SHS2 Government · Semester 2 Week 12: Ghana in the Community of Nations

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.3.1.LI.2 - Examine the determinants of Ghana’s foreign policy

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define foreign policy and list at least four determinants that shape Ghana’s foreign policy decisions.
Explain how historical factors, such as colonial history and the liberation struggle, influence Ghana’s foreign policy.
Analyse how economic considerations, including trade, aid, and investment, determine Ghana’s relations with other nations.
Assess the role of ideology, regime type, and leadership personality in shaping Ghana’s foreign policy choices at different periods.
Evaluate how international and regional organisations, as well as global power dynamics, influence Ghana’s foreign policy decisions.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Ghana in the Global System (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Ghana in the Community of Nations (3.1)
Content standard: 2.3.1.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Ghana's external relations. 2.3.1.LO.1 Evaluate the determinants and actors of Ghana's foreign policy.
Indicator: 2.3.1.LI.2 - Examine the determinants of Ghana's foreign policy
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 12 (Week 32 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

indicator text - p.54: the document prints this learning-indicator code as "2.3.1.L12" - a digit one where the I of LI belongs. The page's content stream sets the code with a WinAnsiEncoding simple font and literal string operands, and shows the code as the TJ operands (2.) (3.) (1.) (L) (12), so the byte drawn after the L is 0x31; in this face the digit one and the capital I are different outlines with twice the advance width (1024 against 512), so the page really does print the wider glyph. Filed under LI, which is the document's own code vocabulary (CS|LO|LI|AS)
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 54

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Talk for Learning: Discuss the determinants of Ghana's foreign policy decisions, while emphasizing patriotism, confidence, honesty, integrity, and transparency.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- www.ghanagov.gh
- Internet: website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Government curriculum
Assessment (2.3.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning.