Gertrude Cotter

Dr. Gertrude Cotter is a Lecturer in the field of Global Citizenship and Development Education, at the School of Education, UCC. She also holds the following positions: Academic Coordinator of the Praxis Project, a flagship project aiming to promote and integrate Development and Global Citizenship Education across the university. www.praxisucc.ieExecutive member of the University of Sanctuary CommitteeMember of Executive Management Committee, School of Education, UCCChair, Global Engagement Committee, School of Education, UCCMember of UCC's Academic CouncilTreasurer, Race Equality Network, UCCGlobal Engagement Representative of the SoE at the College of Arts and Humanities International CommitteeMember of UCC's Populism and the Rise of the Far-right Research ClusterPersonal StatementI am an academic in the field of Critical Global Citizenship and Development Education (GCDE), with a proven lifelong commitment to transformative cross-disciplinary education, social justice, human rights advocacy and sustainable futures. Significant academic experience, teaching at third level, publishing, and completing ten post graduate degrees. Exceptional grant application success rate. Powerful leadership and senior management experience having built and led, as CEO, a highly impactful human rights organisation, sat on national civic society boards, established a successful social enterprise and led effective research teams, while always linking academic pursuit with effective civic engagement. Committed to cross-disciplinary, creative, collaborative and participatory approaches to pedagogy, active citizenship and research, as illustrated in my current leadership of the ‘Pr

Overview As a Lecturer in Global Citizenship and Development Education (GCDE) at the School of Education, University College Cork (UCC), my research centres on embedding GCDE within higher education through interdisciplinary approaches, innovative methodologies, and transformative North-South partnerships. Coordinating the Praxis Project, I lead collaborative efforts with UCC staff and students to investigate the most effective ways to integrate GCDE into the university's pedagogy, research, policy, and practice. Current Research Focus 1 Global Citizenship and Development Education (GCDE) in Higher Education Role: Principal Investigator Research Aim: This study seeks to understand how GCDE can be systematically embedded across higher education institutions and what insights this can offer for academia broadly. While focusing on UCC, this research has broader implications for higher education as a whole. The project is now in its third year, with initial findings from Years 1 and 2 already published and a final report forthcoming. Research findings are available here. https://praxisucc.ie/research/ Research Question: How can the theory and practice of Global Citizenship and Development Education (GCDE) be embedded across all disciplines and functions within higher education institutions, and what insights can be drawn from UCC’s experience for broader academic application? Current Research Focus 2 Interdisciplinary Global Partnerships Role: Principal Investigator Research Aim: This project redefines global partnerships in GCDE, moving beyond traditional 'North-South' paradigms by creating collaborative models w

Current teaching interests are in the field of Development and Global Citizenship Education. Course coordinator of UW0012 Global Citizenship and Development Education (UCC) Course coordinator of Digital Badget in Global Citizenship and Development Education for third level staff (UCC) Previously I have lectured in the following fields: Development StudiesSustainable DevelopmentIntercultural Communications Social Care Management Reflective Practice Community Development International DevelopmentLatin American History Teaching approaches and methodologies include, where relevant: Critical Pedagogy; Multimedia; Community-Linked Learning; Creative Arts, Drama, Digital Storytelling, Radio and Film. Significant experiences of designing and delivering online courses.