University Teaching and Citizenship Education as Sustainable Development in Ghana and Nigeria: Insight from International Scholarship Program Alumni

Autor/inn/en	Campbell, Anne C.; Kelly-Weber, Erin; Lavallee, Chelsea
Titel	University Teaching and Citizenship Education as Sustainable Development in Ghana and Nigeria: Insight from International Scholarship Program Alumni
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 81 (2021) 1, S.129-144 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Campbell, Anne C.) ORCID (Kelly-Weber, Erin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-019-00484-3
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sustainable Development; College Students; Alumni; Student Attitudes; Student Mobility; International Studies; Scholarships; Educational Attitudes; Advocacy; Social Change; Citizenship Education; Role of Education; Ghana; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Internationaler Studiengang; Scholarship; Stipendium; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Sozialanwaltschaft; Sozialer Wandel; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Bildungsauftrag
Abstract	The Sustainable Development Goals call for a "substantial increase" of international scholarships. However, the links between international student mobility and sustainable development remain unclear. By examining the perceived outcomes of a closed higher education scholarship program, this study explores the ways that alumni perceive their contributions to the development of their home countries of Ghana and Nigeria. Findings indicate that scholarship alumni from Ghana and Nigeria value and advocate for education as a mechanism for social change and view both formal and informal education as significant mechanisms for development. Specifically, Ghanaian and Nigerian alumni noted two discrete ways that education leads to social change: (1) university teaching; and (2) citizenship, voter, and human rights education. This research aims to contribute to literature about the influence of scholarship program alumni on their home countries and to contribute to understanding of international higher education's role in the sustainable development agenda. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01