Ohio Teachers Visit KwaZulu Natal

November 2003

In November2003 preservice teachers Adam Friend, Penny Hill, Cameron Lazar, Awad Ibrahim and Katie Ryan from Bowling Greeen State University Participated in a teacher exchange with The Centre (Adam Friend, Penny Hill, Cameron Lazar, Awad Ibrahim and Katie Ryan) took to South Africa. The trip was part of the Civitas Africa 2003-exchange program between South Africa and the USA. As a partnership between Ohio, Kentucky and South Africa, Civitas Africa is intended to increase understanding of the problems associated with civic education for democracy in both emerging and established democracies. It does so through, first, exchange between US and South African educators, including practicing and preservice teachers, second, curriculum material development, teacher training, research and evaluation and, finally, development of administrative support and supportive policies.

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