Civic education can be broadly defined in ways that clearly take it outside the realm of electoral politics and the election administrator. It is possible that a person responsible for voter education may also be involved in a broader civic education enterprise. Indeed, there is something to suggest that voter education is really an amalgam of voter information and certain aspects of a civic education programme, that is, those dealing with elections.
Civic education is largely conducted in informal education settings, although there are aspects of formal education in schools. This section suggests that civic education in a democracy is best learned and taught in the heat of the struggle to establish and sustain that democracy.
