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Teaching Controversial Issues Year of publication: 2006 Corporate author: Oxfam GB Young people frequently face making decisions about a wide range of issues on which there are many different views. Issues like sexuality, religion, bullying, and war can evoke complicated emotions, both in and out of the classroom.Young people need to develop skills that allow them to discuss and come to their own views about these types of issues. Having a chance to engage with controversial topics in a constructive environment will help young people to develop as global citizens, and teachers have a key role to play in enabling this.This guide explores what controversial issues are, why they should be taught, and includes classroom strategies, existing guidance and practical teaching activities. 
Global Citizenship and Youth Participation in Europe Year of publication: 2016 Author: Douglas Bourn Corporate author: Oxfam | Oxfam Italia | UCL Institute of Education | CARDET | Pah Global Citizenship has been recognized as an important component of education by UNESCO through the Sustainable Development Goals launched in 2015 and the recent Global Education Congress in Croatia.While there has been considerable activity across Europe in encouraging youth engagement in democratic institutions, this report suggests that insufficient attention has been given to the linkages young people make between their outlook on the world, their personal and social identity and the ways they use tools such as social networking to engage in societies.The report also suggests to teachers that they need to address and respond to the interests of young people in issues such as refugees and migration, climate change and global terrorism by equipping them with the knowledge and skills to effectively engage in these debates. 
Youth Participation and Global Citizenship: Challenges and Recommendations for Future Youth School Forums Year of publication: 2016 Author: Anna Jarkiewicz | Joanna Leek Corporate author: Oxfam GB | University of S odz (Poland) The overall purpose of this report is to identify the needs of the Future School Youth Forums on youth participation and global citizenship education. The study synthesizes information from Cyprus, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and the United Kingdom in order to understand similarities and differences, and compare them with wider European trends to understand transversal needs across Europe. It discusses in greater detail the current application of global citizenship youth forums and global citizenship/youth participation in each of the 5 countries – and therefore across 7 national systems (as Wales and Scotland have their own systems), and also transversally across Europe. The report will help Partners to better understand the project’s needs, so that they can design project outputs more effectively. 
Putting the Voice of Young People at the Heart of Global Citizenship Education Year of publication: 2014 Author: Douglas Bourn Corporate author: UCL Institute of Education | Erasmus+ This briefing is aimed at policy-makers across Europe who are engaged with, or interested in ensuring that education and international development programmes give consideration to the voices of young people. It also aims to contribute to policy-makers responses to how they are implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. 
COVID-19 Responses Around the World: A Teaching Resource for Ages 9-14 Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Oxfam GB This resource helps learners to discuss their thoughts and feelings about the pandemic with others. Learners will also find out about ways to stop the current ‘infodemic’ – the rapid spread of misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19.This material will help learners to: discuss their thoughts and feelings about COVID-19. investigate some of the incredible ways in which people have been responding to this crisis. understand the difference between information, disinformation and misinformation. consider their own responses to the pandemic and possible actions that they might take to manage their own wellbeing and support others.