Global citizenship versus globally competent graduates : a critical view from the South / Nico Jooste and Savo Heleta

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Author	JOOSTE, Nico (HELETA, Savo)
Title	Global citizenship versus globally competent graduates : a critical view from the South / Nico Jooste and Savo Heleta
Publication year	2017
Source/Footnote	In: Journal of studies in international education : a publication of the Association for Studies in International Education (ASIE). - 21 (2017) 1, S. 39 - 51
Inventory number	46238
Keywords	Internationalität ; Globalisierung
Abstract	This article will critically analyze the global citizen concept in the world full of deep-rooted historical injustices and past and present structural inequalities. We will explore higher educations (HE) engagement with the concept and whether this is polarizing HE and distracting its attention from the critical internationalization and transformational activities. The article will further explore whether it is worthwhile to spend time and resources on vague rhetoric and attempts to popularize buzzwords while the majority of students in the global South live in an unjust world. We will argue that the South needs to focus on development of globally competent graduates who are fully aware of their roles in the quest for a better tomorrow for their communities, countries, regions, and the world as a whole. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)