Global Trends in Civic Education.

This speech transcript addresses five questions about global trends in civic education for democracy: (1) What is happening in civic education throughout the world? (2) What are common strengths and weaknesses in civic education? (3) Does civic education work? (4) What policies should guide the development and implementation of civic education programs and what indices should be used to determine how well civic education is established? and (5) What is the value of international cooperation and exchanges in the development and implementation of civic education programs? (BT) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.