Global citizenship is the idea that people have rights and responsibilities that come with being a citizen of the entire world, rather than a particular nation or place.. As a culture, we tend to organize ourselves into groups and communities which share common values, ideas, and identity. Cognitive: knowledge and thinking skills necessary to better understand the world and its Global citizenship as self-awareness and awareness of others. United Nations, World Bank), international NGOs (e.g. Global citizenship education is a transformative, lifelong pursuit that involves both curricular learning and practical experience to shape a mindset to care for humanity and the planet, and to equip individuals with global competence to undertake responsible actions aimed at forging more just, peaceful, secure, sustainable, tolerant and inclusive societies. It works by empowering learners of all ages to understand that these are global, not local issues and to become active promoters of more peaceful, tolerant, inclusive, secure and sustainable societies. A global citizen sees themselves as part of a wider world. You will investigate education social studies, including political education, moral and community education, character education and diversity issues. There are many different types of communities, from the local to the global, from religious to political groups. As one international educator put it, it is difficult to teach intercultural understanding to students who are unaware they, too, live in a culture that colors their perceptions.
It is in this juncture that the global citizenship education should be dovetailed with human rights education. World Social Forum, Occupy Movement). Within the educational system, the concept of global citizenship education (GCED) is beginning to supersede or overarch movements such as multicultural education, peace education, human rights education, Education for Sustainable Development, and international education. The convergence of human rights education and the global citizenship education holds the prospect of building a social and international order that is much closer to the original ideal of human rights. Greenpeace, Amnesty International), and the many citizen initiatives and community action groups that reach above the nation-state level (e.g. They are not defined or restricted by their nationality or location. In this context, there is growing interest in global citizenship education (GCE), signaling a shift in the role and purpose of education to that of forging more just, peaceful, tolerant and inclusive societies. Thus, awareness of the world around each student begins with self-awareness. While global education does not seek to undermine nationalism, it does strive to create citizens with a global scope that are thoughtful about the problems facing their world. Additionally, GCED rapidly incorporates references to the aforementioned movements. The concepts of ‘global citizenship’ and ‘global competence’ have gained increasing currency over the past 20 years. Global citizens feel a connection to their communities (however they define them) and translate that sense of connection into participation. GCED is a strategic area of UNESCO’s Education Sector programme and builds on the work of Peace and …
Here is my hunch. GCED is based on the three domains of learning - cognitive, socio-emotional and behavioural. Global Citizenship Education (GCED) aims to empower learners of all ages to assume active roles, both locally and globally, in building more peaceful, tolerant, inclusive and secure societies. Global Citizenship Education (GCED) is UNESCO’s response to these challenges.

Global citizenship is an awareness of the world as a whole – its values, communities and identities – and a person’s place within it.

Above quotations are from Caecilia’s book chapter entitled “International Education and Global Citizenship”; in Participation, Facilitation, and Mediation: Children and Young People in Their Social Contexts by Claudio Baraldi, (Editor), 2012, which is available from Routledge publishers here. Global citizenship as participation in the social and political life of one's community. This broad field includes global education, comparative education, international education, intercultural understanding and citizenship education.