1st Edition

Global Learning and Sustainable Development

Edited By Helen Gadsby, Andrea Bullivant Copyright 2011
192 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Global learning and sustainable development encompass some of the key ideas and challenges facing the world today: challenges such as climate change, globalization and interdependence. Schools increasingly recognize the role of education in addressing these issues with young people, but exploring global issues across the curriculum requires a considerable amount of time and planning across... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Contents.  Tables.  Figures.  Abbreviations used in the Book.  List of Contributors.  Introduction.  1. Global Learning: An historical overview  2. Current Policy and Practice  3. Educating for Global Citizenship  4. A European Dimension  5. Auditing and Setting up the Global Curriculum  6. Walking the Walk, (And More Importantly) Talking the Talk  7. Section 1. Provocations for Chapter 6 (How to do it) Section 2. Case Studies of School Practice  Conclusion.  Appendix

Biography

Helen Gadsby is course leader for the PGCE Secondary Geography course at Liverpool Hope University. She is actively involved in pedagogical research around secondary education, global dimension and geography education.

Andrea Bullivant works for Liverpool World Centre and, through a partnership with Liverpool Hope University, works closely with tutors and students, local schools, children’s services and NGOs to develop and embed the global dimension and sustainable development in teaching and work with young people, including cross-curricular projects.