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?
Metacognition
Guiding Questions
Further Resources
Global Understanding Podcasts
Advocacy, Empathy, Learning and Equity
Isha and Ms Jac Arce discussed her passion behind advocating for equity. She shares how her own experiences and her husbands different experiences of power and privilege around the world have informed her pedagogy. She has learnt to listen more and ask questions of others to encourage authentic discursive dialogue. She is passionate about opening spaces of equity and engagement. Despite facing some difficulty or backlash, she continues to out in the hard work and try to hold authentic spaces and conversations. What do power and privilege have you noticed in your life? What spaces could you hold?
Power, Privilege and Politics
Mr Angelo describes the intricate relationship between power, privilege, and politics, deriving new understandings of not only his prior preconceptions on Eastern versus Western political structures, but also a fascinating insight into the relationship between religion and privilege as a male in his patriarchal hometown.
He found himself coming to a realisation on humankind’s undeserving privilege to create judgment upon others, allowing him to open doors to true open-mindedness and a global understanding, whilst maintaining a metacognitive lens on what must still be questioned. “Cultures stagnate when disagreements are withheld.” How can we prevent polarisation when experiencing cognitive dissonance? Or are we destined to come into conflict when met with opposing ideals?
Culture, Growth & Understanding
What is the benefit of immersing oneself in other cultures? Mr Zach reflects on how his experience of moving from Canada to teach internationally increased his global understanding and contributed to his growth as a global citizen.