An ethical foundation for global citizenship education: a neo-Confucian perspective

Offering an ethical foundation for global citizenship education, this paper draws upon the ideas of neo-Confucian thinker Wang Yangming. Focussing on UNESCO’s goal to help learners acquire a sense of belonging to a broader community and humanity, this paper elucidates Wang’s concept of innate knowle...

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Auteur principal: Tan, Charlene (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge [2020]
Dans: Journal of beliefs and values
Année: 2020, Volume: 41, Numéro: 4, Pages: 446-457
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Citoyen / Mondialisation / Citoyen du monde / Wang-Yangming-Schule / Éthique des valeurs / Immanence
RelBib Classification:AH Pédagogie religieuse
BM Religions chinoises
ZF Pédagogie
Sujets non-standardisés:B innate knowledge
B Global Citizenship Education
B Unesco
B Neo-confucianism
B Wang Yangming
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Résumé:Offering an ethical foundation for global citizenship education, this paper draws upon the ideas of neo-Confucian thinker Wang Yangming. Focussing on UNESCO’s goal to help learners acquire a sense of belonging to a broader community and humanity, this paper elucidates Wang’s concept of innate knowledge (liangzhi). The article explains how Wang posits a shared humanity that is premised on moral knowledge inherent in all human beings. He further argues for the extension of innate knowledge by eliminating our selfish tendencies and manifestations that alienate us from other people. Two major implications for global citizenship arising from Wang’s ideas are highlighted. First, Wang’s notion of innate knowledge, by affirming human dignity, equality and potential, underpins and constitutes the vision of shared humanity in global citizenship. Secondly, Wang’s recommended pedagogical approaches promote global citizenship by foregrounding the moral cultivation of learners.
ISSN:1469-9362
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2019.1683431