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Civic and Voter Education Index

... ve Civic and Voter Education

...... ve10 Overview of Civic and Voter Education

...... ve20 Guiding Principles of Civic and Voter Education

...... ve30 Context of Civic and Voter Education

...... ve40 Contributors to Civic and Voter Education

...... vea Basic Ideas and Definitions of Voter Information, Voter Education and Civic Education

......... vea01 Meaning of democracy

......... vea02 Basic Voter Information

......... vea03 Basic Voter Education

......... vea04 Common Features of Voter Information and Education

............ vea04a Explaining electoral systems

............ vea04b The election calendar and timetable

............ vea04c Political Parties in Voter Education

............ vea04d Election officials in voter education

............ vea04e Use of Election Sites for Voter Education

............... vea04e01 Election authority offices

............... vea04e02 Voter Education at Voting Sites

............... vea04e03 Voter Education at Counting stations

............ vea04f Role of Voter Education in Registration Process

......... vea05 Basic Civic Education

......... vea06 Direct Democracy

...... veb Civic Education

......... veb01 Introduction to civic education

............ veb01a Authoritarian Regimes and Fragile States

............ veb01b Post war reconstruction

............ veb01c Civic Education in Emerging Democracies

............ veb01d Civic Education in Established Democracies

............ veb01e Civic Education During Emergencies

......... veb02 Relationship Between General and Civic Education

......... veb03 Institutionalising Civic Education

............ veb03a National Curricula for Civic Education

............ veb03b Responsibility of Civic Education Among National Institutions

............ veb03c Popular education

......... veb04 Social Processes

...... vec The Educational Mandate

......... vec01 International Principles of the Educational Mandate

......... vec02 Legislative Framework for Voter Education

............ vec02a National Legislation and Local Ordinances Impact Voter Education Initiatives

............ vec02b Election legislation

......... vec03 Constructing a Voter Education Mandate

............ vec03a Stakeholders in Voter Education Mandate

............... vec03a01 Election Authority and Other Statutory Bodies as Stakeholders in the Voter Education Mandate

............... vec03a02 Contestants as Stakeholders in the Voter Education Mandate

............... vec03a03 Organised Civil Society as Stakeholders in the Voter Education Mandate

............ vec03b Competition and Cooperation in Educating Voters

............ vec03c Mechanisms for Partnerships in Voter Education

...... ved Assessing the Context

......... ved01 Voter Background

............ ved01a Consideration of Demographics in Shaping Voter Education

............ ved01b Cultural and Religious Norms

............ ved01c Gender

............ ved01d Considerations of Literacy and Schooling for Voter Education

......... ved02 Using Existing Resources for Education Programmes

............ ved02a Country Infrastructure

............... ved02a01 Educational System

............... ved02a02 Importance of Mass Media in Education Programmes

............... ved02a03 Communication Mechanisms

............... ved02a04 Venue for Education Events

............ ved02b Existing Social Organisations

............ ved02c Statutory Authorities

............ ved02d The Private Sector

............ ved02e International Support

............... ved02e03 South-South Cooperation

............ ved02f Political Parties in Voter Education

............ ved02g Time and Money

......... ved03 Educational Needs

............ ved03a Target Groups, Audiences, and Constituencies

............... ved03a01 The General Electorate

............... ved03a02 High Impact Groups

............... ved03a03 Marginalized Voters and Groups with Special Needs

............ ved03b Background Considerations

............... ved03b01 Political, Constitutional, and Legislative Considerations

............... ved03b02 Logistical Considerations

............... ved03b03 Educator Values

......... ved04 Assessing Voter Needs

............ ved04a Surveys

............... ved04a01 Survey Design

............... ved04a02 Framing Questions to Maximize Survey Data

............... ved04a03 Survey Preparation

............... ved04a04 Sampling

............... ved04a05 Selecting Participants

............... ved04a06 Getting Into the Field

............ ved04b Using Existing Data

............ ved04c Interlocutors and Intermediaries

...... vee Educational Strategy Development

......... vee01 Educational Theory

............ vee01a Adult Learning

............ vee01b Ideological Considerations

............ vee01c Cultural and Social Considerations

............ vee01d Legitimacy and Credibility

............ vee01e Educating Leaders and Citizens

............ vee01f Language

............ vee01g Public Education Principles

......... vee02 Organisation

............ vee02a Planning and Alignment

............ vee02b Existing Institutions

............ vee02c Election Specific Organisation

............... vee02c01 Codes of Conduct

............... vee02c02 Access to Information

............... vee02c03 Non-Partisanship

............... vee02c04 Liaison with Election Authorities

......... vee03 Methodology Selection

......... vee04 Message Development

......... vee05 Strategies for Special Cases

............ vee05a Approaching Military and Police Forces

............ vee05b Education of Prisoners

............ vee05c Engaging Apathetic and Disempowered Groups

............ vee05d Discrimination and Exclusion

............ vee05e Reaching Nomads and Isolated Groups

............ vee05f Communicating with Exiles, Refugees, and Internally Displaced Persons

