Global citizenship framework (GCF): co-creating a culture of equity and inclusion through celebrating diversity.

Neshat Mokadem, Alexandra Leila

Abstract

With increasingly international and wonderfully diverse cohorts in our universities, it's now more vital than ever that we nurture equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) - alongside sustainability and global citizenship, not in isolation. Our graduates need to be prepared for a world of work where diversity of thought and celebration of culture brings us together to solve wider societal inequities. The Global Citizenship Framework (GCF) was co-designed, piloted, implemented and evaluated with a range of pharmacy students - undergraduate, postgraduate, home and international - to embed EDI and the UNSDGs in healthcare curricula. GCF encompasses 3 Cs – Connect (connecting learners with community), Create (co-creating diverse curricula) and Celebrate! (celebrating personal, professional and global identity). The rationale behind this framework is to raise awareness of inequalities aligned to the UN SDGs, and to help foster students' sense of belonging to each other, their course and profession. The framework provides educators and learners with a flexible and adaptable structure to focus efforts within and beyond the classroom. The framework aims to help nurture the skills, values and compassionate thinking that are required, if EDI and sustainability are to be part of our day-to-day culture and not just a tokenistic add on. The branches of the framework and practical examples of each - such as alumni mentoring programme, together with impact testimonials - will be shared with delegates, who will also be given the opportunity to reflect on their own approaches to creating inclusive communities for empowered learning.

Citation

NESHAT MOKADEM, L. 2023. The global citizenship framework: our people, our planet, our profession. Presented at the 2023 International higher education teaching and learning annual conference (HETL 2023): re-imagining education: collaboration and compassion, 12-14 June 2023, Aberdeen, UK.

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: 2023 International higher education teaching and learning annual conference (HETL 2023): re-imagining education: collaboration and compassion
• Conference Location: Aberdeen, UK
• Start Date: Jun 12, 2023
• End Date: Jun 14, 2023
• Deposit Date: Aug 31, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 31, 2023
• Keywords: Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI); Pharmacy students; Globalisation in education; Globalisation in healthcare
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2054201
• Additional Information: This presentation appeared in the book of abstracts for the conference with the following title: "The global citizenship framework: our people, our planet, our profession."