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Farkas, Steve; Duffett, Ann – Kettering Foundation, 2014
In 1993, the Kettering Foundation and Public Agenda released a report titled "Divided Within, Besieged Without: The Politics of Education in Four American School Districts." The study's attention to communities was distinct from the conventional focus on the technical issues of school administration and funding, and it reported on what…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Public Education, School Districts, Standards
Farkas, Steve – Committee for Economic Development, 2011
The Committee for Economic Development (CED), in collaboration with Public Agenda, launched this qualitative research effort to explore the attitudes of business leaders toward higher education. The goal is to understand the starting point of business executives: What are their views on the purposes, importance, strengths and weaknesses of the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Administrator Attitudes, Higher Education, Educational Attitudes
Farkas, Steve; Johnson, Jean; Duffett, Ann – 2002
A study conducted by Public Agenda Foundation, in partnership with the National Constitution Center, examined what typical adults know and believe about the U.S. Constitution, probed what they understand their rights and civic responsibilities to be, and reported their views on the document's importance and relevance in their lives today. The…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Focus Groups