Global Citizenship. Knowledge and skills, showing cross-cultural awareness, and valuing human...

Global Citizenship

Global Citizenship

Knowledge and skills, showing cross-cultural awareness, and valuing human diversity. The ability to work effectively, and responsibly, in a global context. Knowledge of global perspectives on how disciplinary knowledge is represented and understood within other cultures; cross-cultural capability beginning with an awareness of our own culture and perspectives and the development of the confidence to question one’s own values and those of others responsibly and ethically; and responsible citizenship, actively engaging with issues of equity and social justice, sustainability and the reduction of prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination.

Global Citizenship case study

Jo Feehily

Faculty of Business

Brookes Teaching Fellowship project

Global Citizenship

Project Aim

Embed the Graduate Attribute Global Citizenship within the Business and Management suite of UG Programmes, focusing on:

• The external business environment and sustainable development

• Ethics• Values• Decision-making

Harnessing Students’

Views

• Module: International Business Context

• Year 1, Semester 2

• Early in Semester: Survey of students’ perceptions of Global Citizenship & responsible leadership development

• Later in the module students receive teaching on Global Citizenship, Responsible Leadership and graduate attributes & feedback from the survey

• During the lecture students engage with an interactive questionnaire which captures their perceptions of global citizenship, responsible leadership and the PRME and how they wish to engage with these ideas during their time at university

• This intervention has been carried out for 2 years and is a permanent mechanism on the module

• Findings are fed forward to following compulsory modules

Findings

1. Some students are confused about the language linked to Global Citizenship

2. Broadly, different student bodies expressed different views about the potential of Global Citizenship within curricula

3. Generally, international students showed greater engagement with and broader understanding of concepts included within Global Citizenship

4. Some students expressed an interest in Global Citizenship beyond curricula, e.g. voluntary work and outreach

Recommendations

• Educators cannot impose meaning in relation to Global Citizenship within and beyond curricula as this would be counter to the core focus on multiple perspectives, inclusivity, and diversity

• Educators can explore more opportunities to ask students to share and explore their ideas about learning, teaching and assessing

Global Citizenship to inform

curricula review and

enhancement

Global Citizenship and

Sustainability

- Sustainability definition - Bruntland Report: “sustainable development is

development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”

- Tends to be defend into three pillars, Environment, Society and Business.

- It is fundamentally ethics of how we treat people and the environment

Global Citizenship and sustainability

The sustainability team offers a range of ways to advise all staff on embedding education for sustainable development into programmes offered to students at Oxford Brookes. This can be through one to one consultation or a workshop, depending on the programme and the amount of input required.

https://wiki.brookes.ac.uk/display/GAA/Support+for+Sustainability

The Sustainability Team is here is help

Team member 

Job title and contact details Area of expertise

Henning Thiel Sustainability Manager hthiel@brookes.ac.uk x4634

Corporate social responsibility, Sustainability strategy and communications, environmental management system auditing

Gavin Hodgson Energy and Carbon Reduction Managerghodgson@brookes.ac.ukx4643

Carbon Management, Energy Efficiency, Low carbon technology

Sebastian Blake Sustainability Assistantsblake@brookes.ac.ukX2749

Environmental management systems, Waste Management and Travel

Wendy Vrij Marketing and Communications Officerwj.vrij@brookes.ac.ukx3903

Events and communications

Jay Quayle SU Environmental Officer11073386@brookes.ac.uk

Biodiversity and Bee Keeping

We can help by

- Giving general sustainability talks of 20 minutes or 1 hour to classes

- Development of bespoke sustainability sessions where appropriate

- Department away day- One to one support with lesson plans - Team development sessions - Supporting student sustainability projects

This year the

Sustainability Team has:

- Delivered sustainability presentations to over 500 students

- Worked with architects to deliver post occupancy evaluations of the buildings onsite

- Provided information to students carrying out environmental reviews of the University, including assessments of the cost effectiveness of incineration

- Developing bespoke presentations- Assisting with integrating sustainability into

academic skills for international students

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- The sustainability team worked with lecturers to develop sustainability topics for students

- A site sustainability quiz was developed, with follow up research and projects

- 6 areas were explored: Travel, Energy, Waste, Water, Biodiversity and Sustainable Procurement

- Project work and research was integrated into the learning outcomes and lesson plans

Resources for

Sustainability

- Examples for subjects including marketing, sports, religious studies, architecture and journalism http://insight-dev.glos.ac.uk/tli/resources/toolkit/resources/Pages/GreenerbyDegrees.aspx

- Resources for Art, Science, Medicine, Law, Social Sciences https://wikis.bris.ac.uk/display/BristolESD/ESD+at+Bristol

- FE resources for engineering and business management http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/node/11056#1