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Inequalities in Learning in Vietnam: Teachers’ Beliefs About and Classroom Practices for Ethnic Minorities (RISE Working Paper Series; 21/061) Year of publication: 2021 Author: Joan DeJaeghere | Vu Dao | Bich-Hang Duong | Phuong Luong Corporate author: Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) Global and national education agendas are concerned with improving quality and equality of learning outcomes. This paper provides an analysis of the case of Vietnam, which is regarded as having high learning outcomes and less inequality in learning. But national data and international test outcomes may mask the hidden inequalities that exist between minoritized groups and majority (Kinh) students. Drawing on data from qualitative videos and interviews of secondary teachers across 10 provinces, we examine the role of teachers’ beliefs, curricular design and actions in the classroom (Gale et al., 2017). We show that teachers hold different beliefs and engage in curricular design – or the use of hegemonic curriculum and instructional practices that produce different learning outcomes for minoritized students compared to Kinh students. It suggests that policies need to focus on the social-cultural aspects of teaching in addition to the material and technical aspects. 
The #Talking Climate Handbook: How to Have Conversations About Climate Change in Your Daily Life Year of publication: 2019 Author: Robin Webster | George Marshall Corporate author: Climate Outreach | EIT Climate-KIC This handbook is for anyone who wants to have constructive day-to-day conversations about the climate crisis. It provides pragmatic and evidence-based guidance on how to talk about climate change with friends and family, acquaintances and strangers - on the bus, at work, at a sports event or at home over dinner. The handbook is informed by the idea that you don’t have to be a scientist, or live in a certain place, to care about and want to talk about climate change. It is a topic for everybody, whoever and wherever we are. 
Youth Narrative and Voice: Principles for Effective Climate, Energy and Environmental Education in Alberta Year of publication: 2020 Author: Christopher Shaw | Amber Bennett | Susie Wang Corporate author: Climate Outreach | Alberta Council for Environmental Education (ACEE) This report provides educators with 10 principles for developing new energy and climate change education resources in Alberta, and example narratives and language to engage students. The findings and recommendations are drawn primarily from a series of workshops with Alberta students held during the fall of 2019. A survey of Alberta youth conducted by Leger, a literature review and interviews with Alberta teachers provided additional insights that deepened, broadened and ‘sense checked’ the workshop results. 
Discussing Controversial Issues in the Classroom Year of publication: 2012 Author: Michael Hand | Ralph Levinson Discussion is widely held to be the pedagogical approach most appropriate to the exploration of controversial issues in the classroom, but surprisingly little attention has been given to the questions of why it is the preferred approach and how best to facilitate it. Here we address ourselves to both questions. 
INTRAC in Central Asia 1994-2018: A Story of the Past, the Present and the Future; Special Series Paper Year of publication: 2019 Author: Charles Buxton | Anne Garbutt | Janice Giffen | Chynara Irisova | Konstantin Kovtunets | Anara Moldosheva | Brian Pratt | Medet Tiulegenov | Chris Wardle | Nazgul Zakiriaeva Corporate author: International Non-Governmental Organisation Training and Research Centre (INTRAC) This publication is a special newsletter which marks the next phase of support provided by INTRAC to civil society in Central Asia. The articles in this special bulletin describe the history of INTRAC in Central Asia from the very first days to the present, and also provide a glimpse into the future. 
Global Citizenship and Lingual Identity: The Ability to Perform in Different Lingual Settings Year of publication: 2011 Author: Ann-Christin Torpsten Corporate author: SAGE Publications The aim of this article is to interpret second-language pupils’ encounter with the Swedish school regarding first- and second-language learning. An empirical context called experienced learning is investigated by interpreting student teachers’ oral and written narrated learning memories. Using a life-story approach, the interpretation focuses on lingual skills, lingual identity and citizenship. The study looks at participation in Swedish as a second language and mother tongue education when the subjects encountered the Swedish school system. Participating in those lessons is described as positive. Participating made it easier to improve skills in the second language and mother tongue. Mother tongue skills were transferred to the second-language improvement. It became much easier to continue developing the second language when skills in the mother tongue increased. Language skills were positive for continued learning, linguistic development, development of bilingualism and multilingualism. Through widened linguistic horizons it becomes possible to develop identity as multilingual persons. When skills increase in different languages such as Swedish as a second language and mother tongue, the subjects become aware of their identities as multilingual persons. They become aware of their possibilities of being active, multicultural, global citizens. Their ability to perform in different lingual settings becomes visible. 
The Sustainable Development Goals: A Guide for Teachers Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: Oxfam GB This guide supports teachers and educators working with young people to deepen their understanding of education about and for the SDGs and to see how global citizenship education (GCE) approaches and methodologies can underpin good practice. The guide also explores the benefits and challenges of using the SDG framework with learners in schools. 
Back to School With Global Citizenship Corporate author: Oxfam GB Global citizenship is all about encouraging young people to develop the knowledge, skills and values they need to engage with the world. Ideal for use at the start of the academic year or a new topic, the following activities support learners aged 7 to 14 to develop some of the key elements of responsible global citizenship: to ask questions, make connections, and explore viewpoints and values. 
Teaching Controversial Issues: A Guide for Teachers Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Oxfam GB This revised and updated version of Oxfam’s popular guide recognises the changes in social and political contexts in recent years and seeks to support educators in their discussions with young people in this complex environment. In increasingly divisive and polarised times, the need for young people to feel confident in tackling controversial issues is more pressing than ever. Advances in technology and the rise of social media mean that it is more important than ever for young people to think critically to become effective global citizens.This guide explores:• What controversial issues are.• Reasons for teaching controversial issues.• The value of a global citizenship education approach.• Guidance and classroom strategies for handling and exploring controversial issues.• Some practical activities for teaching controversial issues. 
Raising Her Voice: Music and Rights in West Africa Corporate author: Oxfam GB Investigate the power of music with these classroom activities for ages 7-11. Focusing on West Africa, this teaching resource will guide learners through an exploration of aspects of the culture, history and experiences of people in Benin, Mali and Senegal, and of how music can be used to express people's voices. These activities could be used alongside the Raising our Voices education resource.