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UGA and Modena Schools. A Cross-Cultural Study Abroad Experience in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. May 9 to June 4, 2008, in Modena, Italy.
Participants will have a unique opportunity to work with pre-school and elementary school students and teachers in Modena, Italy, a city located between Milan and Bologna in northern Italy. This Maymester Study Abroad opportunity will enable participants to experience Italian culture and to compare and contrast the American and Italian systems of early and elementary education. For information, contact the directors: Ron Butchart (butchart@uga.edu) or Beth Tolley (btolley@uga.edu).
The teacher education programs within the Department of Elementary and Social Studies Education are highly regarded. In 2007, U.S. News and World Report ranked the elementary education graduate programs third in the nation. Secondary education programs at UGA, which includes the Social Studies Education program, were ranked fifth among America's Best Graduate Schools.
The Department of Elementary and Social Studies Education
Faculty offices fourth and sixth floors, Aderhold Hall
Departmental offices: 629 Aderhold Hall
University of Georgia
Athens GA 30602Department Phone: 706 542 4244
Department Fax: 706 542 8122
Department Head: Dr. Ron VanSickle (rvansick@uga.edu)
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Ron Butchart (butchart@uga.edu)
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