Year 10 Civic Edu. Week 8 : Goal of Citizenship education

​Week Eight: Goal of Citizenship education

citizen on the other hand is a legal member of a given state who possess full constitutional, legal or natural rights in the state he or she resides.​

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Citizenship education may be defined as the process of educating citizens on their rights, duties and responsibilities​

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​DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CITIZEN AND CITIZENSHIP

​Who is a global citizen?

​Goals of Citizenship Education

1. Citizenship education educates citizens on their rights and obligations in their country.

2. To educate people about the knowledge and understanding of the system of government of a particular country.

3. To enable citizens to acquire relevant knowledge about the affairs of a politically organized society at all levels.

4. To develop positive attitude and values that would promote active participation of people in the affairs of their community.

5. To enable citizens to develop citizenship consciousness.​

​What do you think about being a global citizen?

1.   Citizenship by Birth

2. Citizenship by Registration​

3.   Citizenship by Naturalization

4. Dual Citizenship​

​Ways to acquire citizenship of a Country

​Gaining citizen of a country differs. How do you get citizenship of countries on the next slide?

1. ​America

2. South Africa

3. England

4. Nigeria​

​What are the rights of citizens in this video?

​Assessment

1. Define Law.

2. Explain three types of law.

3. Differentiate between citizen and citizenship education.​