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In today’s global education landscape, where the quantity of research reports is believed to double every year, getting to the core of an issue and making meaning of it all is more important than ever. Improvement in policy and practice—whether at the federal, state, school system, organizational, or community level—is dependent on deep questioning, effective analysis and synthesis, informed insights and an understanding of patterns and trends.We understand the power of knowledge to drive change and how to help move static information to effective action.Collaborative’s research and documentation services are aimed at helping organizations to:Expand knowledge. We can help your organization keep abreast of new research, emerging trends and players, and changing policies and practices that influence the context in which you work.Foster partnerships and alliances. We can help make useful connections among concepts and people that can improve understanding and insight among a range of stakeholders, and lead to stronger constituencies for change.Promote sensible solutions. We can help to surface consequences, avoid past errors, and generate worthwhile and innovative alternatives.Collaborate and share. We can help to ensure that the research and documentation products you create are applicable to intended users and get to the right people at the right time to spur action.

May 23 2010, 9:34am | Comments »

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Civic leaders can mobilize the latent political will of communities to create demand for and support of high-performing public education systems. When leaders, stakeholders and citizens work together to create an infrastructure of public responsibility for education across a community, strategic improvements are more likely to be created and sustained.Smart, well-executed engagement can change the nature of the education conversation and relationships within a community. Collaborative works on engagement strategies of various types including:Community-wide vision setting for educationIssue-specific community understanding and inputTargeted engagement to shift a politically contentious debate into a productive conversationCommunity engagement designed to add perspective to events or productsAdditionally, Collaborative has a history of relationships and skills that we also bring to research and technical assistance on the issues of community engagement.Beyond local community engagement Collaborative engages communities of interest to drive their work and build new strategies. From our efforts creating a network of mayors working together on statewide education issues to efforts to engage dispersed networks of people, we exercise engagement sensibilities that strengthen voices and deepen connections.One of our signature approaches to community engagement is a comprehensive strategy that creates the structures and opportunities for cross-sector understanding of, commitment to and energy for a community-wide vision for public education. Our proven model is based on four key engagement components:Structure and facilitation of a steering committee representative of all key stakeholders.Design, coordination, facilitation and documentation of conversations among residents across all neighborhoods.Design, facilitation and documentation of cross-sector community-wide forums that build and solidify a community vision for public education.Application of citizen aspirations and voices into strategic action for schools districts, local organizations and individuals.Fonte: http://www.collaborativecommunications.com/ideas/engage-communities

May 23 2010, 9:32am | Comments »

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