Taming cosmopolitanism: the limits of national and neoliberal civic education in two global cities |
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Authors: | Mark Baildon Theresa Alviar-Martin |
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Institution: | 1. Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore mark.baildon@nie.edu.sg;3. Bagwell College of Education, Kennesaw State University , Kennesaw, GA, USA |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACT This paper analyzes global education policy and curricular documents in Singapore and Hong Kong. Using a discursive approach, we characterize curricular aims through various cosmopolitan perspectives. We posit that although touted as Asian global cities, Singapore and Hong Kong are cases where neoliberal and nation-centric educational agendas have effectively rebranded cosmopolitanism and tamed its transformative potential. To develop this argument, we review theories and critiques of cosmopolitan forms of global citizenship education deemed necessary to prepare young people for complex global social conditions. We discuss cosmopolitan principles on identity, values, and deliberation and draw on critical cosmopolitanism and Asian forms of cosmopolitanism to provide a discursive framework for analyzing curricular intentions in the two cases. |
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Keywords: | Cosmopolitanism civic education Global education Singapore Hong Kong global citizenship education social studies education comparative case study method discourse analysis |
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