... people who are different interact, allow ideas to be discussed and debated by forums and eventually improve democratic skills. This new age of technology, will produce new forms of association, new ways to organize and build communities. Yet for this American democracy to survive and flourish, new forms of civic engagement must be created, if old forms are not to be reproduced. University of Central Oklahoma as a part of its American democracy project will host a statewide Conference in February 2005, by institutions of higher education in Oklahoma. Specifically, this Conference is designed to answer three questions: 1) What steps have to be taken to improve the Democratic skills in Higher education institutions in Oklahoma? 2) What role did UCO and higher education play in the development of Oklahoma citizens and others? 3) What do the other higher education institutions of Oklahoma know about the American democracy project? And what can they ...

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