Ghana in the Community of… · SHS3 Government

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.3.1.LI.1 - Assess Ghana’s foreign policy of good neighbourliness.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define “foreign policy of good neighbourliness” and explain its key principles of unity, tolerance, respect, cooperation, and patriotism.
Describe Ghana’s relations with each of its three neighbouring states (Togo, Burkina Faso, and Côte d’Ivoire), citing specific examples of cooperation.
Explain the meaning of the “good neighbour” principle as a foundation of Ghana’s foreign policy since independence and identify who first articulated it.
Assess the successes and challenges of Ghana’s good neighbourliness policy using specific examples.
Justify, with reasoned arguments and evidence, whether Ghana’s policy of good neighbourliness has been beneficial to Ghana and its neighbours.

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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: 3.3.1.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and appreciation of Ghana's external Relations 3.3.1.LO.1 Evaluate Ghana's foreign policy towards neighbouring states, continental Africa, and the United Nations.
Indicator: 3.3.1.LI.1 - Assess Ghana's foreign policy of good neighbourliness.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 11 (Week 31 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.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 73

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Talk for Learning: Through question and answers Ghana's relations with its neighbouring states, while focusing on unity, tolerance, respect, cooperation and patriotism. Also interrogate gender roles and how to present and communicate Ghana's foreign policy of good neighbourliness.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Government curriculum
- NaCCA approved textbooks on government
- Internet: Website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; websites of ECOWAS, AU, EU, UNO
Assessment (3.3.1.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.