Conceptualising and educating for global citizenship: the experiences of academics in an Australian university

Education for global citizenship is one of many of strategies adopted by higher education institutions. We share the findings of a qualitative study in one Australian university that examined the impact of a university goal to embed global citizenship. We found Bronfenbrenner's ecological model to be a suitable framework to examine the process of developing global citizens at our institution. Our findings suggest that university strategies at the macro-level need better understanding of forces within the exo-system - the academic educator workforce - to achieve greater engagement and impact on academic goals. Despite apparent shortcomings with implementation, transformative educational processes were revealed.

Automated summary

Education for global citizenship is a strategy adopted by higher education institutions, as evidenced by a qualitative study conducted at an Australian university examining the impact of setting global citizenship goals. The study found that at the macro level, universities need a better understanding of the forces within the academic educator workforce in order to achieve greater engagement and impact on academic goals. Despite implementation shortcomings, transformative educational processes were revealed.