This DERC webinar brings together students of DERC's MA Global Learning to present dissertation projects that they are conducting as part of their studies. Come along to hear bitesize summaries of new research on global education and learning, and a chance to put questions to the presenters. SPEAKERS Tiffany Cavanagh: "Exploring educator's voices in relation to Global Learning in Zambia" Molly Fox: "Teacher emotions when teaching colonisation, a New Zealand study." Jessica Bailey: "Prophetic Schools: to what extent do faith schools provide good conditions for global learning?" BACKGROUND The MA in Global Learning is a distance learning programme which introduces students to a range of perspectives and approaches to global learning, global citizenship education and education for sustainable development. The programme is coordinated and run by staff from the Development Education Research Centre.

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3/24/2025

Global learning and global citizenship education have become recognised by numerous teachers as approaches that can really help to improve the quality of their teaching, as well as inspiring and enthusing learners. This webinar, with presentations from a number of past and current teachers, will examine the ways in which global learning has impacted their teaching, as well as the learning of pupils. It aims to explore the extent to which global learning can successfully function as intended – as the ‘golden thread’ through the life of a school, inspiring learners to see how they could contribute to making the world a better place, and helping teachers improve the quality of their teaching, therefore raising standards. SPEAKERS Naheeda Maharasingam, Rathfern Primary School Joseph Griffiths, Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Alison Hooper, Independent Consultant and former Headteacher FORMAT The event will be Chaired by Doug Bourn, Director of the Development Education Research Centre.

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3/24/2025

This DERC webinar with Alex Gardner-McTaggart (Dean of arts and social sciences, British University of Bahrain) explores the notional operationalization of GCE in international schools. It aims to juxtapose the values of GCE with the operational realities of international schools, set as they are, in a competitive marketplace. In this presentation, the messaging and imagination of international schools is captured as narrative language, and interpreted through this lens. This session will be of significant interest to scholars and prospective teachers alike, and aims to foreground the potential of these extraordinary organizations and the limitations placed upon them. CHAIR Fran Hunt, Director of the Development Education Research Centre.

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3/18/2025

Currently, China has shown a strong stance towards advocating for global solidarity and strengthening its engagement with global society, which is evident by the “Belt and Road Initiative” along with President Xi’s proposal for building a “Community of Shared Future for Mankind”. Meanwhile, the government strives to maintain its national identity and cultural heritage. China’s struggles with this issue reflect the fact that Chinese culture and Confucian values are an important point of reference when framing global citizenship understanding. Two presentations based on current doctoral research: Ziyuan Wang explores the impact of Chinese students’ study abroad experiences in the UK on their understanding and practice of global citizenship, thereby forming global citizens with Chinese characteristics. Enze Guo explores the reframing of Global Citizenship (GC) through the lens of Confucian values and Chinese characteristics, focusing on how university EFL teachers in China perceive GC

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12/12/2024

This session, part of a series looking at DERC-related Doctoral research, shares findings from a case study that explored influences of Ontario-based global competency frameworks on teacher candidates’ understanding and practice of global citizenship education during their pre-service programme. While the frameworks are populated with discursive orientations that emphasize skills for the global marketplace and distract attention from global issues and content, the study also indicates how the agentic dimensions of teacher candidates variably reject, revise and/or re-imagine global competency in ways that contribute to the development of critical reflective teaching practice. The findings indicate a need for ongoing research that centres teachers’ educational archives and social identities as ever present in policy enactment. SPEAKER David Montemurro is an Associate Professor, at the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

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11/28/2024

Examining the intersection of teaching and global learning: a review of international literature by DERC alumnus Giannis Efthymiou. Giannis will reflect on the roots of this intersection and the importance of taking these into account across contemporary debates. Despite the significant interest in the area during the last years, there is scarce evidence that actively considers teachers’ reality when seeking to examine this intersection. Biesta-ean theory that reflects on ‘teachers’ educational wisdom’ influences Giannis' thinking in terms of the intersection of teaching and global learning. This webinar applies to those that seek to examine alternative possibilities for conceptualising this intersection, as well as embedding global learning in practice. SPEAKER: Dr Giannis Efthymiou Senior Lecturer in Education and the Director of Initial Teacher Education at the Department of Education, Brunel University London

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11/13/2024

This brief video introduction from Nicole Blum (Development Education Research Centre) gives an outline of the 'Education for Sustainable Development: Perspectives from Policy and Practice' module on the Global Learning MA. The module - which is offered both in-person and online - focuses on the evolution of policies and practices related to education for sustainable development (ESD) and their relationship to the discourses around global learning and global citizenship education. This is an educational area of increasing importance globally, particularly with the focus climate change and other environmental crises and debates about the relationship between humans and other living beings. The module will consider how educators can support learners in navigating their understanding and responses to these issues.

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7/22/2024

A short online event that brings together educators, students, researchers and policymakers to launch 'The Case for Global Learning', an important call from more than 30 UK educational organisations for the UK government to take swift and meaningful action to promote and support the use of Global Learning approaches in UK schools and universities, to bring the UK back to the forefront of the practice of this transformational educational approach. Date: July 18 2024 Find out more at bit.ly/Case4GL Speakers: Professor Doug Bourn, a lead member of the coalition from the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society Mick Waters, a former head teacher who widely consults on the development of teaching approaches and curriculum, and former Director of Curriculum for England; Karen Smale, Head of Religious Studies at Upton by Chester High School; Laura Young, an award winning climate activist, environmental scientist, sustainability educator, and ethical influencer.

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7/19/2024