Success is What Counts... Flash movie: This movie focuses on the issues affecting community college students across the nation. It is part of the AtD resources.
| * | Community Conversations Materials: |
| Communications Video:This video provides a synopsis of the community conversations process utilizing choicework discussion guide for community college students. | |
| Choicework Video: This video is to be utilized as a discussion starter for community conversations to help all community college students succeed. | |
| Choicework Video (in Spanish) | |
| Organizer's Guide:Community Conversations: Working Together for Community College Student Success | |
| Sample Participant Guide: Success Is What Counts: A Community Conversation to Help All Community College Students Achieve | |
| Community Conversations, Organizer's chart |
Complimentary Reading:
The Financial Needs of Community College Students:
By Estela Kennen & Estela Lopez, Hispanic Outlook
There are many compelling reasons why people - even those with four-year aspirations - choose to go to a community college. The application process is simple, straightforward and inexpensive. Admission is all but guaranteed. The campus is conveniently located. Class times fit around work and family obligations. Transfer credit is often guaranteed to in-state, four-year institutions. And perhaps most important of all, community college is easier to pay for. At least, that's how the story goes.
Reframing "Framing": Public Agenda's Will Friedman takes on framing in a new paper that provides a refreshing clarity and considerable insights. The essay, Reframing "Framing" is the first thought-piece from Public Agenda's Center for Advances in Public Engagement. Dr. Friedman, who is Executive Vice President at Public Agenda and the Director of CAPE, delineates "Framing-to-Persuade vs. Framing-for-Deliberation" and tackles honest vs. dishonest framing.
Public Engagement: A Primer from Public Agenda: This memo provides an introduction to authentic engagement and capacity building. It also looks at: Ten Core Principles of Public Engagement, three Public Engagement Strategies and the Power of "Citizen Choicework" Discussion Framework.
Transforming Public Life: A Decade of Citizen Engagement in Bridgeport, CT: This is a case study of engagement practices in the City of Bridgeport CT over a ten year period.
Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count: Achieving the dream brochure provides an overview of Achieving the Dream Initiative.
How Faculty, Families and Community Leaders Respond to Community College Reform: This study is an effort to understand the views of relatively under-studied stakeholders (full-time and adjunct faculty members, families of community college students and community leaders) on a variety of education reform ideas aimed at improving results and closing achievement gaps for community college students.
Walking a Mile: A First Step Toward Mutual Understanding: A Qualitative Study Exploring How Indians and Non-Indians Think About Each Other
Important, But Not for Me: Kansas and Missouri Students and Parents Talk About Math, Science and Technology Education