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Direct linkBrown, Kim; Shephard, Kerry; Warren, David; Hesson, Gala; Fleming, Jean – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Higher education institutions are seeking greater community engagement through academic, social and civic activity. In response, researcher attention has turned to impacts on students' education, and benefits to both university and community partners. This phenomenographic study examines how a diverse group of teachers, researchers and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reciprocal Teaching, Service Learning, Outreach Programs
Clydesdale, Tim – Liberal Education, 2014
Tim Clydesdale is professor of sociology at the College of New Jersey. This article is adapted from the author's forthcoming book "Calling on Purpose: The Conversation Every Campus Must Have with Students" (University of Chicago Press, 2015). Clydesdale met two students, James and Tracy, during their senior year of college, when his…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement, Campuses
Download full textYoung, Justin R. – Carsey Institute, 2012
Among the many notable features of Coos County, New Hampshire, is the region's high level of community engagement and a rich civic culture. Community and Environment in Rural America (CERA) surveys by the Carsey Institute have shown that nearly one-fourth of adults in the community report membership in a civic or fraternal organization, and an…
Descriptors: Youth, Community Involvement, Group Membership, Youth Opportunities
Broome, John P. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of the study was to examine students' expected and observable civic engagement in a Montessori Erdkinder-based middle school classroom. Research questions included: (a) In what ways is civic engagement addressed in the Montessori Erdkinder-based middle school explicit curriculum? (b) How does the expected civic engagement in the…
Descriptors: Political Socialization, Student Behavior, Citizenship Education, Community Involvement
NHSA Journal, 1993
Interviews Willie Simmons, Mississippi State Senator and former Head Start parent. Simmons discusses his involvement with Head Start and the benefits of that association; encourages parents to become involved in their schools, communities, and local governments to bring about change; and discusses his entry into politics and the goals for his term…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Family Environment, Interviews
O'Rourke, Dara; Macey, Gregg P. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2003
This paper evaluates a new form of public participation in environmental monitoring and regulation advanced through local "bucket brigades," which allow community members to sample air emissions near industrial facilities. These brigades represent a new form of community environmental policing, in which residents participate in collecting,…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Community Involvement, Citizen Participation, Police
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1981
Interviews with 18 superintendents, assistant superintendents, and principals in Arizona schools are presented that illustrate their views on the relationship of community education to the basic functions of the school. Focus is on how community education contributes to the regular, ongoing K-12 curriculum. Administrator responses are directed to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Citizen Participation, Community Education, Community Involvement
Liechty, Thornton A. – 1979
One area of home-school-community relations research lies in the study of unique patterns of educational participation by community residents. This study was designed to investigate patterns of citizen participation in education. A questionnaire was developed and a random sample of 250 registered voters was selected from a county school district…
Descriptors: Activities, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Demography
Friedman, Will – Public Agenda, 2005
This paper introduces the Connecticut Community Conversations project and discusses the origins of the partnership between Public Agenda and the Graustien Memorial Fund in Connecticut. It describes Public Agenda's model of community dialogue and engagement and how it was specifically applied in the project. It then looks closely at the experience…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Educational Policy, Community Involvement, Program Descriptions
DANZIG, MARTIN E. – 1959
THE STUDY TESTED THE HYPOTHESIS THAT THERE IS SOME DEVIATION BETWEEN MOTIVATIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF A LEADERSHIP ROLE AND THOSE THAT URGE THE SAME PERSON TO SELECT ANOTHER FOR A POSITION OF AUTHORITY. LEADERSHIP-ACCEPTANCE DRIVES MAY BE EXTERNAL (REWARDS AND PRESSURES) OR INTERNAL (SATISFACTIONS DERIVED FROM A LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE). SIX MAJOR…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Leaders, Doctoral Dissertations
Nystrand, Raphael O. – 1969
Review of school-community relationsuip studies in Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, and Washington, D.C., shows that these successful undertakings were guided by several objectives. Most important among these were (1) to develop information about means of local school-community interaction and communication and their effectiveness, (2) to become…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Citizen Participation, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1984
The Minnesota Dialogue on Education project was a comprehensive statewide survey of public opinion on educational issues conducted by the Minnesota Department of Education from September 1983 through February 1984. The project involved dissemination of 250,000 copies of a Dialogue on Education Study Guide with a questionnaire attached, followed by…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Support, Data Collection
People for the American Way, Washington, DC. – 1989
Informed and involved citizens are crucial to the functioning of U.S. democracy, yet many people increasingly are reluctant to exercise even the most basic responsibilities of citizenship. Participation in the political process is disturbingly low. If this trend is to be reversed, the country must strengthen civic values and expand the civic…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Involvement
