Your Name and Title: Nick Palmer

School or Organisation Name: The International School of Azerbaijan/ The University of Southern Queensland

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Azerbaijan

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): Educators/ those interested in global citizenship education (GCE)

Short Session Description (one line): This will be a presentation based on research I conducted in how global citizenship education can be activated through an extended inquiry project with a 5th grade class.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like): This presentation will detail the research project I undertook to determine the scope of Global Citizenship Education (GCE) through the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) exhibition. The small-scale qualitative study describes how a fifth-grade cohort and teachers at The International School of Azerbaijan uncover GCE in situ. Drawing on GCE literature, including Irene Davy’s IB position paper and UNESCO’s Global Citizenship: Education Topics and Learning Objectives, the study seeks to align current theory on GCE and the components of the exhibition. The research is underpinned by communicative action and reflection, denoting a critical stance on epistemology. The resulting conceptual GCE framework positions authentication, co-creation and substantiation as key enabling features of the PYP exhibition. As the presented framework is based on practice, the key assertions are applicable to educators, schools and networks seeking to enliven contextual modes of global learning.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2015/10/21/nick-palmer/

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