Reflects on cross-national differences in contemporary research, policy, implementation, and teaching practice in civic education across a wide range of countries in Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia Provides interdisciplinary perspectives on advances as well as enduring and emerging challenges for civic education in educational policy, practice and research Discusses students' civic knowledge, attitudes, and engagement in national, regional, and international contexts based on nationally representative surveys at three points in time. [The book is published by Springer.]