A community’s role in national development

A community's role in national development

The development of any family, community, and nation is the result of hard work. Community members must work hard in order to realize family, community, and national development. Community members have to obey laws, protect public resources, and ensure national security.

Obeying national laws helps to maintain peace, harmony, and general security of a nation. Peace and security are important determinants of national development. A country with peace and security permits the involvement of community members in development activities, but a country that lacks peace and security does not. Its citizens suffer from disease and hunger because they cannot engage in production activities.

The qualities of an educated person

Education enables a person to get knowledge and skills so that he or she can face challenges that occur from time to time in a given community. These challenges can be social, political, and economic in nature. Many countries in the world provide education to their people so that they may engage in various economic activities. Education is a public good; hence, an educated person is expected to use his or her skills and knowledge to realize personal, community, and national development. The following are the qualities of an educated person who uses his or her education for the development of his or her community and nation:

1. Integrity: An educated person must observe ethical principles that help him or her to be accepted by other members of society. In addition, an educated person must obey community and national laws as well as work and ensure that there is equality in the community and the nation at large. He is also expected to be honest and patriotic. He or she is not expected to engage in corruption and misuse of public resources.

2. Conducts research: An educated person uses research evidence to make decisions and solve the problems that happen in his or her community.

3. Innovative: An educated person uses his or her talents to come up with new ideas and techniques of solving problems and creating new opportunities. The world of science and technology is dominated by innovative people. Therefore, educated people should lead others in developing better techniques for self-advancement by identifying and designing various projects or business opportunities.

4. Self-conscious and confident: An educated person is always self-confident and self-conscious. He or she also has high self-esteem. These qualities help him or her to engage confidently in various activities at various levels.

5. Obedient to the law: An educated person obeys the law for his or her own good and for the good of his or her community. This helps him or her to peacefully engage in various social, political, and economic activities. As a result, he or she contributes to his or her family's development and to the development of the community and the nation.