Critical Global Citizenship Education for Community College Students

• In Event: Fairmont Roundtable Session Thirteen
  In Roundtable Session: International Perspectives on Educational Resistance (Table 6)

Abstract

Colleges and universities have responded to globalization by institutionalizing global citizenship education (GCE). Some critics warn that the current initiatives contribute to existing global inequities and instead, advocate for a critical approach to GCE. This qualitative study explores how GCE is understood and implemented at a community college in the San Francisco bay area based on interviews with the college president, a faculty member, and an alum. Five themes emerged based on coding and thematic analysis of transcribed interview data: Connection and Belongingness; Self-Respect and Identity; Interconnectedness; Advocacy for Self and Others; and Democracy and Justice-informed global citizenship. Recommendations suggest that the college faculty take on more transformation leadership roles to institutionalize critical GCE.

Author

• Sanjyot Pia Walawalkar, Skyline College
  Presenting Author