Opening Eyes and Minds: Inspiring, Educating and Engaging Third Level Students in Global Education (Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review; Vol. 19, Autumn)

Author
Joanne MaloneGrรกinne CarleyMeliosa Bracken
Corporate Author
Centre for Global Education (CGE)
ISBN
ISSN 1748-135X
Collation
p. 105-123
Resource Language
English
Year of publication
2014

 Suas has worked since its inception to engage Irish third level students in global citizenship education. This article focuses on the Suas Global Citizenship Programme, setting out the purpose and context of the programme, its innovative design and educational approach and its comprehensive monitoring and evaluation framework. The article presents an analysis of key findings from Suasโ€™ evaluation process and a summary of our learning to date on the challenges of supporting third level students in reflecting, learning and acting on global justice issues.