Spirituality and education for global citizenship

Developing student teachers’ perceptions and practice

Bibliographic Data

ID20504355
AuthorsRichard Woolley (0000-0002-8724-6331, Bishop Grosseteste University, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume13
Issue2
Pages145-156
Publication date2008-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Children s Spirituality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1364-436X • E-ISSN: 1469-8455
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13644360801965966
OpenAlexW2141320996
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited8

Education for Global Citizenship (E4GC) offers many opportunities to explore spirituality and a sense of how one fits into the world at a range of levels. Beyond the Curriculum Boundaries is a project that enables student teachers to consider E4GC alongside issues of multiculturalism, antiracism and democracy education, with a strong focus on religious education and geography. This paper outlines the ethos behind the project, identifies key elements and themes, appraises student responses, and evaluates key learning points. Student teachers respond to the module in a variety of ways that inform their learning and teaching, and development takes place on both personal and professional levels: as the project has developed the awareness of children’s worldviews and the sense of interconnectedness with others has grown, adding an increasingly spiritual dimension to learning. This article argues that E4GC provides an effective vehicle for supporting the often‐overlooked spiritual dimension of children development

Citizenship · Citizenship education · Curriculum · Democracy · Engineering ethics · Ethos · Global Citizenship Education · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Spirituality · Engineering · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Religious Education and Schools · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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