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Building Back Better: Youth, Power and Planet Year of publication: 2020 Author: Valerie Duffy | Leo Gilmartin | Eva Janssens | Dermot O’Brien Corporate author: National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) Building Back Better: Youth, Power and Planet is about power. The understanding of power in youth work is vitally important for the development of young people as they navigate through their lives and society.The aim of this resource is to support young people and youth workers in understanding power, seeing power, claiming power, and activating power. It includes a wealth of background information on concepts around power and terminology, as well as a guide on ‘How to Use this Resource’, activities, stimulus sheets. This toolkit explores the issue of power and helps you make links to the Sustainable Development Goals.It is designed for global educators, youth workers, development education practitioners, trainers, climate activists, changemakers of all shapes and sizes but in particular those working with the current generation of young people.Building Back Better contains 4 main sections:Section 1. Defining PowerSection 2. Seeing PowerSection 3. Claiming PowerSection 4. Activating PowerIt also contains:an introduction to power in theory and in practice 10 activities with interactive exercisesaction power templates for planningstriking visuals, case studies on human development for adapting This was resource was created by the NYCI Youth 2030 programme. 
Connected: An Introduction to Digital Media Literacy Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Webwise | Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) Connected comprises five modules exploring young people’s rights and responsibilities online, emerging digital technologies and topics including big data and the data economy, deep fakes, false information and online wellbeing. The five modules are:1. My Online Wellbeing2. News, Information and Problems of False Information3. Big Data & the Data Economy4. My Rights Online5. Publishing Online - Group ProjectThe programme is mapped to the Junior Cycle Digital Media Literacy Short Course and will give students an understanding of the role of digital technologies and will help students develop key digital media literacy skills to responsibly navigate the online environment. 
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. 
The prospects of development education in African countries: building a critical mass of citizenry for civic engagement Year of publication: 2015 Author: Simon Eten Corporate author: Centre for Global Education (CGE) This article argues that development education is often framed in an African context within notions of national citizenship designed to engender support for public institutions and policies rather than develop critical thinking skills. This limited concept and application of development education often results in public apathy and disengagement from participation in community, national and global development initiatives. The author argues that recourse to the more radical, Freirean conception of development education practice in African states could potentially support more engaged public activism in issues underpinning poverty and injustice locally and globally. The author draws upon his knowledge and experience of the public sector in Ghana and general trends across Africa to propose potentially fertile areas of research that could support more effective DE practice that nurtures enhanced civic engagement. Les perspectives de l'éducation au développement dans les pays africains: la construction d'une masse critique de citoyens pour l'engagement civique Year of publication: 2015 Author: Simon Eten Corporate author: Centre for Global Education (CGE) Cet article soutient que l'éducation au développement est souvent encadrée dans un contexte africain dans les notions de citoyenneté nationale visant à susciter le soutien des institutions et des politiques publiques plutôt que de développer la pensée critique. Ce concept limité et l'application de l'éducation au développement se traduit souvent par l'apathie du public et le désengagement de la participation à la communauté, les initiatives nationales et mondiales de développement. L'auteur fait valoir que le recours à la plus radicale, la conception freirienne de la pratique de l'éducation au développement dans les pays africains pourrait soutenir l'activisme public plus engagé dans les questions qui sous-tendent la pauvreté et de l'injustice localement et globalement. L'auteur puise dans ses connaissances et de l'expérience du secteur public au Ghana et les tendances générales à travers l'Afrique pour proposer des zones potentiellement fertiles de la recherche qui pourrait soutenir la pratique DE plus efficace qui favorise l'engagement civique renforcée. 
Irish Aid Development Education Strategy 2017-2023: Development Education Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: Irish Aid Ireland has a long and proud history in development education thanks to many of the civil society organisations represented here today and which pre-dates the start of Ireland’s official aid programme which is itself now over 40 years old.The Development Education Strategy 2017-2023 aims to increase access to development education in Ireland, in schools and colleges, in local and community groups, and among the old and young.Development education is a lifelong educational process which encourages people to critically analyse and challenge the root causes and consequences of global hunger, poverty and injustice, challenge stereotypes and engage in action to bring about change in both their local and global communities. 
All Aboard for DigiTown: A Learning Path for 9 -12 Year Olds to Become Smart Digital Citizens Year of publication: 2020 Author: Janice Richardson | Veronica Samara Corporate author: Webwise “All Aboard for DigiTown!”is a fun, entertaining learning journey for young digital citizens through 10 digital themes centred on ‘Being online’, ‘Well-being online’ and ‘Rights online’. These are based on the Council of Europe’s successful Digital Citizenship Education model. As children progress through the stories, exercises and individual and group activities in the book, they will learn about using digital technology wisely, behaving respectfully and responsibly, and cooperating meaningfully online and offline. They end their journey with a backpack of badges to remind them of what being a digital citizen really means. A final section provides solutions, and offers teachers and parents a detailed overview of the competences their children are developing in order to better guide them on their path towards digital citizenship.The book can be used both in class, at home and in distance learning. It is adapted to the learning needs of children in the final years of elementary school (age around 9-12 years). 
Becoming a Global Citizen: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Competencies of Global Citizens (Espoo, Finland, 5-7th October 2011) Year of publication: 2011 Author: Liisa Jääskeläinen | Taina Kaivola | Eddie O’Loughlin | Liam Wegimont Corporate author: Global Education Network Europe (GENE) | Finnish National Board of Education (FNBE) The international symposium on competences of global citizens, entitled Becoming a Global Citizen, was held in Espoo, Finland on 5 – 7. October, 2011. The symposium was organized by the Finnish National Board of Education (FNBE), the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, GENE (Global Education Network Europe) and the Hanasaari Swedish- Finnish Cultural Centre.The symposium focused on three main questions, namely:• what is global education?• what are key competences of global citizens in general education?• how can the priorities of global education be supported nationally?This publication contains the proceedings and main information gathered in the symposium. From Finland’s point of view the Symposium provided a substantial contribution to the publication called Schools Reaching out to a Global World. The publication comprises several articles on competencies of global citizens serving the next curricular reform of the entire general education sector for Finland, to be fully implemented by 2016. From the international perspectives the Symposium meant a most relevant input into the pan-European debate on perspectives for Global Education. 
10 Myths About... Inequality Worldwide: Sorting Facts From Fiction Year of publication: 2021 Author: Colm Regan Corporate author: Irish Aid | DevelopmentEducation.ie This material explores 10 common myths about market economics, women’s empowerment and the technology divide. This pocket-size booklet includes: Why does thinking about inequality matters 10 short myths about the economics, gender equality and the role of technological solutions to inequalities Links to the Sustainable Development Goals References per each myth following a fact/fiction and explainer approach 
Global Education and Climate Change: Looking at Climate Change Education Through the Lens of Global Education Year of publication: 2020 Author: Douglas Bourn | Knut Hjelleset Corporate author: Global Education Network Europe (GENE) This briefing aims to address how Global Education can contribute to the discourses and practices around education for climate change. It will also look at the benefits of seeing Climate Change Education through the lens of Global Education. There will be a recognition that within Global Education, themes of social justice, importance of a pedagogy of hope, participatory learning approaches and the skills of critical thinking can enrich the traditional approaches to learning about climate change. Finally, the briefing notes the impact of the various movements by young people on the climate emergency, and what can be learnt from these activities for Global Education policies and practices.