Freida M’Cormack2019-09-252019-09-252015-09-012011-12-19http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/226303"Civic education (CE) also referred to citizen or democratic education, can be broadly defined as ‘the provision of information and learning experiences to equip and empower citizens to participate in democratic processes. The education can take very different forms, including classroom-based learning, informal training, experiential learning, and mass media campaigns. Civic education can be targeted at children or adults, at the local, national or international level. As such, it is an approach that employs a range of different methods, and is often used in combination with other participatory governance tools (Rietbergen-McCracken, n.d.).engWith permission of the license/copyright holderelectioncivic educationdemocratic processgood governancePolitical ethicsGovernance and ethicsCommunity ethicsEducation and ethicsHelpdesk Research Report: Approaches to civic education in AfricaPreprint