By Ron Israel, Co-Founder and Director, The Global Citizens’ Initiative/ July, 2015. A global citizen is someone who sees themselves as part of an emerging sustainable world community, and whose actions support the values and practices of that community.

One major downside of being a global citizen means that one is less likely to promote the interests of one’s own country.

‘ World citizenship encompasses the principles of social and economic justice, both within and between nations; non-adversarial decision making at all levels of society; equality of the sexes; racial, ethnic, national and religious harmony; and the willingness to sacrifice for the common good.

Use the following tactics to make your students global citizens:

1. Empower your students as leaders and teachers.
2. Organize penpals for your class.
3. Take field trips.
4. Take time to reflect on the world around you.
5. Volunteer.
6. Include a lesson on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
7. Organize an International Week.

3 Creative Ways to Teach Global Awareness

1. Become consultants. Encourage students to learn about ecotourism.
2. Connect with new people. Do you want your students to interact with others across the globe and share their knowledge and learning with others?
3. Explore a new place.

10 ways to create global connections…

1. Think small. Connect with a teacher you know (me for instance!).
2. Be inspired. Read about great global collaborations other teachers have made.
3. Connect asynchronously.
4. Sign up to Skype.
5. Make friends with your tech support people.
6. Make it relevant.
7. Let kids own it.
8. Consider the benefits.

Education must fully assume its central role in helping people to forge more just, peaceful, tolerant and inclusive societies.” According to the UN, global citizenship education provides the understanding, skills and values students need to cooperate in resolving the interconnected challenges of the 21st century.

Second, from an ethical or moral development orientation, global citizenship education3 helps cultivate learners’ intercultural understanding, communication, collaboration, and critical-thinking skills and gives them “the chance to realize their rights and promote a better world and future for us all.

Global education helps develop self-awareness of one’s own identity, culture, beliefs and how those connect with the wider world, social awareness including empathy, perspective-taking, appreciating diversity, and respecting others, and relationship-building skills with diverse individuals and groups through effective …

The main benefit of a global mindset is the organization’s ability to combine speed with accurate response. The organizational global mindset can bring about benefits that can manifest themselves in one or more competitive advantages.

So in today’s world, globalization is an important concept for students in higher education to understand and appreciate because of the demand in business and industry to hire people who can work with people of other nations and cultures and if need be can travel independently internationally to promote their business …

Having a global perspective enables you to learn from others, and can open up your business to new opportunities. It can also help you grow in new ways. Further training to ensure that business leaders can effectively make decisions within a leadership role is top of mind for management, according to research.

By having a global perspective you will be able to learn from others and you will open your business up for new opportunities. You will be able to grow in ways that others cannot because they don’t understand this concept and you will enter new markets. Whether you like it or not, businesses are running globally.

A global perspective is a comprehensive lens through which you see the world around you. It shapes how you perceive and understand your own identity and the identity of people you interact with, as you begin to understand what goes into shaping culture.

Interdependence and globalisation – an understanding of the complex social, economic and political links between people and the impact that changes have on each other. Identity and cultural diversity – an understanding of self and one’s own culture, and being open to the culture of others.

the understanding of cultures

Cambridge Primary Global Perspectives is typically for students aged 5 to 11 years. This curriculum develops the skills of research, analysis, evaluation, reflection, collaboration and communication.

A global view or vision of a situation is one in which all the different aspects of it are considered.

The definition of global is relating to the whole world, entirely or comprehensive. An example of global is the condition of air on earth. An example of global is a project in which every school in a state is participating.

What is a global health perspective in nursing? It is the understanding that health and wellness issues transcend geographical and national borders; it is cultural competence and consciousness – having empathy, respect, and understanding of diverse populations; it is the drive to work together toward health equity.

They factor even more significantly into healthcare delivery throughout the world, with an extremely significant number of about 32 million nurses across the planet. Nurses provide about 90 percent of healthcare services in the world, and for that, they deserve intense appreciation.