World studies extended essay introduction 2
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The document discusses the World Studies Extended Essay (WSEE) and its key aspects and requirements. It provides examples of global citizenship frameworks and themes that could be covered in a WSEE. It emphasizes that a strong WSEE examines an issue of contemporary global significance through an interdisciplinary lens, explores both global and local dimensions, and proposes solutions to address the issue. The document also provides guidance on developing a clear research question and employing diverse research techniques for a successful WSEE.
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World studies extended essay introduction 2
- 1. AKA,M Student Dialogue WSEE IBO AK,A DISTINCTIVENESS Introductory Session http://eeakam.blogspot.com http://informationandresearchatakam.wikispaces.com/ 3/18/2022 4:23 PM http://production-app2.ibo.org/publication/19/part/1/chapter/1 EXEMPLARY SAMPLE
- 2. AKA,M Student Dialogue World Studies Extended Essay Global consciousness encompasses: • global sensitivity – a sensitivity to local phenomena and experiences as manifestations of broader developments on the planet • global understanding – the capacity to think in flexible and informed ways about issues of global significance • global self – a perception of self as a global actor and member of humanity, capable of making a positive contribution to the world 3/18/2022 4:23 PM
- 4. AKA,M Student Dialogue Global Citizenship Framework • Commitment to rights and responsibility • Commitment to Sustainability • Desire to make a difference • Sense of interdependence • Positive sense of identity • Commitment to peace • Commitment to justice • Open to new ideas Faculty Dialogue
- 5. AKA,M Student Dialogue Global Citizenship Skills • Empathy • Self-Awareness • Critical thinking • Conflict resolution • Creative thinking • Communication • Collaboration • Taking Action Faculty Dialogue
- 6. AKA,M Student Dialogue Global Citizenship Themes • Sustainable living • Conflict and peace. • Fairness and equality • Identity and Belonging • Rights and responsibilities Faculty Dialogue
- 7. AKA,M Student Dialogue Global Self How do I feel and what can I do about this issue? World Studies Extended Essay • Global Understanding How does this issue help me understand an increasingly interconnected world? 3/18/2022 4:23 PM • Global Sensitivity How does this issue impact my life in both tangible and indirect ways? ISSUE
- 8. AKA,M Student Dialogue WSEE IBO AK,A DISTINCTIVENESS Introductory Session http://eeakam.blogspot.com http://informationandresearchatakam.wikispaces.com/ 3/18/2022 4:23 PM http://production-app2.ibo.org/publication/19/part/1/chapter/1 EXEMPLARY SAMPLE
- 9. AKA,M Student Dialogue Our Objectives • Developing home-grown leaders • Focus on local problems • AKF Internships • Long-term strategic idea around EE
- 10. AKA,M Student Dialogue WSEE IBO AK,A DISTINCTIVENESS Introductory Session http://eeakam.blogspot.com http://informationandresearchatakam.wikispaces.com/ 3/18/2022 4:23 PM http://production-app2.ibo.org/publication/19/part/1/chapter/1 EXEMPLARY SAMPLE
- 11. AKA,M Student Dialogue World Studies Extended Essay • An extended essay in world studies invites students to conduct an in-depth, interdisciplinary investigation into an issue of contemporary, global importance. 3/18/2022 4:23 PM
- 12. AKA,M Student Dialogue Interdisciplinary allows students to • pursue independent research • develop research and communication skills • develop the skills of creative and critical thinking • engage in a systematic process of research appropriate to the topic • experience the excitement of intellectual discovery 3/18/2022 4:23 PM
- 13. AKA,M Student Dialogue World Studies Extended Essay • An extended essay in world studies invites students to conduct an in-depth, interdisciplinary investigation into an issue of contemporary, global importance. • Complex issues such as these cannot be adequately understood or addressed if only approached from the perspective of a single subject 3/18/2022 4:23 PM
- 14. AKA,M Student Dialogue World Studies Extended Essay Researchers Reflective Space • link local and global issues effectively • illustrate how their problems of study impact their local daily lives. • reflect about a complex problem considering multiple dimensions and weighing multiple disciplinary approaches • reflect about their emerging findings and questions • consider their growing sense of self as internationally minded actors 3/18/2022 4:23 PM
- 15. AKA,M Student Dialogue World Studies Extended Essay • Personal Interest • Multifaceted • Of Contemporary & Global Significance • Viable Is the topic something that I find interesting or that matters to me? Do I truly want to know more about it? Does the topic include dimensions (e.g. people, money, weather) that are typically studied by different subjects/disciplines? Does researching this question help me understand not just my own community / country, but also other countries and/ or the world Will I be able to find the necessary experts, data, information, etc. to really understand the topic? Is there enough time? 3/18/2022 4:23 PM
- 16. AKA,M Student Dialogue WSEE Global themes Science, technology and society Culture, language and identity Conflict, peace and security Equality and inequality Health and development Environmental and/or economic sustainability Faculty Dialogue
- 17. AKA,M Student Dialogue WSEE IBO AK,A DISTINCTIVENESS Introductory Session http://eeakam.blogspot.com http://informationandresearchatakam.wikispaces.com/ 3/18/2022 4:23 PM http://production-app2.ibo.org/publication/19/part/1/chapter/1 EXEMPLARY SAMPLE
- 18. AKA,M Student Dialogue World Studies Extended Essay The best essays contain • A good balance of global/local • The concepts and perspectives of two or more disciplines made clear to the reader • Some self generated, local research to illuminate the issue of global significance • A clear research question which is resolved in novel ways by virtue of the interdisciplinary approach 3/18/2022 4:23 PM
- 19. AKA,M Student Dialogue World Studies Extended Essay Aspects of excellent WSEE 1. The issue of contemporary global significance • Is identified and is significant • Is sufficiently elucidated and referenced • Invites an interdisciplinary approach • Plays out at local level • Can be narrowed enough for the candidate to examine in depth 3/18/2022 4:23 PM
- 20. AKA,M Student Dialogue World Studies Extended Essay Aspects of excellent WSEE 2. The interdisciplinary approach • Is adopted • Subjects are mentioned and justified in the essay • Is clearly brought out through occupation of academic subject territory • Is clearly brought out through the adoption of the vocabulary of disciplines • Juxtaposes subject material drawing inferences for the topic 3/18/2022 4:23 PM
- 21. AKA,M Student Dialogue World Studies Extended Essay Aspects of excellent WSEE 3. The Research Question • Is clearly stated • Is presumed to be in a survey of a topic • Is focused for meaningful treatment in 4,000 words • Defines the local context widely to be of relevance to a global issue • Has been retro-fitted 3/18/2022 4:23 PM
- 22. AKA,M Student Dialogue World Studies Extended Essay Aspects of excellent WSEE 4. Research techniques • Research findings are presented with analysis • Surveys/questionnaires are realistic or well conceived • The issue of global significance is set in usable context 3/18/2022 4:23 PM
- 23. AKA,M Student Dialogue WSEE IBO AK,A DISTINCTIVENESS Introductory Session http://eeakam.blogspot.com http://informationandresearchatakam.wikispaces.com/ 3/18/2022 4:23 PM http://production-app2.ibo.org/publication/19/part/1/chapter/1 EXEMPLARY SAMPLE
- 24. AKA,M Student Dialogue Research Question: What are the economic and cultural causes of infant malnutrition in a rural district of Maharashtra and what public health policies are needed to mitigate it? Subject 1: Economics Research builds understanding of how economic circumstances impact child malnutrition in Maharashtra Subject 2: Humanities Research builds understanding of how cultural traditions impact child malnutrition in Maharashtra Subject 3: Science Research gives a strong understanding of what malnutrition is and how it affects the human mind and body Data and insights from the subjects/disciplines are integrated to build a complex explanation of the causes and effects of malnutrition Existing health policies are analyzed and a pragmatic solution to the problem is considered Connections are made to other countries with a malnutrition problem, particularly in terms of how the students’ research could inform policy decisions in these other countries. Subject 4: Political Science Information about existing public health policies is collected for an up-to-date idea of what is being done about malnutrition 3/18/2022 4:23 PM
- 25. AKA,M Student Dialogue World Studies Extended Essay
- 26. AKA,M Student Dialogue WSEE IBO AK,A DISTINCTIVENESS Introductory Session http://eeakam.blogspot.com http://informationandresearchatakam.wikispaces.com/ 3/18/2022 4:23 PM http://production-app2.ibo.org/publication/19/part/1/chapter/1 EXEMPLARY SAMPLE
Editor's Notes
- Furthermore, in line with the IBO’s aim of developing internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship help to create a better and more peaceful world, the world studies extended essay seeks to advance students’ global consciousness. Global consciousness encompasses:
- Connection that are About ourselves, others and the environment Immediate and locally relevant Global and also locally relevant Rooted in the past Present in our lives today Going to affect our lives in the future
- Explain global citizenship as a terminology used in different contexts
- Share one example
- Examples of pressing issues include the global food crisis, climate change, terrorism, energy security, and global health problems such as the spread of HIV Aids and drug-resistant tuberculosis. Interdisciplinary allows pursue independent research on a focused topic, using concepts, perspectives, findings, or examples from at least two different subjects/disciplines develop research and communication skills, including the ability to communicate to audiences from more than one subject/discipline develop the skills of creative and critical thinking, particularly those skills involved in integrating concepts, theories, perspectives, findings, or examples from different subjects/disciplines to develop new insights or understandings engage in a systematic process of research appropriate to the topic – a process that is informed by concepts, theories, perspectives and methods from the chosen subjects/disciplines experience the excitement of intellectual discovery, including insights into how different subjects/disciplines complement and / or challenge one another when used to address the same topic or issue
- Interdisciplinary allows students to pursue independent research on a focused topic, using concepts, perspectives, findings, or examples from at least two different subjects/disciplines develop research and communication skills, including the ability to communicate to audiences from more than one subject/discipline develop the skills of creative and critical thinking, particularly those skills involved in integrating concepts, theories, perspectives, findings, or examples from different subjects/disciplines to develop new insights or understandings engage in a systematic process of research appropriate to the topic – a process that is informed by concepts, theories, perspectives and methods from the chosen subjects/disciplines experience the excitement of intellectual discovery, including insights into how different subjects/disciplines complement and / or challenge one another when used to address the same topic or issue
- Examples of pressing issues include the global food crisis, climate change, terrorism, energy security, and global health problems such as the spread of HIV Aids and drug-resistant tuberculosis. Interdisciplinary allows pursue independent research on a focused topic, using concepts, perspectives, findings, or examples from at least two different subjects/disciplines develop research and communication skills, including the ability to communicate to audiences from more than one subject/discipline develop the skills of creative and critical thinking, particularly those skills involved in integrating concepts, theories, perspectives, findings, or examples from different subjects/disciplines to develop new insights or understandings engage in a systematic process of research appropriate to the topic – a process that is informed by concepts, theories, perspectives and methods from the chosen subjects/disciplines experience the excitement of intellectual discovery, including insights into how different subjects/disciplines complement and / or challenge one another when used to address the same topic or issue
- Examples of pressing issues include the global food crisis, climate change, terrorism, energy security, and global health problems such as the spread of HIV Aids and drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Students who undertake a WSEE must follow the criteria of the WSEE and ensure that their essay fits within one of the six global