International Journal of Education and Psychological Research

(Print and Online Peer Reviewed Journal)


Print - ISSN: 2349 - 0853
e - ISSN: 2279 - 0179

VOLUME 9 - ISSUE 4

(December 2020)

PREPARING TEACHERS WITH GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE


Authors:

Dr. Sanjay Kumar Yadav

Pages: 46-50

Abstract:

The evolving educational landscape and growing inter-connecting and interdependence among instructors in global schools for the 21st Century have placed unprecedented demands on education for instructors. The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) Education Faculty and UNICEF Canada together established a Baccalaureate Courses named Education for Global Citizenship in order to track preparation of global educators for a linked world in general. It focuses on training educators to teach global citizenship for the 21st century and was included as an obligatory course in the UPEI teacher preparation program. This article is based on a three year research assessing the experience of teacher candidates in education for international citizenship, changes in their perspectives of the education of global citizenship, and difficulties and accomplishments in educational practices. The results of this study show the unique possibilities and problems facing teachers in learning to educate for world citizenship and propose the need for global citizenship education to be included into teacher education programs with a holistic approach.