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Download full textWilliams, Sue E.; Daugherty, Renee A. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2003
Land-grant institutions have a role in creating engaged citizens, and public deliberation is a valuable tool to accomplish this mission. Meeting this challenge requires a network of institutions, agencies, organizations, and groups with similar missions working toward a common goal. This article describes a study conducted at a land-grant…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Land Grant Universities, Citizen Participation
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Dept. of Agricultural and Extension Education. – 1980
This student workbook is for 12- to 14-year-olds participating in the Pennsylvania 4-H "Opening the Doors of Your Community" project which is designed to involve youth in improving the quality of community life, learning about the role and functions of local government, understanding public issues, becoming involved in the process of…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Resources
Hiemstra, Roger – 1978
Examining the meaning of lifelong learning within the context of "community" (defined in terms of interests and locality), the author explores many learning resources and opportunities and identifies related research questions. The content of this study is presented in three sections. The first section on the community as a setting for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Community, Community Change
Hartley, Troy W. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2005
There is concern that laypersons participating in environmental or natural resource decision making cannot or do not engage the scientific and technical information sufficiently to integrate that information into the decisions and reach a highquality, science-based decision. This study examined how thirteen citizens participating in two Superfund…
Descriptors: Scientific and Technical Information, Environmental Education, Decision Making Skills, Information Utilization
Peer reviewedCohn, Marlene – Social Education, 1984
This guide was prepared to help elementary and secondary social studies teachers use the 1984 elections as a tool to teach about American government and politics. The goal is to help students use their town, country, or city as their classroom and to use newspapers, community resources, campaign materials and activities, and the broadcast media as…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Resources
Smith-Mello, Michal – 1996
This report discusses trends affecting the future of rural development in Kentucky and describes strategies for leveraging more positive outcomes for rural communities. In addition to the enduring legacies of rural poverty, inadequate infrastructure, low educational attainment, and joblessness, contemporary rural Kentucky is also characterized by…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Leaders
