Global Understanding
Core Value
What Does Global Understanding Mean?
A global citizen actively seeks a personal understanding of how life in different countries varies relative to the interaction between power/privilege and economics, ethics, politics, religion, and/or the environment.
What You Need To Do:
Explore multiple contexts through study and/or experience, and reflect on the growth of your global understanding as a result.
Will My Reflection Be Approved?
You demonstrate a personal understanding of, and perspective on, the relationship between Power/Privilege and any of the following lenses:
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Economics
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Environment
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Ethics
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Politics
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Religion
with reference to more than one context.
Exemplars
Annotated Exemplar
Guiding Questions
Developing new Understanding - Overall, how did this experience develop new understandings/change you as a global citizen?
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E.g. What personal biases or preconceptions have I confronted through this post?
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E.g. What steps can I take to continue growing my understanding of global citizenship in the future?
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Remember: You need to show a comparison between more than one context.
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Tell me about multiple perspectives on the same issue in different contexts*. Show your understanding of this by providing evidence (statistics, research) and detail.
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What lenses (Economics, Environment, Ethics, Politics, Religion) can you approach this issue through?
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How does this experience look in another context*?
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Who holds POWER and/or PRIVILEGE in these situations, and who lacks it? What impact does that have?
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How did studying multiple contexts help me see the complexities of global issues?