2020-2021 / SOCI0098-1

Seminar on education for global citizenship and solidarity

Duration

15h Th, 15h Pr, 15h SEM

Number of credits

 Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS)3 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculté des Sciences sociales)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Adélie Miguel Sierra

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Faced with the unequal distribution of wealth in the world, in particular between the North and South, Global education  is a process which aims to initiate changes to values and attitudes on the individual and collective level with a view to creating a more just world in which resources and power are equitably distributed and human dignity is respected.

Today, global education  is another way of looking at co-operation. From this critical perspective, she shakes the traditional bases of cooperation by shedding new light upon North-South relations, which are no longer characterised by geographical borders but by relationships of force between the rich and the excluded, and which are no longer based upon the principle of aid, but of partnerships and joint responsibility with a view to social change. This does not consist of setting objectives to fight against extreme poverty, but of strengthening the role of the State and civil society to construct another model of living together on a global level.
Content:

  • - What education for what development: the evolution of concepts and practices
  • - Missions, objectives, pedagogical principles and ways of acting for GE
  • - Stakeholders and the institutional framework in Belgium, Europe and on the international level
  • - Issues and challenges of GE for world citizenship
  • - GE professions

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

  • To critically appraise the role and issues around education and lobbying as instruments for social change in North-South relations.
  • To identify the different stakeholders involved in GE.
  • To design GE mechanisms based on a critical analysis of practice.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The seminar is a collective process moving between conceptual frameworks, analysis of experience and practical exercises. Reflection will be enriched by input from resource people involved in the GE field, using active and participative methods and through the use of a variety of tools. A portfolio of reference documents will be provided to each student.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

code orange: face-to-face lessons
code red: distance learning via lifesize

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Presentation of students' practical work. Level of involvement in the seminar

Work placement(s)

To better understand the realities "on the ground", the student will conduct  an interview of a permanent NGO or a public institution involved in ECMS (practical work). List of contacts proposed by the teacher.

Organizational remarks

15 hours of classes + 15 hours (work, reading, activities)
classroom: B32 TV 


28 octobre 2020 : from 13h30 - 16h30
4 november 2020: from 13h30 -16h30
18 november 2020: from 13h30 - 16h30
25  november 2020 - from 9h 30- 12h30 and from 13h30 - 16h30h
16 december 2020:  from 13h30 -16h30 (presentation of work)

Contacts

Adélie Miguel Sierra, lecturer adeliemiguel@gmail.com 0494. 991570