CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION AND TEACHER EDUCATION Building the Professional Knowledge Base of Teacher Educators Using school linking as a context for developing students ’ understanding of global citizenship

This article explores and evaluates the role of a school linking project in developing resources and pedagogical approaches for the teaching of global citizenship on an ITT course. It argues for the seminal role of geographical enquiry as a process through which many of the concepts of global citizenship can be developed. It describes the impact of the school linking project on the development of the ITT geography curriculum and discusses its contribution to the development of global citizenship