Can school cultivate active global citizens? Exploring school and student factors related to students’ global citizenship in the Republic of Korea

• Published in: Asia Pacific education review Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 1129 - 1140
• Main Authors: Jeong, Seongkyeong, Park, Hwanbo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.10.2024; Springer Nature B.V; 교육연구소
• Subjects: Citizenship education; Colonialism; Critical Thinking; Cultural Pluralism; Education; Educational Change; Educational Methods; International education; International Organizations; Review Article; Role of Education; School Culture; School Effectiveness; School environment; Secondary Education; Social Change; Social Problems; Student Characteristics; Student teacher relationship; Sustainable Development; World Problems; 교육학; South Korea; Global citizenship; PISA; Student; School effectiveness; School climate; Korea
• ISSN: 1598-1037; 1876-407X
• DOI: 10.1007/s12564-024-09961-6

The purpose of this study was to investigate the school-related factors that influence students’ global citizenship. To explore both student-level and school-level factors that influence students’ global citizenship, we applied a hierarchical linear model using PISA 2018 data from Korea. The results showed that factors related to teacher’s GCED practices and school climate can play an important role in fostering students’ global citizenship. Based on these findings, we suggest that a whole-school approach is needed to promote the inclusion of GCED-related topics in various school curricula and to integrate GCED values into the overall school culture to enhance students’ global citizenship.