Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives

Globalising the School Curriculum: Gender, EFA and Global Citizenship Education

Whilst the link between access, quality of schooling and gender equality in promotion Education for All is vital, the problematic nature of this agenda for the curriculum in developing countries is not sufficiently recognized. Previous sociological research indicates the contradictions between the social reproductive elements and the egalitarian potential of a ‘globalised curriculum’ especially...

Global Perspectives on Higher Education

Economic Growth and Tertiary Education Arguments that link education and economic growth are familiar to all of us. A recent analysis of sources of economic growth conducted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) found that improvement in human capital—as measured by increasing levels of educational attainment— was a common factor behind growth in all OECD member co...

Citizenship, Diversity and Mobility

political and social foundation of education,comparative study of citizenship education approaches and perspectives

a field study of social and political foundation of education is citizenship education. the main purpose of this research was to study citizenship education approaches and perspectives. the current research categorized in field of theoretical methods in which a descriptive- interpretive approach was utilized in data analysis. the most important findings of this research was that critical and so...

[Sexual diversity, health and citizenship].

Non-heterosexual sexual orientations are no longer considered pathological by the American Psychiatric Association since 1973 and the World Health Organization since 1990. However, to many authors, these changes in Latin America have not been translated into an inclusive healthcare provision or the recognition of non-heterosexual citizens with full rights. The purpose of this document is to pro...