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Burroughs, Susie; Brocato, Kay; Hopper, Peggy F.; Sanders, Angela – Educational Forum, 2009
Educators from Europe, Latin America, and the United States convened to explore issues inherent in democratic citizenship. Media literacy, a central component of democratic citizenship, was studied in depth. Data from the camp were examined for evidence of the participants' understandings of media literacy and how it might be taught. Results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Media Literacy, Citizenship
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Burroughs, Susie; Hopper, Peggy F.; Brocato, Kay; Webeck, Mary Lee – International Education, 2009
The Civitas Democracy Camp for Teachers provides professional development for educators to collaboratively explore ideals of citizenship and citizenship education in democratic societies. Reported herein are the findings of a study of the camp experience of a cross-cultural group of educators who examined the concept of social justice and ways to…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Professional Development
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Burroughs, Susie; Hopper, Peggy F.; Brocato, Kay; Sanders, Angela – International Journal of Social Education, 2008
The "Education for Democracy Act," authorized by the United States Congress, provides funding through the U.S. Department of Education to support programs designed to assist educators in creating and implementing civic education programs both at home and abroad. One such program is Civitas: An International Civic Education Exchange…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Democracy, Citizenship Education, Exchange Programs