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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
Pepper, Kaye; Burroughs, Susie; Groce, Eric – Educational Foundations, 2003
This study investigated obstacles to teaching civic education in the United States, a country whose government was established on democratic principles over 250 years ago, and Hungary, a European country presently making the transition to a government based on democratic principles. The purpose is to compare the obstacles within these two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Democracy, Citizenship Education