Ethical Global Citizenship Education framework applied in higher education through virtual global engagement

• In Event: Values, knowledge, and curriculum in Global Citizenship Education

Proposal

Following Bosio and Schattle’s framework for ethical Global Citizenship in Education (EGCE), my presentation evaluates the potential for developing ethical global citizenship through higher education programs occurring on campus, that is, internationalization at home programming. Here I consider a virtual global engagement project developed for preservice teachers and international students. My research utilized textual analysis, interviews with participants, and survey data to evaluate the extent to which participants in this large scale virtual global engagement initiative develop EGCE along each of the five dimensions. Implications are addressed in the context of research on Internationalization at Home programming. Results show the challenges and possibilities of using cross cultural virtual engagement as a tool in EGCE. While some dimensions show significant gains, not all five dimensions are evident in the outcomes of participants. Implications for programming and further study are addressed.

Author

• Allison Witt, University of Illinois