About the presentation: This talk presents an in-depth analysis of the inclusion of Green Citizenship in the curriculum of Latin American and Caribbean countries, based on a comprehensive research project structured in three phases. The goal of this ongoing project funded by the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) is to understand and evaluate how content and competencies related to Green Citizenship are integrated into the official educational frameworks across the region. In the first phase, the project involved a curricular mapping exercise in 23 countries to identify and analyze the presence of Green Citizenship elements in their official curricula. The second phase focused on examining specific policies and programs that support Green Citizenship in these countries, providing a broader context of governmental and institutional efforts. The final phase included a detailed analysis of six exemplary cases of best practices in Green Citizenship education, both within the region and in countries outside Latin America. This talk will detail the methodology applied-curricular content mapping– during the first phase of the research, highlighting key findings from the systematization and exploratory analysis of curricular documents from the 23 countries. Additionally, it will discuss the implications of these findings for educational policy and practice and explore how Latin American and Caribbean countries can further promote Green Citizenship through their educational systems.
About the presenter: Dr. Ezequiel Gomez Caride holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Educational Sciences, a Professorship in Educational Sciences, and a Primary Education teaching license from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina. Dr. Gomez Caride has been honored with several prestigious awards, including the Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarship, the Weinstein Fellowship from the Jewish Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the CONICET Postdoctoral Reintegration Scholarship. His postdoctoral research includes contributing to the international comparative study: Access to Education under the Realm of Standardized Testing and Inclusion; at Aalborg University, Denmark. Currently, Dr. Gomez Caride is a full-time research professor at the School of Education of the University of San Andrés, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Curriculum Studies and Comparative Education. His research interests encompass sustainability and curriculum in Latin America, teacher identity, expert teachers, educational reform, and the intersections of religious discourses within education.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and PLACE, School of Education, UW-Madison
Please note: Dr. Gomez Caride will be participating as one of the keynote speakers during the upcoming “Flashpoint Epistemology Conference.” LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE