symposium on Global Education (2012)

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10. Conclusion – Progress Made and Now to Build on This

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References

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Global Education in European Countries: National Strategy Development

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Overview: Strategy Development in Europe

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Developing a National Strategy for Global Learning in Austria: The Story so far

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Abstract

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1. Introduction

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2. Global Learning in Austria from Early Beginnings to the Present

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3. The Impact of Engaging with the Strategy

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4. Concluding

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References

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Portugal: Portuguese Strategy for Development Education: From recent Experience to new Challenges

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1. Introduction

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2. Fundamental decisions

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3. New Challenges

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A National Strategy for Global Development Education in the Czech Republic: An Initiative from below Meeting Development from above

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Abstract

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1. From the Velvet Revolution to reforms

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2. European Union, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Civil Society: GDE – Move to Quality

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3. National strategy for GDE in the Czech Republic: The value of the process and a common understanding

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4. The benefits: cooperation, partnership, networking

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5. From theory to practice

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References

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Global Education in European Countries: National Structures

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Overview

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Global Learning in Belgium

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1. Introduction

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2. The Federal Ministry of Development Cooperation (DGD)

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2. Regional governmental structures

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3. Provincial and municipal authorities

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4. Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs)

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5. Private actors and non-profit organisations

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6. Universities, schools of higher education and academic institutions

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7. Schools

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8. Conclusion

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References

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Germany: Promoting Engagement for Development

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1. Background and Organisations

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2. Development Education / Global Learning

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3. Municipal Development Cooperation

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4. Partnerships of Germany’s Federal States

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5. Cooperation between the German state, municipalities and NGOs – the example of municipal climate partnerships

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6. Ludwigsburg – synergetic engagement for development

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7. The Capital City of Fair Trade competition

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8. In Conclusion

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References

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Global Education in Poland

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1. Institutional Context: key ministries and coordinating bodies

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2. Development Cooperation Act

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3. Multi-stakeholder process on Global Education

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Global Learning in Education Systems

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Overview: Moving from “Targeting” to Integration, Coordination, Engagement and Change

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A Short History of Global Education in Finland – From the Perspective of a Curriculum Developer

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Abstract

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1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the ethical foundation of school reform – equality of all

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2. UNESCO 1974 Recommendation on International Education – focus on peace education

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3. Early 1990s: Focus on Europe and on the environment in the curricula

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4. Internationalisation covers all aspects of social development –National core curricula of 2003 and 2004

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5. Cooperation with GENE

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6. Towards a national core curricula of 2016

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References

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Ireland: The DICE Project. Development Education and Intercultural Education

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1. Introduction

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2. Governance and Support Structures

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3. Areas and Themes within DICE

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4. Intercultural education

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5. Allied DICE activities

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6. The priorities for DICE as it consolidates

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7. Conclusions

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References

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Sustainable Implementation of Global Awareness in Educational Systems – A Dutch Contribution

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Summary

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1. Introduction

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2. Global awareness defined

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3. Global awareness in Dutch society, a paradigm shift

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4. A review of global awareness in the Dutch educational system

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5. The work of the NCDO in the Netherlands

106

6. An analysis of the educational system in The Netherlands

106

7. Conclusions and Recommendations

112

References

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The Global School –Professional Development for Teachers in Sweden

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1. Seminars

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2. Local Authority Partnerships

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3. Global Journeys

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4. ESD – a Valuable but Challenging Concept

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Pan-European Perspectives in Global Education: Differing Stakeholders and Sectors

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Overview: Shifting European Perspectives

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NGOs in Global Education: From Promoting Aidtowards Global Citizen Empowerment for Change

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1. NGOs in Global Education – local, national and European level

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2. Campaigning/Advocacy and Global Learning –achievements of and challenges for NGOs

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3. Trapped in the aid industry?

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4. Towards “Global Citizenship – Empowerment for Change”

128

References

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Developing a Research Culture for Global Learning

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1. The Impact of the Journal

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2. Moving from Evaluation to Research

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3. Promoting a Culture of Research

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4. Raising the Profile

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5. Relationship of Theory and Practice

135

6. Contribution to Educational and Development Goals and Objectives

136

7. Challenges and Priorities

137

References

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Improving Quality – Progress and Development through 10 Years of the European Global Education Peer Review Process

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Abstract

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1. Introduction

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2. Background to the European Global Education Peer Review Process

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3. Sharing Learning through the European Global Education Peer Review Process

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4. Specific National Review Processes

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5. Key Benefits of the Process

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6. Summary Overview of a Decade of Developments in Global Education as Reflected in the Peer Reviews

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7. Conclusion, Future Challenges and Going Forward

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References

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Global Education in Europe: Challenges in Practice, Policy and Theory

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Overview: Practice, Policy and Theoretical Challenges

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Whose Reality Counts? – On Southern Perspectives in Global Education in Europe

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1. From Rio to the MDGs

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2. The South Evaluation of the RORG-network in Norway

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3. Enlightening or blindfolding?

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4. From paternalism and good will to new global realities

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References

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Global Education and Social Change: The Imperative to engage with different Discourses

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References

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What do we know about Global Learning and what do we need to find out? A summary of empirical evidence

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1. Review of the research

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2. A model of factors influencing the effects of global learning

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3. Factors on the user side

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4. Factors on the supply side

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5. Learning Outcomes

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6. Outlook

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Global Education: Paradigm Shifts, Policy Contexts and Conceptual Challenges

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1. Advances in Global Education in a Decade, and a Paradigm Shift

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2. Global Education Terminology; Moving from Consensus to Divergent Discourse and Dissensus

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3. Broader Policy Context, Research and Conceptual Challenges

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4. The need to return to foundational understandings, and a proposed model

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References

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Reaching Out: Policy Conclusions and Future Perspectives

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1. Policy Conclusions

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2. Challenges for the Future

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Notes on the Authors

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