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Directions for Global Citizenship Education: Lessons from Two Australian Primary Schools

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Nationalism and globalisation coexist in tension worldwide (Banks, Routledge International Handbook of Multicultural Education Research in Asia Pacific (pp. 9–22). New York: Routledge, 2018). This influenced the way citizenship identities are being constructed. Using Australia as a context, the relationships between nationalism, cultural identity and globalisation was explored through the examination of the key educational policy, the Melbourne Declaration, and a case study involving two primary schools in New South Wales. It was found that at the policy level, a globalist view that focused on sharpening Australia’s economic competitiveness was most prominent. In practice, there was inclination towards an apolitical form of global citizenship education. This meant that there was generally less emphasis placed on developing skills of critical deliberation about the complexities involved in issues that arise from diversity. This chapter concludes by examining the implications of the findings for educational policies and practices.

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Neoh, J.Y. (2021). Directions for Global Citizenship Education: Lessons from Two Australian Primary Schools. In: Zajda, J., Majhanovich, S. (eds) Globalisation, Cultural Identity and Nation-Building. Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-2014-2_8

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