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Results show that participants understood the concept of citizenship in concrete terms; they did not differentiate between citizenship on one hand and the responsibilities of citizens on the other; and that the participants knew about and interacted with nationals of other countries mostly through the mass media although they did not understand the essence of multiple citizenship. I concluded that the social studies curriculum helped the students to acquire knowledge about the practical responsibilities of citizens but did little to enhance understanding how these practices relate to the theory of social studies; the participants demonstrated that they had the capacity to participate in deciding and planning the learning experiences of their choice but were never given a chance to do so; and the participants embraced a reasonable level of knowledge about people and activities taking place in other countries. 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I concluded that the social studies curriculum helped the students to acquire knowledge about the practical responsibilities of citizens but did little to enhance understanding how these practices relate to the theory of social studies; the participants demonstrated that they had the capacity to participate in deciding and planning the learning experiences of their choice but were never given a chance to do so; and the participants embraced a reasonable level of knowledge about people and activities taking place in other countries. 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