| Publication |
Oxon, RoutledgeFalmer, 2007.
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| Description |
xviii, 212pBlack Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
Teaching the Global Dimension specifically responds to concerns such as inequality, justice, environment and conflict. It explores both the theory and practice of ‘global education’ today and provides:
-a framework for understanding global issues
-a model identifying the key elements of good practice
-insight into young people’s concerns for the world and the future
-tried and tested strategies for handling controversial global issues more confidently in the classroom
-key concepts for planning appropriate learning experiences
-a range of case studies which demonstrate the different ways in which a global dimension can be developed.
Inspiring, thought-provoking and highly practical, this book shows how teachers at any stage in their career can effectively and successfully bring a global dimension to the taught curriculum.
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| Contents |
The global dimension
-Responding to the world
-Principles and precedents
-Young people's concerns
-Student teacher's views
-Teaching controversial issues
Key concepts
-Conflict resolution
-Social justice
-Values and perceptions
-Sustainable development
-Interdependence
-Human rights
-Diversity
-Global citizenship
The global classroom
-The wider world in the primary school
-Global citizenship in the secondary school
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| Standard Number |
9780415404495 Pb.
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