WIP Forum: Challenges of Civic Education in Emerging Democracies

Professor Charlie White discusses his experiences in helping implement and provide teacher training for civic education in emerging democracies, including Russia, South Africa, the Republic of Georgia, Mongolia, and Indonesia.  He has worked on education for democracy projects since 1997 when he made his first trip to Russia. Most recently he has been collaborating on a new doctoral program in civic education for Indonesian university lecturers. Prof. White will have just returned from a week in Mongolia consulting on a new civics curriculum for grades 1-12. He’ll talk about cultural and political challenges for democratic civic education and the future prospects for democratization through education.