Training future members of the world with an understanding of global citizenship

Globalism, in the modern sense, requires training global citizens with a logic viewing of individuals as members of a large family known as global world. In this process, national values, virtues, behaviors, traditions and aspirations must align with global expectations. However there may be differences in every aspect between nations, there must be conclusive attempts to make the bridge among different peoples of the world closer. To provide a better, safer and more livable world for the next generations, those in charge of education in today's world must do their best to determine the nature of global citizenship without disregarding national characteristics, and to lay the foundations for the future of humanity. This paper is intended to address the issue of global citizenship with a focus regarding national features as parts of a global whole. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd.