Global citizenship education in context: teacher perceptions at an international school and a local Israeli school |
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| Authors: | Heela Goren |
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| Institution: | Department of Educational Policy and Administration, Constantiner School of Education, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel |
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| Abstract: | We apply semi-structured interviews to conceptualise perceptions of global citizenship among teachers at an international school and teachers at a local public school in Israel, revealing discrepancies between theory and practice in global citizenship education (GCE). We find that teachers perceive global citizenship differently along three major axes: boundaries of global citizenship, practical aspects of GCE, and through the effect of Israel’s context. This study offers a comparative perspective that discerns the differing impacts of school context and student background on teacher perceptions at different kinds of schools and highlights the importance of teacher agency in GCE. |
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| Keywords: | citizenship education peace education international education global citizenship teacher agency |
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