Characteristics of a 21st Century
Engaged Citizen
GSELS course criteria provide the basics to
acquire the knowledge and skills needed
to cope
and constructively engage with the 21st century,
including these eight characteristics of a 21st
century citizen:
1.
looking at problems
in a global context
2. working cooperatively and
responsibly
3. accepting cultural
differences
4. thinking in a
critical and systemic way
5. solving conflicts
non-violently
6. changing lifestyles to
protect the environment
7. defending human rights
8. participating in
the political process
(From a consensus of experts in nine countries, East and West, as cited
in
Sustainable Education by Stephen Sterling,
part of the Schumacher Briefings series,
published by Green Books for the Schumacher
Society, 2001)
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