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Gratitude & Growth : Reflections on Conversations4Citizenship in Season Two
EPISODE NOTES Hello, listeners. I am Stella. As we come to the end of season two of the conversations for citizenship podcast, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for all our remarkable speakers and listeners and supporters. It's been an incredible journey exploring the diverse topics of citizenship, human rights, and social justice, with thought provoking discussions and inspiring stories. Throughout this season, we have had the privilege of engaging with researchers
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Jul 92 min read


Episode 11: Global Citizenship Education: A Journey from Korea to Argentina with SangA Angela Back
EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, SangA Back, a primary school teacher, shared her experiences and challenges in global citizenship education during an interview. She discussed the importance of empowering students to become global citizens and the challenges faced in South Korea, such as a lack of teacher interest and the perception that global citizenship issues only pertain to developing countries. She also shared her experiences in Peru and Argentina, where she was involve
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Jul 92 min read


Episode 10 : Conversation with Dr. Tony Breslin on the education during COVID-19 and beyond in the UK
EPISODE NOTES In this episode, we discuss with Dr. Tony Breslin how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on schools, education, young people, teachers, school leaders, and education systems. Tony’s recent work and research reflect on English schools yet can illuminate all education systems. Tony has written extensively on schools and education most recently in the critically acclaimed book ‘Lessons from Lockdown’ and in its sequel ‘Bubble Schools and the Long Road from Lockdown
Stella Cheong
Jul 92 min read


Episode 9 : Conversation with Dr. Nozomi Sakata on Learner-Centred Pedagogy in Tanzania
Click the arrow (›) below to expand or collapse the transcript. TRANSCRIPT Stella Micheong Cheong 00:17 Hello, listeners! Welcome to the episode of Conversations 4 Citizenship! I’m Stella Micheong Cheong from University College London. In today's episode, we will be discussing the concept of learner-centered pedagogy (LCP), which places the student at the forefront of the educational experience. With the rapid changes happening in the world, it is essential for students to d
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Jul 918 min read


Episode 8 : Conversation with Prof. Carol Vincent on Value of Education and Fundamental British Values
EPISODE SUMMARY In the 8th episode of Conversations4Citizenship, we had the pleasure of hosting Professor Carol Vincent, a renowned sociologist and co-director of the Centre for Sociology of Education and Equity at UCL's Faculty of Education and Society. Carol deals with the topic of values in education, specifically focusing on 'Fundamental British Values' that emerged in 2014 and their relationship to citizenship education. EPISODE NOTES Today's guest is Professor Carol Vin
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Jul 93 min read


Episode 7 : Conversation with Dr. Jordi Collet Sabé
Click the arrow (›) below to expand or collapse the transcript. TRANSCRIPT Stella Micheong Cheong 00:00 Hello, listeners. Welcome to this episode of conversation for citizenship. This is a Stella Micheong Cheong from University College London. Our guest today is Dr. Jordi Collet-Sabéwho is an associate professor in education at the University of Vic in Spain. He has been involved in a range of research projects relating to critical pedagogy and school reforms and so on. Toda
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Jul 918 min read


Episode 6 : Conversation with Dr. Richard Race
Click the arrow (›) below to expand or collapse the transcript. TRANSCRIPT Stella Micheong Cheong00:00 Good day, listeners. Welcome to this episode of Conversations for Citizenship. This is a Stella Micheong Cheong from University College London. Our guest today is Dr. Richard Race, who is a visiting professor in Education at Sapienza University in Italy. For almost two decades, his research work has focused on multicultural education, anti-racism education, and citizenship e
Stella Cheong
Jul 934 min read


Episode 5 : Conversation with Hans Svennevig
Click the arrow (›) below to expand or collapse the transcript. TRANSCRIPT Stella Micheong Cheong 00:18 Hello, listeners, welcome to an episode of conversations4citizenship. I'm Stella Cheong from University College London. In a democratic society, schools have been recognised as a representative space for learning democracy as a rehearsal place to prepare children and young people to become responsible, active, and rights-respecting citizens. Since schools cannot practice t
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Jul 928 min read


Episode 4: Conversation with Dr. Diana Rodriguez-Gomez
EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Conversations4Citizenship, Dr. Rowena Azada-Palacios (Ateneo de Manila University) and the rest of the team converse with Dr. Diana Rodríguez-Gómez (University of Wisconsin-Madison) about her research on places affected by violence and the impact this violence has on young people and on educational processes. EPISODE NOTES The 4th episode of this season features Dr. Diana Rodríguez-Gómez (University of Wisconsin-Madison). Diana’s research ha
Stella Cheong
Jul 93 min read


Episode 3: Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Corpus Ong
EPISODE SUMMARY In episode 3 of Conversations4Citizenship, Dr. Rowena Azada-Palacios (Ateneo de Manila University) has a conversation with Dr. Jonathan Corpus Ong from the University of Massachusetts Amherst who shares his insights and research on disinformation and enhanced global media ethics. EPISODE NOTES In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jonathan Ong about the spreading of disinformation and who some of the actors are in this space. He describes how he began his research
Stella Cheong
Jul 93 min read


Episode 2: Conversation with Dr. Piers Von Berg
Click the arrow (›) below to expand or collapse the transcript. TRANSCRIPT Dr. Rowena Azada Palacios (00:01) Hello listeners and welcome to this episode of conversations4citizenship. I am Rowena Azada Palacios from London Metropolitan University. And in this episode, we will be talking about civic identities. Now the definition of civic identity can differ from context to context, but it can be best understood as a sense of civic self, who can embrace beliefs and emotions abo
Stella Cheong
Jul 929 min read


Episode 1: Conversation with Dr Victoria Showunmi
EPISODE SUMMARY In what way can racism be 'sophisticated'? How does 'sophisticated racism' appear in school and in the workplace? What experiences of racism do Black girls and Black women undergo? In this episode, Dr Victoria Showunmi draws on personal anecdotes to introduce us to the concept of sophisticated racism, and everyday strategies for dealing with it. EPISODE NOTES This episode's guest, Dr Victoria Showunmi, is the author (together with Carol Tomlin) of the book Und
Stella Cheong
Jul 92 min read


Season 2: Trailer
EPISODE NOTES #Conversations4citizenship is back with Season 2; we welcome you all. During this second season, we hope to expand our reach in this post-pandemic era to look at topics that include how the internet is used to manipulate and spread disinformation. In addition, we discuss how communities in Latin America provide entrepreneurial opportunities for youth that keep them out of drug cartels and armed groups. We discuss issues around race all over the globe, and we ha
Stella Cheong
Jul 91 min read
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