The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a Global Content Framework?

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Title: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a Global Content Framework?
Language: English
Authors: Maguth, Brad M., Yang, Huiyong
Source: Journal of International Social Studies. 2019 9(1):3-28.
Availability: International Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies. 8555 16th Street Suite 500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 765-496-3029; Fax: 765-496-2210; Web site: http://www.iajiss.org/index.php/iajiss/index
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 26
Publication Date: 2019
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: International Organizations, Sustainable Development, Objectives, Social Studies, World Affairs, Academic Standards, World History, History Instruction, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Alignment (Education), Sex Fairness, Curriculum Development, Junior High Schools, Poverty Programs, Females, State Standards
Geographic Terms: China, Ohio
ISSN: 2327-3585
Abstract: Existing research in global and social studies education has focused on methods, tools, and instruments to impart dispositions and skills for global learning, with little research pertaining to key global content knowledge. In this manuscript, the authors consider the use of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a prospective global content knowledge framework to impart global learning in social studies. Middle-grades Ancient World History content standards from two countries, China and the U.S., were reviewed to evaluate the degree of their alignment to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 5: Gender Equality. The authors found little direct content alignment between content presented in the SDG and the reviewed content standards. Implications of this research in the consideration of global content knowledge frameworks, as well as preparing learners to live up to the expectations of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 5, in social studies are discussed.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: EJ1215083
Database: ERIC
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