Global Citizenship: Implications for Guidance and Counselling Innovations in Developing Nations

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This paper examines global citizenship as a way of thinking and behaving with understanding of the need to tackle injustice and inequality as a foundation for international peace and development. The conceptualized model was based on reality perspectives and eclectic counselling orientations for building global citizens in developing nations. Guidance and counselling as a crucial service for developing global citizenship, with a focus on Nigeria, is examined. Constraints and prospects for developing global citizens are analyzed. The paper concludes that integration of guidance and counselling as an educational innovation in developing countries would enrich global curriculum and instruction and contribute towards the enhancement of global citizenship.

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global citizenship guidance and counselling developing nations Nigeria African nations 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Guidance and CounsellingFaculty of Education, Delta State UniversityAbrakaNigeria
  2. 2.Department of Guidance and CounsellingFaculty of Education, Delta State UniversityAbrakaNigeria

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