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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| author | Noelia Santamaría-Cárdaba Mónica Lourenço |
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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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| spelling | doaj-art-641f3736366f4cdf99f42acd46b200ca2025-02-03T10:45:11ZengUniversidad de Zaragoza, Cátedra de Solidaridad y Ciudadanía GlobalRevista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo2254-20352021-11-0110213015810.26754/ojs_ried/ijds.585Global citizenship education in primary school: a comparative analysis of education policy documents in Portugal and SpainNoelia Santamaría-Cárdaba0Mónica Lourenço1University of Valladolid (Spain)University of Aveiro (Portugal)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.http://ried.unizar.es/index.php/revista/article/viewFile/585/585.esglobal citizenship educationcurriculum developmentprimary educationcomparative policy analysiseuropean countries |
| spellingShingle | Noelia Santamaría-Cárdaba Mónica Lourenço Global citizenship education in primary school: a comparative analysis of education policy documents in Portugal and Spain Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo global citizenship education curriculum development primary education comparative policy analysis european countries |
| title | 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 |
| title_short | Global citizenship education in primary school: a comparative analysis of education policy documents in Portugal and Spain |
| title_sort | global citizenship education in primary school a comparative analysis of education policy documents in portugal and spain |
| topic | global citizenship education curriculum development primary education comparative policy analysis european countries |
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