Importance of Becoming a Global Citizen

Prepare: View the Globalization: What is Happening to Us? video and read the article A Model of Global Citizenship: Antecedents and Outcomes by Stephen Reysen and Iva Katzarska-Miller (2013). Go to the Library and locate one additional source on global citizenship that will help support your viewpoint.

Reflect: Please take some time to reflect on how the concept of global citizenship has shaped your identity, and think about how being a global citizen has made you a better person in your community

Write: Use the Week One Assignment Template when addressing the following prompts:

After viewing the video, describe how being a global citizen in the world of advanced technology can be beneficial to your success in meeting your personal, academic, and professional goals.

After reading the article by Reysen and Katzarska-Miller, explain why there has been disagreement between theorists about the definition of global citizenship and develop your own definition of global citizenship.

From the article, choose two of the six outcomes of global citizenship (i.e., intergroup empathy, valuing diversity, social justice, environmental sustainability, intergroup helping, and the level of responsibility to act for the betterment of this world) as stated in the article, and explain why those two are the most important in becoming a global citizen compared to the others.

Describe at least two personal examples or events in your life that illustrate the development of global citizenship based on the two outcomes you chose.

Identify two specific general education courses, and explain how they each influenced you to become a global citizen.
Your paper

Must be 750 - 1,000 words in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined and article that need to be read and listen too. Also a template to go by. Please let me know if you can not get video.

EXAMPLE

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Note: This assignment should be written in the correct format. Please click on the Writing Center tab at the left- hand toolbar of the course. You will then click on the Writing Resources tab, which goes over the basics of writing an essay. For information on how to write in- text citations in APA format, click on "In- Text Citation Guide" under Integrating Sources within the Writing Resources tab. This paper needs to consist of 750 - 1,000 words (excluding the title and reference page).

Start your paper with the title of this assignment:

Importance of Developing Global Citizenship

The introduction paragraph of this paper should inform the reader of the topic you are writing about while providing background information and the purpose or importance of addressing this topic of global citizenship. You should prepare the reader by stating the concepts you are about to address further in your paper. Typically a good introduction paragraph is made up of 5 - 7 sentences.

Short Title of First Prompt (i.e. Benefits of Being a Global Citizen) After viewing the required video Globalization: What Is Happening to Us?(2010) , you need write a paragraph of 5 - 7 sentences addressing how being a global citizen in the world of advanced technology can be beneficial to your success in meeting your personal, academic, and professional goals. For instance, in thinking about how you interact with others in your courses, you could provide an example of how online courses contribute to your development as a global
citizen. It's important to cite the video per APA guidelines within this paragraph.
Short Title of Second Prompt

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After reading the article by Reysen and Katzarska-Miller, you need to write a paragraph of 5 - 7 sentences explaining why there has been a disagreement between theorists about the definition of global citizenship. Within the article, the authors address how specific schools of thought define global citizenship. It would be a good idea to paraphrase this information in your own words and cite the article per APA guidelines. Also, within this paragraph, you should provide your own definition of global citizenship after reading what other ideas are from the article.
Short Title of Third Prompt

Note: Based on the article, you need to write two paragraphs: a paragraph on each of the two outcomes of global citizenship you chose (intergroup empathy, valuing diversity, social justice, environmental sustainability, intergroup helping, and the level of responsibility to act for the betterment of this world).

Name of First Outcome Addressed ( i.e. Valuing Diversity) Within this paragraph you need to explain why this outcome is important in becoming a global citizen. It's a good idea to first define the outcome in your own words and then provide a thorough explanation on why it's important for your own development as a global citizen.

Name of Second Outcome Addressed
(i.e. Social Justice)

Same instructions as the first paragraph above.

Short Title for Fourth Prompt

First Personal Example on (Name First Outcome)

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You need to write a 5 -7 sentence paragraph describing a personal experience that has corresponds to the first outcome you addressed in the third prompt and has assisted or resulted in your development as a global citizen.

Second Personal Example on (Name of Second Outcome) You need to write a 5 - 7 sentence paragraph describing a personal experience that has corresponds to the second outcome you addressed in the third prompt and has assisted or resultedin your development as a global citizen. Short Title of Fifth Prompt You need to write a 5 - 7 sentence paragraph that identifies two specific education courses and explains how each of those courses assisted or influenced your development in becoming a global citizen.

Conclusion

In this paragraph, you need to summarize the main points of this assignment and include a description of why this topic is important to address when it comes to the development of global citizenship. Typically a good conclusion paragraph consists of 5 - 7 sentences. Keep in mind th at you should not share new information in the conclusion paragraph. This means that there should not be any in-text citations. You are basically summarizing what you have written.

Note: References are written below in the correct format per APA guidelines. In addition to these two required resources, you must locate another scholarly source from the Ashford

University Library that applies to this topic and can be used to support your perspective.

Reysen, S., & Katzarska-Miller, I. (2013). A model of global citizenship: Antecedents and outcomes.

International Journal of Psychology,48(5), 858-870.doi:10.1080/00207594.2012.701749Jakobs, W. (Director), & Monfils, M. (Producer). (2010).

Globalization: What is happening to us?-LUX great thinkers series [Video file]. Retrieved

https://fod.infobase.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=50420&aid=18596&Plt=FOD& loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref