Global citizenship education in primary school: a comparative analysis of education policy documents in Portugal and Spain

In this study it is investigated whether, to what extent, and how the education policy documents of Portugal and Spain aimed at the first years of schooling are responding to international calls to educate critical and responsible citizens. To do this, a qualitative methodology was adopted in the an...

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Autores principales:	Noelia Santamaría-Cárdaba, Mónica Lourenço
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Lenguaje:	EN ES
Publicado:	Universidad de Zaragoza 2021
Materias:	global citizenship education curriculum development primary education comparative policy analysis european countries Social Sciences H
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:641f3736366f4cdf99f42acd46b200ca2021-11-26T12:29:53ZGlobal citizenship education in primary school: a comparative analysis of education policy documents in Portugal and Spain10.26754/ojs_ried/ijds.5852254-2035https://doaj.org/article/641f3736366f4cdf99f42acd46b200ca2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ried.unizar.es/index.php/revista/article/viewFile/585/585.eshttps://doaj.org/toc/2254-2035In this study it is investigated whether, to what extent, and how the education policy documents of Portugal and Spain aimed at the first years of schooling are responding to international calls to educate critical and responsible citizens. To do this, a qualitative methodology was adopted in the analysis of the documents that regulate the six to ten years old curricula in both countries. Data was analysed using content analysis, with categories deriving from the UNESCO (2015) framework on global citizenship education (GCE) dimensions and key learner attributes. Results suggest that the curricula for the first years of schooling of both countries are compatible with the principles of GCE. Yet, strong additional efforts are required for a successful implementation of this educational perspective in the long run.Noelia Santamaría-CárdabaMónica LourençoUniversidad de Zaragozaarticleglobal citizenship educationcurriculum developmentprimary educationcomparative policy analysiseuropean countriesSocial SciencesHENESRevista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 130-158 (2021)
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description	In this study it is investigated whether, to what extent, and how the education policy documents of Portugal and Spain aimed at the first years of schooling are responding to international calls to educate critical and responsible citizens. To do this, a qualitative methodology was adopted in the analysis of the documents that regulate the six to ten years old curricula in both countries. Data was analysed using content analysis, with categories deriving from the UNESCO (2015) framework on global citizenship education (GCE) dimensions and key learner attributes. Results suggest that the curricula for the first years of schooling of both countries are compatible with the principles of GCE. Yet, strong additional efforts are required for a successful implementation of this educational perspective in the long run.
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title	Global citizenship education in primary school: a comparative analysis of education policy documents in Portugal and Spain
title_short	Global citizenship education in primary school: a comparative analysis of education policy documents in Portugal and Spain
title_full	Global citizenship education in primary school: a comparative analysis of education policy documents in Portugal and Spain
title_fullStr	Global citizenship education in primary school: a comparative analysis of education policy documents in Portugal and Spain
title_full_unstemmed	Global citizenship education in primary school: a comparative analysis of education policy documents in Portugal and Spain
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Global citizenship education in primary school: a comparative analysis of education policy documents in Portugal and Spain

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