Research hub for UK intercultural citizenship education policy
UK Research Hub for Education, Policy and intercultural citizenship
The notion of intercultural citizenship or global citizenship in education and the positive impact on society, commerce and diplomacy cannot be disregarded. However, conceptualization of intercultural citizenship in United Kingdom higher education policies and practice in the HEI (Higher Education Institution) remains deficient.
The British Council published ELT Research Paper 18.04 in intercultural citizenship 2019 states that “The goal is to educate students for successful interaction in intercultural situations across multiple communities from the local to the global. However, most discussions are at the theoretical level and there is insufficient empirical evidence documenting the extent to which experiences of students in international universities actually leads to the development of intercultural citizenship”. The report further states that “However understanding of intercultural citizenship was often superficial and no students reported any formal intercultural citizenship education either in preparation for study abroad or during their time in the UK”.
Founded & led by Dr Adeeba Ahmad · Education policy researcher in Intercultural Citizenship and Languages in education
Issues of identity and diversity are more often than not neglected in Citizenship education.
Diversity and Citizenship Curriculum Review (the Ajegbo Report), Department for Education and Skills, 2007 — Key findings.
Integration within and between different communities is a central topic of our inquiry.
The Ties that Bind: Citizenship and Civic Engagement in the 21st Century, House of Lords Select Committee (HL Paper 118), 2018 — Chapter 1.
'If you talk to man in a language he understands, that goes to his head.If you talk to him in his own language,that goes to his heart' Nelson Mandela
Some Chinese students feel like being treated like revenue sources rather than as valued member of the community (in the UK).
HEPI Report 183, 2024
However, understanding of intercultural citizenship was often superficial and no students reported any formal intercultural citizenship education either in preparation for study abroad or during their timein the UK.
British Council ELT Research 18.04 Year 2019