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Autor/in | McDonald, Charles |
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Institution | Education Cities |
Titel | From Tokenism to Partnership |
Quelle | (2018), (13 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Educational Change; Community Involvement; Participative Decision Making; Partnerships in Education; School Community Relationship; Tokenism; Stakeholders; Family Involvement; Activism; Social Action; Citizen Participation |
Abstract | Education reformers must resist the tendency to use "community engagement" as a means for getting stakeholders to rubber-stamp a predetermined agenda. The tokenism of key grassroots stakeholders and the field of community engagement must be avoided. To do so, leaders and their institutions must continually reflect on how they include grassroots stakeholders in their decision-making process, become familiar with the community engagement field and the most effective strategies for partnering with grassroots stakeholders, and commit the necessary time and resources for success. There is great potential for education reform leaders to accelerate and sustain the creation of high-quality schools in partnership with the communities that need them the most, if the necessary resources are invested in community engagement and community empowerment. This paper presents two tools to help strengthen an organization's approach to partnering with grassroots stakeholders: (1) The Tokenism to Partnership Spectrum, which provides a framework for leaders to reflect on how they take into account the values and needs of grassroots stakeholders in their decision making; and (2) The Effective Community Empowerment and Engagement Strategies, which focus on parent and family educational justice organizing; multi-issue organizing; multi-stakeholder education coalitions; new school expansion organizing; and family and community academic partnerships. (ERIC). |
Anmerkungen | Education Cities. PO Box 9640, Blend, OR 97708. Tel: 541-633-7175; Fax: 888-505-6533; Web site: http://www.education-cities.org |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2020/1/01 |