Identification of Dimensions and Components of Global Citizenship's Education to Provide a Model for Elementary Students

The purpose of this study was to identify the dimensions and components of global citizenship's education in order to provide a model for the elementary school from the perspective of experts. The present study was qualitativebased on methodology and applied in purposewith content analysis. The statistical population was university professors in 1399-1400 that based on the theoretical saturation rule, 14 people were selected by purposive sampling. The research tool was semi-structured interviews. Content validity and recoding method were used for validity and reliability of instrument repectively. To analyze the data, thematic analysis method with open, axial and selective coding was used. Findings showed that 31 open codes, 9 central codes (knowledge about other cultures, cognitive skills, social skills, global environment, global literacy, etc.) and 2 optional codes (global citizen education opportunities and global citizen education threats) were identified as elements of the global citizenship curriculum model.