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EDU 542 Citizenship and Sustainable Education: Reading list

EDU 542 Citizenship and Sustainable Education

Department: Master of Education

Module Description: This module examines some of the important, if sometimes controversial, areas of education in a globalised world: citizenship, responsibility for the environment, and the impact of human rights. The module tackles the conceptual and practical issues, looking at the meanings of being an active citizen and the implications for leadership, policy, management, and planning in educational organizations for the Gulf region, as well as principles for curricular goals and guidelines.

Module texts

Indicative key readings

Abdi, A.A., Shultz, L. & Pillay, T. (2015). Decolonizing global citizenship education. Rotterdam, Boston: Sense Publishers.
Cogan, J. and Derricott, R. (2000). Citizenship for the 21st Century: an international perspective on education. London: Taylor and Francis.
Gordon, T. (2000). Making Spaces: citizenship and difference in schools. Basingstoke, Macmillan.
Stone, R. (2014). Textbook on Civil Liberties and Human Rights. 10th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Jackson, R. (ed). (2002). International Perspectives on Citizenship Education and Religious Diversity. London: Routledge.
Osler, A. and Vincent, K. (2002). Citizenship and the Challenge of Global Education. Trentham Books
Scott, W. and Gough, S. (eds). (2004). Key issues in sustainable development and learning: a critical review. London: RoutledgeFalmer.
Frazer, E. (2009). Citizenship education. Oxford Review of Education, 35(6), 775–85.
Xing, J. (2015). Global Citizenship Education in Hong Kong. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 5(2), 136–39. Open resource
Stearns, P. N. (2009). Educating global citizens: Challenges and opportunities. New York: Routledge.
Reimers, F. (2006). Citizenship, identity and education: Examining the public purposes of schools in an age of globalization. Prospects, 36(3), 275-294.
Rapoport, A. (2019). Competing frameworks : global and national in citizenship education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing Inc.

Recommended readings

Abdi, A. A. & Shultz, L. (Ed.). (2009). Educating for human rights and global citizenship. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.
Agbaria, A. (2011). The social studies education discourse community on globalization: Exploring the agenda of preparing citizens for the global age. Journal of Studies in International Education, 15(1), 57-74.
Ali, M. A. (2009). Preparing citizens for a globalized world: The role of the social studies curriculum. Inter-American Journal of Education for Democracy, 2(2), 237-256. Open resource
Bowers, C. A. (2001). Educating for eco-justice and community. London: University of Georgia Press.
Clifford, V. & Montgomery, C. (Eds.) (2013). Moving towards internationalisation of the curriculum for global citizenship. Oxford, UK: Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development.
Davies, L., Harber, C. and Schweisfurth, M. (2002). Democracy Through Teacher Education. Birmingham: Centre for International Education and Research.
Fenwick, H. (2007). Civil Liberties and Human Rights. London: Routledge.
Limage, L (ed). (2000). Democratising Education and Educating Democratic Citizens: International and Historical Perspectives. Garland.
Osler, A. and Starkey, H. (2005). Changing Citizenship: Democracy and Inclusion in Education. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Pearce, N and Hallgarten, J (eds). (2000). Tomorrow's Citizens: critical debates in citizenship and education. London: Institute for Public Policy Research.
Schweisfurth, M., Davies, L. and Harber, C. (eds). (2002). Learning Democracy and Citizenship: International Experiences. Symposium.
Scott, W. and Gough, S. (2003). Sustainable development and learning: framing the issues. London: Routledge Falmer.
Scott, D. and La\wson, H. (2002). Citizenship Education and the Curriculum. Ablex Publishing.
Wilde,S. (Ed.). (2005). Political and Citizenship Education. Oxford: Symposium Books
Yuen, E. et al (eds.). (2002). The battle of Seattle: the new challenge to capitalist globalisation. Soft Skull Press: New York NY.
Davies, I., Mark E., and Alan Reid, A. (2005). Globalising citizenship education? A critique of 'global education' and 'citizenship education. British Journal of Educational Studies, 53(1), 66–89.
Endo, C. (2008). Autonomy and Citizenship: Implications for Citizenship Education. Thesis, University of Oxford.
Munck, R. (2010). Civic engagement and global citizenship in a university context: Core business or desirable add-on? Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, 9(1), 31-41.
Girard, B. & Harris, L. M. (2013). Considering world history as a space for developing global citizenship competencies. The Educational Forum, 77(4), 438-449.
Dill, J. (2013). The longings and limits of global citizenship education: The moral pedagogy of schooling in a cosmopolitan age. New York: Routledge.

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