Category: Education and Deliberation 10
Tool: Civic Education
This is a good resource for anyone interested in organizing service
learning opportunities, and provides starter kits for both school and
community-based programmes.UNDP (2004). Civic Education: Practical
Guidance Note. Bureau for Development Policy, Democratic Governance
Group, United Nations Development Programme.
http://www.undp.org/governance/docs/A2I_Guides_Civic%20education.pdf
This is an excellent introductory how-to guide on civic education with case
studies of UNDP initiatives around the world.
UNESCO (2009). Civic Education for Media Professionals: A Training Manual.
UNESCO Series on Journalism Education. UNESCO, Paris.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001804/180402e.pdf
This manual is designed for use by facilitators of training /discussion
workshops on the role of the media in civic education. It includes a set of
suggested exercises to use during the workshop.
USAID (2002). Approaches to Civic Education: Lessons Learned. Office of
Democracy and Governance, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian
Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC.
http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/democracy_and_governance/publications/pdfs/pn
acp331.pdf
This report describes USAID’s approach to civic education, both in schools
and communities, assesses the impacts of the initiatives undertaken, and
identifies a set of lessons learned.
Supplementary resources
Brilliant, F. (1999). Civic Education Assessment Stage II. Civic Education
Programming Since 1990: A Case Study Based Analysis. Management Systems
International. Report submitted to USAID, Washington, DC, US.
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/000001
9b/80/1a/4d/ac.pdf
This paper reviews USAID-supported civic education programmes
undertaken in the 1990s and includes ten case studies that reflect the
diverse approaches adopted by these programmes throughout the world.