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5 Reasons why Global Citizenship Education is URGENTLY needed
Three reasons why we must stop talking about 21st-century skills in education
By Maxine Cleminson After several years studying Development Education and Global Learning at UCL, one thing I definitely came away with was an intense dislike for the term “21st-century skills”. For over 40 years, discussions on education policy and practice have frequently focused on the need for students to acquire 21st-century skills. This shift can…
5 Reasons why Global Citizenship Education is URGENTLY needed
By Maxine Cleminson Like many people, I watched the US news unfolding on January 6th, 2021, in horrified silence. It seemed almost unreal that the US Capitol, an iconic bastion of democracy, was being stormed by insurgents. An attempted coup? In America? Surely not! Sadly, my eyes were not deceiving me. But how did it…
North-South Educational Partnerships and Study Abroad trips – Benefits and potential pitfalls
By Maxine Cleminson Over the last 30 years, Study Abroad trips and partnerships linking schools in North America and Europe with those in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs) in Africa and Asia have become an established and widespread practice. Their popularity has been driven by a number of factors including meeting curriculum requirements for subjects such…
Teaching Controversial Issues: How to talk about gun control in the classroom
By Maxine Cleminson Partisanship in public discourse is an increasing feature of politics in America, particularly over the last decade. During the 1980s and 1990s, affiliation with one of the two American political parties was more cross-cutting across social voting blocs with supporters of liberal and conservative viewpoints in both broad church parties. This is…
What is Global Citizenship Education?
By Maxine Cleminson What is Global Citizenship Education? Global Citizenship Education is a field of education that is not easy to succinctly define or even to position neatly in relationship to associated fields of study, despite the best attempts of academics, international organizations, nonprofits, and educators. Many have attempted to map out the genealogy of…
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Starting GCED Solutions has been a big step for me, yet in some ways it feels like the perfect vehicle for bringing together the various strands of my global experience. I came to the field of education after a brief and unsatisfactory stint in the corporate world. I had been talked out of training to…
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