GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION: A NEW IMPERATIVE FOR 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION

As the inevitable process of the 21st century, globalization has affected and altered all aspects of human life including education. The increasing interconnection between countries is leading to the recognition of both shared problems and shared solutions for which citizens' rights, obligations, and responsibilities transcend the traditional nation-state. In a globalized world, education is putting more emphasis on equipping individuals from an early age, and throughout life, with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors they need to be informed, engaged and empathetic citizens. Global citizenship is found to require significant adjustment of individual, corporate, national, and regional interests. Citizenship education, are focused on the learner and the development of skills and attitudes to participate in and contribute to a changing social order. Education for citizenship themes is often built around a stimulus activity that will make a bond with the student as a person and guide his or her development in relation to peers and others and the wider society. It is inspired by ethical principles in reference, in part at least, to civil, social, and political rights. This article seeks to provide an understanding of the concept of global citizenship and its relevance and implication in the 21st century education.