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This review explores how Global Citizenship Education (GCE) is integrated across different countries and its potential to disrupt traditional education systems.

July 11, 2026Globalisation Societies and EducationOpen Access

Global citizenship education as a destabilising force for education systems: a scoping review of glocalised, justice-oriented pedagogies

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NSNonkanyiso Pamella ShabalalaUniversity of South Africa PPPatricia PhotoUniversity of South Africa JDJustin DillonUniversity College London

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Scoping review examines Global Citizenship Education's impact on curricula and social justice in various national contexts, suggesting new pathways for reform.

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This review explores how Global Citizenship Education (GCE) is integrated across different countries and its potential to disrupt traditional education systems.
Conducted a scoping review of 72 studies on Global Citizenship Education from 2013 to 2025 across various national contexts.
Utilized Arksey and O'Malley's framework and PRISMA-ScR guidelines for analysis.
Identified themes related to policy, curricular positioning, pedagogical tensions, and emerging perspectives.
Highlighted four key patterns: competing policy labels, varying curricular emphasis, tensions between educational approaches, and emerging African-centred perspectives.
Found that GCE is often limited by existing technocratic frameworks, which can reinforce existing inequalities.
Identified that decolonial and relational approaches in GCE may provide opportunities to engage with socio-scientific issues and foster social justice.

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Shabalala et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a51e019c18d7f28ca500ba3 https://doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2026.2700764

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Scoping review examines Global Citizenship Education's impact on curricula and social justice in various national contexts, suggesting new pathways for reform.

Global citizenship education as a destabilising force for education systems: a scoping review of glocalised, justice-oriented pedagogies

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