Global migration, diversity, and citizenship education

Authors

  • James A. Banks
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/reifop.17.2.197571
Keywords: Immigration, education, diversity, citizenship

Abstract

Migration within and across nation-states is a worldwide phenomenon. The movement of peoples across national boundaries is as old as the nation-state itself. However, never before in the history of world has the movement of diverse racial, cultural, ethnic, religious, and language groups within and across nation-states been as numerous and rapid or raised such complex and difficult questions about citizenship, human rights, democracy, and education. Many worldwide trends and developments are challenging the notion of educating students to function in one nation-state. These trends include the ways in which people are moving back and forth across national borders, the rights of movement permitted by the European Union, and the rights codified in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

This article describes how global migration is challenging institutionalized notions of citizenship education, how nation-states are dealing with these challenges, and how citizenship education can be reformed in order to deal effectively with the diversity caused by global migration. 

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Published
01-04-2014
How to Cite
Banks, J. A. (2014). Global migration, diversity, and citizenship education. Interuniversity Electronic Journal of Teacher Formation, 17(2), 11. https://doi.org/10.6018/reifop.17.2.197571