............ vee05g Ensuring the Participation of Shut-Ins and the Disabled

............ vee05h First Time voters

...... vef Potential Programme Elements

......... vef01 The Media

............ vef01a Government Media

............ vef01b National Impact Media

............ vef01c Community Impact Media

............ vef01d Use of Radio Advertising

............ vef01e Alternative Methods of Communicating Voter Education

......... vef02 Printed Materials

............ vef02a Legal Considerations

............ vef02b How Copyright Affects Voter Education Programmes

............ vef02c Indexing and Dating

............ vef02d Environmental Considerations of Voter Education

............ vef02e Traditional Print Items

............ vef02f Specialty Print Items

............... vef02f01 Comics and Pictorials

............... vef02f02 Posters and Banners

............... vef02f03 Bookmarks

............... vef02f04 Beverage Coasters

............... vef02f05 Stickers

............... vef02f06 Voter Education Clothing

............... vef02f07 Promoting Voter and Civic Education with Product Packaging

............... vef02f08 Calendars

......... vef03 Digital Materials

............ vef03a Digital and Recorded Materials

............ vef03b Web-based Voter Education Materials

......... vef04 Arts and Culture

............ vef04a Formal Performance Art

............ vef04b Street Theatre

............ vef04c Special Events

............ vef04e Art and Handicrafts

......... vef05 Face To Face Interaction

............ vef05a Group Learning

............ vef05b Simulations

............ vef05c Door To Door Canvassing

............ vef05d Each One Teach One

......... vef06 Other Strategies for Education Programmes

............ vef06a Voter Education Outreach via Information Centres and Hotlines

............ vef06b Direct Mail

............ vef06c Telephone Canvassing

............ vef06d Street and Neighbourhood Campaigns

......... vef07 Commercial Advertising

......... vef08 Distance Learning Techniques

...... veg Voter Education Programme Implementation

......... veg01 Preparation

............ veg01a Voter Education Calendar

............ veg01b Budgeting and Financing for Voter Education Programmes

............ veg01c Programme Design

............... veg01c01 Design Cycle

............... veg01c02 Team Development

............... veg01c03 Educational Objectives

............... veg01c04 Obtaining and Maintaining Commitment To the Plan

............ veg01d Production Considerations

............... veg01d01 Projected Materials

............... veg01d02 White Boards and Black Boards

............... veg01d03 Preparing Instructional Materials

............ veg01e Procurement

............... veg01e01 Commissioning Materials

............... veg01e02 Managing Contracts

............... veg01e03 Assessing and Adapting Existing Materials

............... veg01e04 Goods and Services

............... veg01e05 Storage and Distribution

............ veg01f Staffing for Civic and Voter Education

............... veg01f01 Job Definition and Profiling

............... veg01f02 Recruitment

............... veg01f03 Managing Staff and Volunteers

............... veg01f04 Training and Orientation

......... veg02 Administration and Management

............ veg02a Leadership

............ veg02b Co-ordination and Control

............ veg02c Quality Assessment

............ veg02d Staff and Volunteer Morale

............ veg02e Relationships to Other Stakeholders

............ veg02f Security for Staff

............... veg02f01 Peacekeeping and Peace enforcement

............... veg02f02 Education In Closed Institutions

............... veg02f03 Education In Unsafe Areas

...... veh Monitoring and Evaluation

......... veh01 Who Should Evaluate

......... veh02 Monitoring Or Formative Evaluation

......... veh03 Measuring Impact

............ veh03a Importance Of Prior Planning

............ veh03b Evaluation Methodology

............... veh03b01 Terms Of Reference

............... veh03b02 Evaluation Design Options

............... veh03b03 Data Collection Options

............... veh03b04 Legitimacy and Reliability

............... veh03b05 Time and Cost of Evaluations

............ veh03c Baseline Studies

............ veh03d Developing Organisational Capacity

............ veh03e Managing Evaluation Recommendations

...... vei System Learning

......... vei01 Maintenance Of Records

............ vei01a Staff and Volunteer Details

............ vei01b Logistical Arrangements

............ vei01c Best Practices and Lessons Learned Documentation

......... vei02 Preparing Reports

......... vei03 Archiving and Protecting Materials

......... vei04 Developing Continuity