Visions of global citizenship: cosmopolitanism and internationalism in citizenship education policy in Australia.

The advent of global citizenship agendas marks a transformation in citizenship education policy and practice internationally. However, research has revealed a highly diverse collection of visions and models for global citizenship. This article seeks to make two main contributions to the study of global citizenship in education. Empirically, it aims to identify the kind of global citizenship proposed in state-led Australian citizenship education policy for schools, using a national policy corpus spanning the last three decades. Theoretically, it intends to highlight the relevance of the sociology of citizenship, cosmopolitanism, and internationalism to refine our understanding of visions global citizenship in schooling. Comparing and contrasting 'global' and 'international' references in the corpus, the analysis reveals that different supra-national visions are associated with global and international lexica. We conclude by highlighting the implications of our analytical model and findings for future research on global citizenship education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]