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Exploration Of Soka Education Principles On Global Citizenship: A Qualitative Study Of U.S. K-3 Soka Educators, Mahi Takazawa Jan 2016

Exploration Of Soka Education Principles On Global Citizenship: A Qualitative Study Of U.S. K-3 Soka Educators, Mahi Takazawa

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The globalized world continues to be wracked by environmental, economic, sociopolitical, and spiritual crises (Earth Council, 2002; Laszlo, 2009). Education for global citizenship holds the key to resolving these problems (Andrzejewski & Alessio, 1999; Ikeda, 2005). Unfortunately, U.S. K-12 education for global citizenship is predominantly driven by hegemonic neoliberal interests with the sole aim of producing human capital for global economic competition instead of developing socially responsible global citizens (Andrzejewski & Alessio, 1999; Giroux, 2012). Fostering a mindset for global citizenship urgently requires an alternative form of education that is ethical in its orientation (Noddings, 2005). One such model is …