CIES Special Interest Group - CANDE : about us

Welcome to the CIES Citizenship and Democratic Education Special Interest Group website (CANDE for short)!

We welcome scholars, education practitioners, and policy makers who are interested in citizenship and democratic education.

The goal of the CANDE SIG is to create an active community of educators and researchers to share their views and encourage productive debate on various aspects of citizenship and democratic education in the United States and around the world.

The Citizenship and Democratic Education SIG aims:

• To create an open forum for opinion exchange and collaboration in international citizenship and democratic education;

• To provide maximum opportunities for new scholars to have their voices heard and their scholarly efforts noticed;

• To foster cooperation and collaboration between scholars and practitioners in the areas of citizenship and democratic education;

• To identify, support, and promote outstanding scholarships and practical projects in citizenship and democratic education internationally.