Researching global citizenship education: Towards a critical approach

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  • Anne Schippling Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia, Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4119/jsse-3466

Keywords:

global citizenship education, transnational capital, methodological nationalism, international school, biographical case study

Abstract

Purpose: This article contains a reflection on researching in global citizenship education with a critical approach that aims to transcend the paradigm of methodological nationalism.

Design/methodology/approach: Starting from outlining different dimensions of global citizenship (education), and looking at the current research situation in GCE, we propose a methodological turn that overcomes the nation-state paradigm as a base for critical research on GCE. Subsequently, using the concept of transnational capital as an analytical tool, we show – in the example of two biographical case studies in an international school in a large city of West Germany – how to put a critical research on GCE into action.

Findings: The article demonstrates, on the one hand, how a critical approach to research aspects of global citizenship education can be taken, starting from a transnational research stance. On the other hand, it presents new perspectives and challenges for critical research in GCE.

Author Biography

Anne Schippling, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia, Lisboa

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Published

2020-12-18

How to Cite

Schippling, A. (2020). Researching global citizenship education: Towards a critical approach. JSSE - Journal of Social Science Education, 19(4). https://doi.org/10.4119/jsse-3466

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