Compartilhamos convite recebido através da United Nations Academic Impact para participação na pesquisa “Palavras, termos e conceitos que refletem a compreensão da cidadania global: um estudo descritivo quantitativo” da Universidade Ana G. Méndez (Porto Rico).

Dear friends,

Ana G. Méndez University System (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico), the UNAI Principle Hub for Global Citizenship, is conducting a research project with the purpose of exploring the terms, words and concepts that better reflect educators’ understanding of global citizenship. A review of the literature reveals that there are multiple definitions and a broad set of words that are used to define, illustrate and somehow explain global citizenship.

This finding motivated the design of a research project led by professors David Méndez, Sandra Guzmán and Angel Ginorio, to provoke reflections on the various aspects that affect the understanding of global citizenship. A key component of this is a 6-question survey (the GC-TWC Survey) for UNAI member institutions. The survey, available through an online form until 25 July, contains demographic variables, experiences and perception variables, and an alphabetically organized list of the terms, words and concepts most frequently mentioned in literature.

A descriptive statistics analysis will be used to identify the relevant elements for further study. The research will cover the relationship between global citizenship and cultural, geographical, historical, political and social aspects and, its impact on the teaching-learning process, particularly at the higher education level. The study aims to provide an updated and valuable framework related to education for global citizenship, in line with Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

We invite you and your colleagues to be part of this unique study. Participants can complete the survey very easily and quickly. To access the survey please click on this link or copy and paste it in your browser: https://bit.ly/SurveyResearch_UNAIglobalcitizenship

We would appreciate your support by participating in the survey and by sharing the link with your colleagues.

Thanks in advance for your support and cooperation.

With kind regards,

Omar Hernández

Public Information Officer

United Nations Academic Impact

Outreach Division

Department of Global Communications

omar.hernandez@un.org