Add to ORKGAfter several years of contentious, growth-related public meetings in the county, the Extension educator and citizen-volunteers adapted the National Issues Forums model to produce monthly, locally focused public issues forums. They provide a venue for citizens to learn about and deliberate the emerging and current issues in a non-threatening environment. As a result, public issues education has increased many times over, and citizens are better able to participate in public decision making. Public officials often attend the forum and are willing presenters
The first step in the program development process is planning. In order to properly plan, Extension ...
Why do some cities make intentional efforts to become more inclusive of their diverse populations wh...
For public servants working in government, understanding citizens’ needs is incredibly important, an...
After several years of contentious, growth-related public meetings in the county, the Extension educ...
Communities must be provided with a forum to express residents\u27 opinions on proposed public polic...
Extension educators in all program areas have become increasingly involved with controversial public...
The early history of the Cooperative Extension Service is rich with examples of the agent\u27s role ...
non-peer-reviewedOver the past fifty years there has been a shift in how citizens perceive their eff...
The remarkable shift in the U.S. from rural to urban life does not come without social consequences....
Trust is the glue that binds organizations and communities together. Building trust in local communi...
Fortunately, there is another side to the backlash against democracy at the national and transnation...
A community\u27s essence, which is the combination of its identity, purpose, and culture, is dynamic...
Extension has a long history of support for communities, primarily through programs such as agricult...
Paul Webb addresses the question of what members do for their parties during campaigns, and explains...
Extension faculty function in a political arena and should be politically active in Extension issues...
The first step in the program development process is planning. In order to properly plan, Extension ...
Why do some cities make intentional efforts to become more inclusive of their diverse populations wh...
For public servants working in government, understanding citizens’ needs is incredibly important, an...
After several years of contentious, growth-related public meetings in the county, the Extension educ...
Communities must be provided with a forum to express residents\u27 opinions on proposed public polic...
Extension educators in all program areas have become increasingly involved with controversial public...
The early history of the Cooperative Extension Service is rich with examples of the agent\u27s role ...
non-peer-reviewedOver the past fifty years there has been a shift in how citizens perceive their eff...
The remarkable shift in the U.S. from rural to urban life does not come without social consequences....
Trust is the glue that binds organizations and communities together. Building trust in local communi...
Fortunately, there is another side to the backlash against democracy at the national and transnation...
A community\u27s essence, which is the combination of its identity, purpose, and culture, is dynamic...
Extension has a long history of support for communities, primarily through programs such as agricult...
Paul Webb addresses the question of what members do for their parties during campaigns, and explains...
Extension faculty function in a political arena and should be politically active in Extension issues...
The first step in the program development process is planning. In order to properly plan, Extension ...
Why do some cities make intentional efforts to become more inclusive of their diverse populations wh...
For public servants working in government, understanding citizens’ needs is incredibly important, an...