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Globalisation, widespread immigration and despair about totalising ideologies have led to a reconsideration of religion and secularism. Previously, civic education, while respectful of religious beliefs and practices observed in the private sphere, endorsed secular perspectives for the public sphere. Currently, the growing presence of religion in political discourse raises questions about its impact and consequences in the social sphere in general and education in particular. Interest in this topic developed recently but has not yet led to an increase in research studies of civic and religious education and is especially rare with regard to marginalised migrant and minority families. In this article, we show why the family is important for understanding religious and civic education and discuss how they are relevant to migrant and minority family life. We conclude that there is a need for more comprehensive research into religious and civic education that includes the migrant and minority family as a highly important factor in education. (DIPF/Orig.), Globalisierung, weltweite Migration und die Verbreitung totalitärer Ideologien haben zu veränderten Auffassungen über Religion und Säkularität geführt. Während zuvor eine zivilgesellschaftlich-demokratisch orientierte Bildung säkulare Perspektiven im öffentlichen Raum unterstützte, zugleich aber religiösen Glaubensvorstellungen und Praxen Respekt entgegenbrachte, nimmt aktuell die Präsenz des Religiösen in den politisch-gesellschaftlichen Diskursen zu. Es stellen sich neue Fragen hinsichtlich des Einflusses und der Folgen dieser Entwicklung für Bildung und Gesellschaft. Zwar ist das Interesse an dieser Thematik gestiegen, allerdings gilt dies noch nicht für die Forschung. Es fehlen insbesondere Studien zur Bedeutung von Religion in Zusammenhang mit zivilgesellschaftlicher Bildung für Familien in der Migration und Familien in der Minderheitensituation. Im vorliegenden Beitrag zeigen wir, warum die Familie für das Verständnis religiöser und zivilgesellschaftlicher Bildung wichtig ist, und diskutieren dies bezogen auf marginalisierte Familien. Deutlich wird der Bedarf an Studien, die Familie im Kontext von Migration und Minderheitensituation als zentralen Faktor von Bildung fokussieren. (DIPF/Orig.)

Tertium comparationis 26 (2020) 2, S. 187-202, Global Citizenship Education (GCE) from an allegedly bottom-up approach - as presented in the vignettes in this issue - is viewed in this commentary through the lens of what these texts tell researchers about the transmission of (G)CE at the bottom, i.e. in the classroom, which is at the core of the German language tradition of Didaktik. My comments strive to show, firstly, that GCE by necessity comes 'under construction' as a result of any curriculum planning and didactics, including the co-constructive agency of teacher and students. While this may sound rather trivial (even though seldom empirically researched), it is suggested in this context that the 'didactics discourse' spans various global and local levels; it is enacted over different macro-, meso- and micro-steps each containing some relative autonomy, starting from the top world level to the bottom of each singular classroom. Secondly, it is posited that the (auto-)ethnographic vignettes not only contain the anticipated observations and narratives of GCE practices at the bottom, but also include what I have termed 'upward reasoning from bottom to top'. There are numerous traces of such upward reasoning in the vignettes, some of which will be highlighted as illustrations. They show how each individual and very specific classroom teaching is connected to many intentions before, above and beyond the mere practice. It is this which makes the vignettes attractive for further research and at the same time relevant for teacher education. (DIPF/Orig.)

Tertium comparationis 26 (2020) 2, S. 203-214, This paper reflects on the compilation of vignettes of Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in a variety of contexts. The analysis is framed by Critical Everyday Theory (CET), employing the concepts of estrangement, alienation and novelty to extend and develop these contributions. A consideration of what is new in these pieces for GCE, and how they address power coupled with the value of ethnographic research is examined. (DIPF/Orig.)

Tertium comparationis 26 (2020) 2, S. 174-186, This paper examines the vignettes from the perspective of Global Citizenship Education (GCE), with a particular focus on emancipatory and transformative learning in formal and informal settings. Taking reflection on the learning experiences and processes described in the vignettes as a basis, it develops and discusses five theses. This discussion helps to clarify what GCE is, where it is successful, where it fails, and how it should develop. While this paper acknowledges the relevance of incidental learning for GCE - and thus the bottom-up, emic approach that is the focus of this special issue, analysis of the experiences presented in the vignettes shows that incidental learning is not a simple matter where GCE is concerned. It can also lead to outcomes that are not in the spirit of GCE, and may even run counter to it. Learning environments should be structured in such a way as to facilitate the development of global citizenship competencies, create a sense of belonging and solidarity, and enable students to reflect critically on power structures and contribute to the transformation of those structures. Teachers can contribute to this by deploying emancipatory, transformative pedagogies in the classroom but also by creating opportunities for incidental learning in line with GCE or by addressing the outcomes of incidental learning in the classroom and making it amenable to reflection. Teachers need appropriate (GCE) competencies to enable them both to deploy emancipatory, transformative pedagogies and to support incidental learning. (DIPF/Orig.)

Tertium comparationis 26 (2020) 2, S. 223-227, The editors refer back to the quotation from Parmenter (2011, p. 378) that opens the introduction of this special issue, noting the potential of an emic approach to 'give a voice' to more participants in the education process, whether as educators, policymakers, parents, or students. This concluding paper brings the dialogic format full circle with the editors' own reflections on the diverse analyses and observations that have come together in this special issue. Of particular interest, and following on from the objectives set out in the introduction, is how the commentaries relate to each other and how they position themselves in relation to the purpose of sparking new debates on global citizenship education from an emic perspective. (DIPF/Orig.)

Tertium comparationis 26 (2020) 2, S. 215-222, The author begins by addressing the conceptual complexities surrounding the field of GCE, with its hegemonic and critical aspects, and the various forms in which it has been designed and implemented in education over the past decade. Engaging with the vignettes in this special issue and drawing on her own personal experience as a migrant in different countries, the author explores the aspects of belonging, mobility, and context, and the significance of the opportunities and limitations of these in the act of education. Ultimately, she shows, GCE must remain an open-ended and authentic exploration of context. (DIPF/Orig.)

Dieser Beitrag möchte nicht in den Chor derer einstimmen, die den rechten Nationalismus als die "große Regression" beklagen und dem gegenüber die liberale Demokratie als ideale Realisierung der europäischen Aufklärung hochhalten. Er postuliert vielmehr, dass die Problematik einer demokratischen Bildung heute darin besteht, zwischen der Skylla eines "regressiven" Nationalismus und der Charybdis einer neoliberalen "Weltoffenheit" zu navigieren. Weltbürgerlichkeit ist nicht per se ein Gegenkonzept zu Nationalismus. Wie postkoloniale Theoretiker/-innen gezeigt haben, ist vielmehr die europäische Weltbürgerlichkeit ein begleitendes und ideologisierendes Element der kolonialen Unterwerfung des Globalen Südens. Dieser Beitrag argumentiert für eine Bildung zur Demokratie aus dekolonial-kosmopolitischer Perspektive. (DIPF/Orig.), This paper refuses the idea that (neo-)liberal democracy is the only alternative to the "great regression", the rise of right-wing nationalism. Education for democracy, the author argue instead, has to criticize both, the open racism of the "new nationalism" as well as the "cosmopolitan" liberalism that is at the origin of business globalization and a growing divide between haves and have-nots. In order to help building democracy at a worldwide scale, a truly democratic education has to adopt a decolonial global citizenship perspective, as a concrete utopia. (DIPF/Orig.)

The implementation of global citizenship education (GCE) represents a challenge for the school system in Italy in terms of curriculum planning, teaching methods and contents. After a thorough overview of the Italian educational scenario on GCE, this article aims to present a learning unit on GCE related issues implemented in an Italian 8th-grade class. The study then highlights the educational implications in translating GCE international models into the Italian classroom practice. Its main assumptions focus on the key elements for students’ effective learning and on the limitations that characterise the Italian educational system in relation to GCE at the curriculum, school and teaching levels. The implications highlighted in this article are strongly intertwined with the need to plan and implement GCE jointly, within a whole-school approach, and the relevance of the modalities in which GCE instructional contents are selected and presented.

The implementation of global citizenship education (GCE) represents a challenge for the school system in Italy in terms of curriculum planning, teaching methods and contents. After a thorough overview of the Italian educational scenario on GCE, this article aims to present a learning unit on GCE related issues implemented in an Italian 8th-grade class. The study then highlights the educational implications in translating GCE international models into the Italian classroom practice. Its main assumptions focus on the key elements for students’ effective learning and on the limitations that characterise the Italian educational system in relation to GCE at the curriculum, school and teaching levels. The implications highlighted in this article are strongly intertwined with the need to plan and implement GCE jointly, within a whole-school approach, and the relevance of the modalities in which GCE instructional contents are selected and presented. (DIPF/Orig.)

Der vorliegende Beitrag geht der Frage nach, inwiefern mit von eurozentrischen Perspektiven geprägte Lehrmaterialien eine politische Bildungsarbeit unter der Berücksichtigung kritischer postkolonialer Perspektiven im außereuropäischen Kontext betrieben werden kann. Gegenstand der Analyse sind ausgewählte Lehrmaterialien, die durch das Engagement der internationalen Bildungszusammenarbeit in Myanmar zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Sich an den zentralen Argumenten der kritischen postkolonialen Theorie orientierend, werden die Defizite und Potenziale des Materials sowie dessen Rezeption und die Rolle der Lehrkraft diskutiert. Die ausgewählten Kapitel des Materials beziehen sich auf die Vermittlung der als universell geltenden Menschenrechte, den Kontraktualismus der europäischen Aufklärung und die bürgerliche Partizipation in einer Demokratie europäischen/US-amerikanischen Vorbildes. Obwohl sich das Material zunächst teilweise als ungleiche Machtverhältnisse reproduzierend erweist, ist dessen Eignung nicht als per se ungeeignet zu bewerten. Es wird aufgezeigt, von welchen Faktoren eine verantwortungsvolle politische Bildungsarbeit, die im Sinne einer GCED, die unter anderem Handlungsoptionen auf lokaler, regionaler und globaler Ebene vermittelt, abhängig sein kann. (DIPF/Orig.), The present article addresses the question in how far teaching materials shaped by Eurocentric perspectives are applicable for political education in extra-European regions whilst taking into account critical postcolonial perspectives. Object of the analysis are specific teaching materials provided by international development agencies in Myanmar. In this article, the deficits and potential of the materials as well as their reception and the role of the teacher are discussed in the context of critical post colonial theory. Tue selected chapters pertain to the conveying of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, contractualism as it originated during the European Enlightenment, and civic participation as put into practise in European/US-American democracies. Although the material reproduces postcolonial power relations to some extent, it should not per se be classified as inappropriate. The decisive factors for a responsible political education in accord with the GCED, which supplies opportunities for action on the local, regional, and global level, are illustrated. (DIPF/Orig.)

Global Citizenship Education gewinnt als pädagogisches Forschungs- und Praxisfeld international zunehmend an Bedeutung. Der Beitrag diskutiert Global Citizenship Education als transformative Bildung und thematisiert dabei die Begriffe Citizenship, Global Citizenship und demokratische Teilhabe. Global Citizenship Education wird verstanden als global orientierte politische Bildung, die ein historisch-selbstreflexives Element beinhaltet und die Perspektive des Post-Kolonialismus integriert. Abschließend wird die weitere kritische Auseinandersetzung von Global Citizenship Education mit ethischen Orientierungen als kulturelle Dimension von Transformationsprozessen angeregt. (DIPF/Orig.), Global Citizenship Education is an educational research and practice field with increasing international importance. This article discusses Global Citizenship Education as transformative learning, focusing on the terms citizenship, global citizenship and democratic participation. Global Citizenship Education is conceptualized as a globally oriented citizenship education which includes a historical, self-reflective element and integrates also the perspective of post-colonialism. To conclude, the further engagement of Global Citizenship Education in discussing ethical orientations as the cultural dimension of transformation processes is suggested. (DIPF/Orig.)

ZEP : Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik 37 (2014) 3, S. 28-33, Der Beitrag gibt einen kurzen Einblick in ein neues Masterprogramm zu Global Citizenship Education und die damit verbundene Konzeptentwicklung, die sich um eine enge Verknüpfung von Globalem Lernen, Politischer Bildung und Friedenspädagogik bemüht. Dabei werden auch Spannungsfelder und Perspektiven für Kompetenzorientierung und -entwicklung in einer global orientierten politischen Bildung beleuchtet. (DIPF/Orig.), This article gives a brief insight into a new Masters programme on Global Citizenship Education and the associated concept development, which seeks to establish a close link between global learning, political education and peace education. Also areas of conflict and perspectives for competence orientation and development are illuminated in a globally orientated political education. (DIPF/Orig.)

Zeitschrift für Pädagogik 55 (2009) 6, S. 849-859, Im Zuge der Internationalisierung und Europäisierung von politischen und ökonomischen Prozessen verändern sich die Bedingungen für politische Bildung, die bislang inhaltlich wie institutionell nationalstaatlich ausgerichtet war. Die Einschätzungen gehen dahingehend auseinander, inwieweit diese (Transformations-)Prozesse neue Möglichkeiten für die politische Bildungsarbeit eröffnen oder gegenteilig die etablierte Praxis eher weiter beschneiden. Der Beitrag skizziert insofern einige europäische Initiativen, die sich auf die institutionelle und inhaltliche Ausrichtung politischer Bildung auswirken. Das Demokratieverständnis der European Citizenship Education wird diskutiert und eine erweiterte Perspektive einer Global Citizenship Education eröffnet. Eine kritische politische Bildung, wie sie konzeptionell dem Beitrag zu Grunde liegt, verfolgt eine Weltperspektive, die eine europazentrierte Sichtweise übersteigt, alte Ausschlussmechanismen des Nationalstaates zu überwinden sucht sowie bei einem differenzierten Subjekt- und Demokratiebegriff ansetzt. (DIPF/Orig.), In the course of the internationalization and Europeanization of political and economic processes the conditions of political education are changing, - conditions which have so far been oriented by the nation-state on both the institutional and the content-related level. Estimations of the situation vary in so far as the (transformation-) processes are regarded as either opening up new possibilities for political education or as, on the contrary, further limiting the established practice. The author sketches a few European initiatives which do have an effect on the institutional and content-related orientation of political education. The understanding of democracy inherent in European Citizenship Education is discussed and a broadened perspective of a Global Citizenship Education is opened up. A critical political education, such as forms the conceptual basis of this study, pursues a world perspective transcending a Europe-centered point of view, trying to overcome old mechanisms of exclusion typical of the nation-state, and starting from a differentiated concept of the subject and of democracy. (DIPF/Orig.)

Rezension von: Hans-Georg Kotthoff / Stavros Moutsios (Hrsg.): Education Policies in Europe. Economy, Citizenship, Diversity (Studies in International Comparative and Multicultural Education; Bd. 10). Münster u.a.: Waxmann 2007 (240 S.; ISBN 978-3-8309-1918-6; 29,90 EUR).

Rezension von: James A. Banks: Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass 2004 (485 S.; ISBN 0-7879-6651-7; 40,00 US-$).

ZEP : Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik 27 (2004) 1, S. 22-26, Cosmopolitan Citizenship is described as a concept of Global learning based on international agreements of UNESCO and the Council of Europe. To live in a global world people would need – besides basic education – different social skills as competencies of political literacy. (DIPF/Orig.), [In diesem Beitrag wird] Cosmopolitan Citizenship als eine Konzeption Globalen Lernens auf der Grundlage internationaler Vereinbarungen (UNESCO und Council of Europe) vorgestellt. Um in einer globalisierten Welt zu leben und zu handeln, bräuchten Menschen neben einer Grundbildung verschiedene social skills als Kompetenzen einer political literacy. (DIPF/Orig.)

Tertium comparationis 7 (2001) 1, S. 87-90, Rezension zu: Ichilov, Orit (Ed.). (1998). Citizenship and Citizenship Education in a Changing World.