Global Citizenship Education in the Caribbean: A Case Study in Policy and Practice Failure

Jonathan J. Felix

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Chapter 6 Global Citizenship Education in the Caribbean

A Case Study in Policy and Practice Failure

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Pages:: 107–126

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004521742_007

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Abstract

At the turn of the 21st century, the Global South nation of Trinidad and Tobago made lavish investments in its higher education sector, by expanding access and developing a corresponding education framework as a means of further systematising the education environment. These efforts were part of a broader state-directed project known as Vision 2020, which aimed at propelling the nation towards having a developed status.

While this grand endeavour was also meant to address local inequalities and social problems through education, there was glaring omission of any reference to values-based knowledge generation or critical capacity building, often found in conceptions of Global Citizenship Education (GCE). Several years following the initial education access expansion effort, strong evidence demonstrates the failure of this venture in both education policy and practice which might have been remedied with greater emphasis on priority areas with the GCE paradigm.

In this case study, the value of GCE is foregrounded, in contrast to the dominant neoliberal discourse on higher education in Trinidad and Tobago, as it provides an avenue for the nation to address local social issues and adapt to the current post-globalised environment.

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Global Citizenship Education in the Global South

Educators’ Perceptions and Practices

Series: Moral Development and Citizenship Education, Volume: 21

Cover Global Citizenship Education in the Global South

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004521742

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 25 Oct 2022

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