ERIC Number: ED419775
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: 157
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
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International Partnerships for Civic Education and Democracy.
Patrick, John J., Ed.; Weakland, John E., Ed.
International Journal of Social Education, v12 n2 Spr-Sum 1997
This theme issue of "The International Journal of Social Education" contains 11 articles all concerned with efforts to promote civic education in post-communist countries, particularly former Soviet-Bloc nations, including Latvia, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Russia. Described are international partnerships for civic education and democratic citizenship that have developed. One prominent example is Civitas: An International Civic Education Exchange Program, which is funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the United States Department of Education. Among the major articles are: (1) "Civic Education and the Advancement of Democracy in Latvia" (John J. Patrick; Valts Sarma); (2) "Civitas: An International Civic Education Exchange Program" (Charles N. Quigley; John N. Hoar); (3) "Education for Democratic Citizenship in Poland" (Richard C. Remy; Jacek Strzemieczny); (4) "Implementing New Civic Education Programs in Indiana and Post-Communist Countries" (Robert S. Leming; Thomas S. Vontz). This collection of articles expresses a global mission, shared by the U.S. contributors with their partners abroad, to act together to spread commonly desired blessings of liberty as extensively as possible among the diverse peoples of the world. (RJC)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Communism, Democracy, Foreign Countries, Freedom, Global Education, Law Related Education, Self Determination, Social Studies
Professor John E. Weakland, Department of History, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials; ERIC Publications
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.; Center for Civic Education, Calabasas, CA.
Authoring Institution: Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for International Civic Education, Bloomington, IN.; ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Bloomington, IN.; Indiana Council for the Social Studies, Bloomington.
Identifiers - Location: Czech Republic; Hungary; Latvia; Poland; Russia
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