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From Practice to an Approach towards Learning. National University of Ireland, Galway 3rd October 2009 Helmuth Hartmeyer Austrian Development Agency / University of Vienna. From Practice to an Approach towards Learning.
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From Practice to an Approach towards Learning National University of Ireland, Galway3rd October 2009 Helmuth Hartmeyer Austrian Development Agency / University of Vienna
From Practice to an Approach towards Learning • Reviewing where development and global education come from – the Austrian example • Conceptual roots of Global Learning • Conceptual issues, areas of tensions and challenges • Way forward: Austrian Strategy on Global Learning • International perspective – GENE (Global Education Network Europe)
Reviewing where development and global education come from • The Cold War Era • The early 1970s • The early 1980s • The late 1980s
Contextual Issues • What is Global Learning? • Thematic dimensions • Didactical dimensions • Competencies
Areas of Tensions • Factual Dimension • Regional Dimension • Social Dimension • Institutional Dimension • International Dimension
Towards Learning • Political Dimension: Redesigning Politics through Global Learning? • Pedagogical Dimension: • Global Learning as a recipe book? • Global Learning in a network
Austrian Strategy on Global Learning • Context/History: • 2002: Maastricht Congress on Global Education • 2003: Austrian Strategy Group Global Learning started to work • 2005/2006: PEER Review Process (Council of Europe) in Austria • Since 2007: Development of the nationalStrategy
Aims of the strategy • Structural strengthening of GL in the Formal • Education System • Expansion of academic research and conceptual development • Strengthening GL in Non-formal Education • Establishing GL with various stakeholders in • society
Implementing the strategy in the formal education system • To integrate Global Learning in the in-service training of teachers • To integrate Global Learning in teacher training • To raise consciousness for Global Learning in the area of school • policy and school administration • More schools integrate Global Learning in their school development • processes (mission statements and school focuses)
Implementing the strategy in the formal education system • Existing programmes and materials in Global Learning are • distributed and enlarged • Global Learning is made visible in the subject curricula • Global Learning is integrated into the pre-school/ kindergarden • curricula
International Perspective: GENE (Global Education Network Europe) • Network of Ministries and Agencies responsible for GE • Peer review process • International exchange and cooperation