Teaching the Global Dimension - Key Principles and Effective Practice

Informationen zum Autor David Hicks is Professor of Education at Bath Spa University. Cathie Holden is Reader in Education at the University of Exeter. Klappentext Teaching the Global Dimension specifically responds to concerns such as inequality, justice, environment and conflict in chapters written by leading educationalists in the field. It explores both the theory and practice of 'global education' today and provides:a framework for understanding global issuesa model identifying the key elements of good practiceinsight into young people's concerns for the world and the futuretried and tested strategies for handling controversial global issues more confidently in the classroomkey concepts for planning appropriate learning experiencesa 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents List of illustrations Acknowledgements Foreword, by Mick Waters Preface Part 1 – THE GLOBAL DIMENSION Responding to the world – Dave Hicks Principles and precedents – Dave Hicks Young people’s concerns – Cathie Holden Student teachers’ views – Cathie Holden Controversial issues – Cathie Holden Part 2 – KEY CONCEPTS Conflict resolution – Lynn Davies Social justice – Ange Grunsell 8. Values and perceptions – Robin Richardson 9. Sustainable development – Ros Wade 10. Interdependence – Teresa Garlake 11. Human rights – Margot Brown 12. Diversity – Hilary Claire 13. Global citizenship – Julia Tanner Part 3 – THE GLOBAL CLASSROOM 14. The wider world in the primary school – Fran Martin 15. Global citizenship in secondary school – Harriet Marshall Contributors Bibliography Index ...

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• Authors: David Hicks, David (Bath Spa University Hicks, David (Cleveland Clinic Foundation Hicks, David G. Hicks, David Holden Hicks
• Assisted by: David Hicks (Editor), Cathie Holden (Editor), Holden Cathie (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.04.2007
• EAN: 9780415404495
• ISBN: 978-0-415-40449-5
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; EDUCATION / General, Sociology, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, Social issues & processes, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Social and ethical issues, Civil rights & citizenship, Schools, Civics and citizenship, Schools and pre-schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teaching / General, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy