Value-creating global citizenship education : engaging Gandhi, Makiguchi, and Ikeda as examples /
Sharma, Namrata.author.
This book fills an existing gap within the practice of global citizenship education by offering Asian perspectives. In this book, Soka or value-creating education developed by the Japanese educators, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871-1944) and Daisaku Ikeda (b. 1928) is compared to the ideas of the Indian political leader Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948). This study of their respective thoughts and movements has a significant bearing on the three domains of learning within the global citizenship education conceptual dimensions of UNESCO - the cognitive, socio-emotional, and behavioral. This book deftly combines theoretical discussions with themes and suggestions for practice and future research. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Makiguchi, Ikeda, and Gandhi: A Brief Comparative Study -- 3. Global Citizenship Education and Non-Western Perspectives -- 4. Revisiting the Concept of Dialogue in Global Citizenship Education -- 5. Can Active Citizenship Be Learned? Examining Content and Activities in a Teacher's Education Module Engaging with Gandhi & Makiguchi -- 6. The Practice of Value-Creating Global Citizenship Education -- 7. Culminating Lessons, Moving Forward -- 8. Conclusions-Recommendations for Policy and Practice.
This book fills an existing gap within the practice of global citizenship education by offering Asian perspectives. In this book, Soka or value-creating education developed by the Japanese educators, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871-1944) and Daisaku Ikeda (b. 1928) is compared to the ideas of the Indian political leader Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948). This study of their respective thoughts and movements has a significant bearing on the three domains of learning within the global citizenship education conceptual dimensions of UNESCO - the cognitive, socio-emotional, and behavioral. This book deftly combines theoretical discussions with themes and suggestions for practice and future research. .
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