Value-Creating Global Citizenship Education

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This book fills an existing gap within the practice of global citizenship education by offering Asian perspectives. In this book, Soka or value-creating education developed by the Japanese educators, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871-1944) and Daisaku Ikeda (b. 1928) is compared to the ideas of the Indian political leader Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948). This study of their respective thoughts and movements has a significant bearing on the three domains of learning within the global citizenship education conceptual dimensions of UNESCO – the cognitive, socio-emotional, and behavioral. This book deftly combines theoretical discussions with themes and suggestions for practice and future research. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Introduction (Namrata Sharma)....Pages 1-11 Front Matter ....Pages 13-13 Makiguchi, Ikeda, and Gandhi: A Brief Comparative Study (Namrata Sharma)....Pages 15-41 Global Citizenship Education and Non-Western Perspectives (Namrata Sharma)....Pages 43-55 Revisiting the Concept of Dialogue in Global Citizenship Education (Namrata Sharma)....Pages 57-71 Can Active Citizenship Be Learned? Examining Content and Activities in a Teacher’s Education Module Engaging with Gandhi and Makiguchi (Namrata Sharma)....Pages 73-86 Front Matter ....Pages 87-87 The Practice of Value-Creating Global Citizenship Education (Namrata Sharma)....Pages 89-114 Culminating Lessons, Moving Forward (Namrata Sharma)....Pages 115-130 Conclusions—Recommendations for Policy and Practice (Namrata Sharma)....Pages 131-138 Back Matter ....Pages 139-146