International Conference on Civic Education: Research and Practice

Posted by on September 30, 2005

4th International Conference on Civic Education: Research and Practice

http://www.civicedconf.org/civiced.html

Jan. 19-21 (Thur-Sat), 2006 ? Hilton Orlando/Altamonte, Florida

For a country to flourish and grow, and for a democracy to sustain liberty and justice, the next generation of citizens must acquire the civic skills, abilities and commitments to govern.

This interdisciplinary conference will draw together researchers and practitioners, including:

* K-12 educators and counselors,
* University faculty and researchers,
* State coordinators, policy makers and evaluators,
* School and University administrators,
* Staff from youth-serving community based organizations.

This would include work on:

* service-learning,
* moral education,
* character education,
* democratic education,
* violence prevention,
* substance abuse prevention.