Teaching global solidarity –a futile business?

The main question of the Global Solidarity thematic group is: What contributions can the European consumer citizen make towards the eradication of poverty in the world? This presentation will focus on the role of teaching and the frustrating fact thatknowledge about a problem area need not lead to changes in attitudes or behaviour. In order to strengthen the relation between knowledge and behaviour the presentation point toward learning strategies developed under the term Thinking Skills, which focus on meta-cognition and teaching thinking. By the use of this innovative pedagogy the gap between text-book knowledge and the pupils deeper understanding of North-South issues is sought filled.