DOI : https://doi.org/10.71549/ru.i18.246

Global Citizenship across the Tunisian Curriculum: EFL, Civic Education, and History Textbooks as a Case Study

Nadia Abid*

Abstract

The present study examines the extent to which three Tunisian secondary school textbooks used in history, civic education, and English classes promote the development of Global Citizenship education. Particularly, it aims to compare the results to identify ways of implementing Global Citizenship Education as a cross-curricular approach. To this end, content analysis was used for the evaluation of textbooks’ topics and activities based on UNESCO’s guidelines of global citizenship topics and skills, attitudes, and knowledge. The results showed differences among textbooks in addressing GCE topics and skills due to the specificity of each subject. The study suggested that despite the difference, it is possible to adopt GCE as a cross-curricular approach through collaboration among the subjects. Ideas were suggested on how to implement CCE as an approach across the selected subjects.