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Education for developing a global Omani citizen: current practices and challenges Year of publication: 2014 Author: Saif Al-Maamari Corporate author: Redfame Publishing Oman is a developing country which reformed its educational system in 1998 in order to meet the challenges of the 21st century, especially economic challenges. Strength of national identity and developing a sense of global citizenship were among the priorities of the new educational reform. This paper is based on a review of current practices regarding global citizenship education in educational system. The purpose of this theoretical study was to explore the current provision of the aspects of global citizenship education in Omani schools. Specifically, the study attempts to identify the current practices that are implemented by Omani schools to help Omani students to develop a sense of effective global citizenship. The study indicates that Omani education is not nationally centered as it aims to develop students who have global awareness. The study shows employing different approaches to develop a sense of global citizenship, namely, a separate school subject; integrated theme in social studies education, participation in some international initiatives in global citizenship education, and celebrating the international days and decades. 
Education, Extremism and Terrorism: What should be Taught in Citizenship Education and Why Year of publication: 2012 Author: Dianne Gereluk Should educators be exploring terrorism and extremism within their classrooms? If so, what should they be teaching, and how? Dianne Gereluk draws together the diverging opinions surrounding these debates, exploring and critiquing the justifications used for why these issues should be addressed in schools. She goes on to consider the ways in which educators should teach these topics, providing practical suggestions. Case Study - Pakistan: Education, Religion and Conflict Year of publication: 2015 Author: Raza Rumi Corporate author: Tony Blair Faith Foundation | McGill University Pakistan is in the midst of crisis. It is threatened by virulent extremist groups and is suffering from a failing education system that is poorly funded and politically manipulated. It promulgates an undefined Islamo-nationalist ideology that lays the foundations for widespread acceptance of ideologically motivated violence. Reforms to the curriculum have been legislated but are badly implemented by the country's politicians; the international community has largely turned a blind eye to these shortcomings. Unless aid and advocacy are specifically focused on far-reaching educational reform that directly tackles extremism, the long-term consequences will be extremely severe. Abu Dhabi Memorandum on Good Practices for Education and Countering Violent Extremism Year of publication: 2014 Author: Sara Zeiger Corporate author: Hedayah Foundation The contents of this brief are based on the discussions that occurred from 3 to 4 November 2014 at an expert workshop on Research Trends in Countering Violent Extremism hosted by Hedayah in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The purpose of this two-day expert roundtable was to bring together researchers, policymakers and practitioners in a closed discussion of the current trends in CVE research. The goals at the meeting were to address the current research outcomes in countering violent extremism; determine the critical gaps in research on CVE; identify the new and emerging threats of violent extremism; and establish a recommended research agenda for Hedayah and CVE researchers in the coming two years. 
Outcomes-Focused Policy Making in Scotland Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Government of Scotland | Scotland's International Development Alliance | SDG Network Scotland | Oxfam Scotland | International Development Education Association Scotland (IDEAS) | Bridge 47 Scotland’s International Development Alliance has co-created a new Scottish policy making guide focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the National Performance Framework (NPF). The guide supports holistic policy making that reflects our interconnected world & addresses the need to better navigate its complexities.The resource is the result of a partnership between the Scottish Government’s National Performance Framework team, the International Development Education Association of Scotland (IDEAS) Network, Scotland’s International Development Alliance, the SDG Network Scotland and Oxfam Scotland. The partnership was initiated, supported and funded by the Bridge 47 – Building Global Citizenship project and special thanks go to Northern Star Associates for their work developing the content.What is the resource?The National Performance Framework (NPF) is Scotland’s way of localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 different goals and 11 NPF National Outcomes are key measures of how Scotland can move towards a more just and sustainable future. The resource has two main parts. The first half features a general overview of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Scotland’s National Performance Framework (NPF) and how the two are interlinked. The second half provides practical, interactive activities to explore how to apply the NPF and SDGs in the policy making process.Why is this resource important?Policy is a mechanism for creating change. Ensuring that the policy produced in Scotland is inclusive and takes a holistic view of systemic problems will have a positive impact for both people and planet.This resource comes at a critical juncture. The Covid-19 pandemic has emphasised local-global interconnections and the difficulties posed by complex global problems. They require us to be holistic in our policy making and understand we are part of a bigger system, where the decisions we make and the actions we take have an impact on others locally and globally, now and in the future.How was the resource created?The guide was co-created by a partnership between the NPF team at the Scottish Government and civil society stakeholders including the SDG Network Scotland, Scotland’s International Development Alliance and the EU project, Bridge 47. The development of the resource was funded through the Bridge 47 – Building Global Citizenship project, which is based at the International Development Education Association of Scotland (IDEAS) network. As a project, Bridge 47 supports building partnerships across different sectors with the aim of raising awareness of the SDGs and the transformative power of education as outlined in SDG Target 4.7. 
