Abstract

Namrata Sharma is adjunct professor at the State University of New York. She is also an expert advisor to the United Nations Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network. Her research focuses on Global Citizenship Education discourse and practice and Education for Sustainable Development within UNESCO-led initiatives. Her work has focused on India, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. In these contexts, she is concerned with the impact of the political climate on young people's values, young people's perceptions of global citizenship and the role of institutions in shaping students' values and sense of belonging. Outcomes of her research have included the development and teaching of various courses (such as EDU 114 - Comparative and International Education: Non-Western Perspectives at SUNY Oswego).