Critical Global Citizenship Education for Transnational Youth: Teachers' Efforts to Advance Justice and Activism and Promote Reciprocal Learning

• In Event: Fairmont Roundtable Session Five
  In Roundtable Session: Culturally Responsive/Relevant Teaching Across Contexts (Table 8)

Abstract

As the numbers of transnational youth who preserve ongoing relationships and fluid senses of belonging spanning multiple countries increase, scholars have emphasized making learning more culturally/linguistically relevant for this population. However, little attention has been paid to the needs for cultivating critical consciousness and activism among transnational youth. Theoretically framed by critical global citizenship education (GCE), this study explores how teachers in South Korea utilize GCE to leverage their transnational students’ multifaceted experiences, knowledge and belonging while creating more justice-oriented and transformative learning opportunities for the class. By shedding light on teachers’ specific and distinctive pedagogical actions and lesson strategies, the study will provide implication for teacher education and GCE for transnational youth in this increasingly diverse and globalized world.

Authors

• Yeji Kim, University of Missouri
  Presenting Author

• Jungmin Kwon, Michigan State University
  Presenting Author