Glocal Education in Practice: Teaching, Researching, and Citizenship (BCES Conference Books; Vol. 17) Year of publication: 2019 Author: Nikolay Popov | Charl Wolhuter | Louw de Beer | Gillian Hilton | James Ogunleye | Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu | Ewelina Niemczyk Corporate author: Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) This volume contains selected papers submitted to the XVII Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) held in June 2019 in Pomorie, Bulgaria. The XVII BCES Conference theme is Glocal Education in Practice: Teaching, Researching, and Citizenship. The book includes 34 papers written by 69 authors from 20 countries. 
Issue to Action: Mathematics; Teaching Toolkit for a Fairer World Year of publication: 2021 Author: Corinne Angier Corporate author: Scotdec These resources offer maths teams an opportunity to take an applications approach within the BGE phase. You might want to make connections to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and you can find some introductory activities to the goals here.The materials explore 3 broad themes – climate change, gender equality and migration – with 2 sets of activities for each theme supported with a PowerPoint presentation.The lessons and worksheets in the booklet and accompanying PowerPoints are all free to download below. All activities are mapped to ‘Experiences and Outcomes’, benchmarks and core maths skills are highlighter. 
The Global Citizen's Journey: A Resource for Global Citizenship Education Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: GOAL Global This resource for Global Citizenship Education is designed by our Global Youth Programme for educators and leaders of 14–18-year-olds all over the world. Centring on the themes of interconnectedness, development, power and inequality this free, downloadable booklet of activities encourages critical thinking, reflection, and empower the pursuit of positive change.To find out more, watch our introductory video here. 
Raising Citizens' Awareness Through Development Education: Success Stories Collection Year of publication: 2020 Author: Lur Fernandez Salinas Corporate author: PLATFORMA Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) are natural lines of action for local and regional governments active in development cooperation and tie in perfectly with their territorial strategies.Awareness-raising among citizens, through the action of municipalities and regions, remains a core component of the co-responsibility, solidarity, mutual knowledge and mutual understanding needed to mobilise and unite communities.Discover this Success Stories Collection which aims to showcase concrete, impactful and transformative experiences of local and regional governments and their associations actively engaged in DEAR projects and decentralised cooperation strategies. 
Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures Collective: Global Citizenship Education Otherwise; Study Guide Year of publication: 2019 Author: Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti | Sharon Stein | Rene Suša | Dani d’Emilia | Elwood Jimmy | Bill Calhoun | Sarah Amsler | Camilla Cardoso | Dino Siwek | Kyra Fay | Tereza Čajková Corporate author: Decolonial Futures Collective This booklet was developed with a specific audience in mind: educators working with global citizenship education in Europe. It presents an overview of the work of the collective and outlines two pedagogical experiments. The first pedagogical experiment, “Bare Basics” is a program for self or group study consisting of a collection of resources organized around 6 thematic areas (denial of violence, denial of unsustainability, denial of entanglement, how education has helped create the problem, so what/now what?, the difficulties/impossibilities of imagining otherwise). The second pedagogical experiment is an experiential learning program that we run by request (as a TTT or a residency). It involves mapping, imagination, body and land-based exercises. We invite you to engage with the outline of both programs, starting with our “broccoli seed agreement” on the back of the booklet.