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Moore, Tammera S.; Jackson, Robin G.; Skelton, Seena M.; Thorius, Kathleen King – Equity Assistance Center Region III, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center, 2019
In this issue of the "Equity Dispatch" we focus on the collective power of minoritized communities to positively impact the quality of education students receive within their districts through the selection of equity-focused, locally-elected school board members.
Descriptors: Equal Education, Boards of Education, Educational Quality, Minority Groups
Baer, Walter S. – 1973
Addressed to citizen groups, local government officials, and others concerned with the development of cable television in their communities, this report summarizes briefly some of the major issues surrounding local decisionmaking for cable television. This summary presents some of the more detailed information found in the companion publication,…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Check Lists, Citizen Participation, City Officials
Lewis, Barbara A.; Espeland, Pamela, Ed. – 1991
This book illustrates the tools necessary to empower adults and children to help implement significant changes that will begin to eliminate some of the problems that plague the environment and threaten the legacy of a healthy, safe planet. The book tells how to turn creative ideas into action that can change laws, restore and preserve the oceans,…
Descriptors: Activism, Citizen Participation, Creative Thinking, Decision Making
Howell, Robert E.; And Others – 1987
A model and supportive materials are presented for design and implementation of a program for involving citizens in decision-making concerning significant environmental issues. Chapter topics include: why citizen involvement? (potential benefits of the process); theoretical basis for citizen involvement (three fundamental perspectives underlying…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Decision Making
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Tichenor, P. J.; And Others – 1977
Two longitudinal field studies of the process of information dissemination through newspapers were conducted on two different public affairs topics (regional planning and routing of a high voltage power line) in four communities to examine the role of newspapers in increasing levels of conflict and in creating greater levels of awareness and…
Descriptors: Adults, Citizen Participation, Community Characteristics, Community Influence