Courses :: Module, CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION PRACTICE

	Overview
	This module will provide a space for critical reflection on GCE in the light of insights from theory and practice in the areas of critical pedagogy, community and adult education, and post-critical and decolonial approaches to GCE. Engaging with contemporary understandings and discourses of GCE from critical and post-critical perspectives, it will explore the purpose, limits and potential of GCE in the face of contemporary global challenges. Participants from across the education spectrum, including those working in adult, community and further education settings, will be supported to critically reflect on their own GCE practice and to develop their skills of engaging groups with GCE �otherwise�, i.e., in more challenging, critical and transformative ways. This module contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goal four ((SDG 4) �Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all� and particularly target 4.7, �by 2030 ensure all learners acquire knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including among others through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture�s contribution to sustainable development�.

Overview

This module will provide a space for critical reflection on GCE in the light of insights from theory and practice in the areas of critical pedagogy, community and adult education, and post-critical and decolonial approaches to GCE. Engaging with contemporary understandings and discourses of GCE from critical and post-critical perspectives, it will explore the purpose, limits and potential of GCE in the face of contemporary global challenges. Participants from across the education spectrum, including those working in adult, community and further education settings, will be supported to critically reflect on their own GCE practice and to develop their skills of engaging groups with GCE �otherwise�, i.e., in more challenging, critical and transformative ways.
This module contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goal four ((SDG 4) �Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all� and particularly target 4.7, �by 2030 ensure all learners acquire knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including among others through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture�s contribution to sustainable development�.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Understand different approaches to GCE in light of their engagement with key theories, pedagogies and practices within critical pedagogy, community and adult education, and post-critical and decolonial GCE. Identify the purpose, limits and potential of GCE in the face of contemporary global challenges and demonstrate an ability to engage critically with their own and other GCE practice. Articulate some principles and practices of critical and post-critical GCE which are relevant for their own education context and show their capacity to apply these in practice.

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CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION PRACTICE