Volume 13 Issue 4 (2024)

Global Citizenship Education: A Systematic Review of Educational Research

pp. 115-131  |  Available Online: December 2024  |  DOI: 10.22521/edupij.2024.134.7

Noelia Santamaría-Cárdaba , Katherine Gajardo-Espinoza , Judith Cáceres-Iglesias

Abstract

Background/purpose. This article aims to analyze the scientific literature on Global Citizenship Education (GCE) to examine whether it has educated critical citizens capable of transforming the world.

Materials/methods. This article conducts a systematic review of the existing literature on CGE in the primary social science databases in Ibero-America until 2022, using the PRISMA method (Urrutia & Bonfill, 2010). The selected documents are analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively using Atlas software, which allows for identifying the main themes prevalent in research on CGE.

Results. The results showed how GCE research became more relevant over time. However, several aspects still require further research, such as GCE in formal education at non-university levels, GCE in informal and non-formal education, or educational resources for working on GCE.

 

Conclusion. In conclusion, it has been possible to glimpse gaps that represent new lines of research necessary to promote the formation of global citizenship that acts to transform the world into a more sustainable and humane place.

Keywords: Global Education, literature reviews, citizenship education, global citizenship education

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