Answer to Question #206955 in Sociology for Robyn

Question

What does it mean to use a cosmopolitan approach to citizenship education? 

Answer 1

Cosmopolitanism is the idea that all human beings are members of a single community. The idea encompasses different dimensions and avenues of community, such as promoting universal moral standards, establishing global political structures, or developing a platform for mutual cultural expression and tolerance.

Cosmopolitan citizenship education is a transformational approach to education that empowers students to become global citizens through active involvement in the local, national and global communities while seeking to build a better world.

The cosmopolitan approach to citizenship education aims to educate children, from early childhood, to become clear-thinking and enlightened citizens who participate in decisions concerning society. Human rights and citizen rights are interdependent. Cosmopolitanism approach various encompasses perspectives as; an identification with the world or with humanity in general that transcends local commitments, a position of openness and or tolerance toward the ideas and values of distinct others, an expectation of historical movement toward global peace, and a normative stance advocating cosmopolitan aims and actions.