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Deliberative Democracy Around the World
Ruby Quantson, a development consultant from Ghana, shares a specific example of using deliberation to support capacity development efforts of small-scale farmers.
No Textbook Answer: Communities Confront the Achievement Gap
Education has been the topic of a handful of widely distributed documentaries in recent years. 2009’s Race To Nowhere [http://www.racetonowhere.com] highlights what some believe is an overemphasis on academic outcomes in America’s educational system, and that the subsequent risk to our children’s mental health. A play on the Obama administration’s controversial Race To The Top legislation, the film insists that education should accentuate creativity, instead of what some would argue are meaningless, stress-inducing academic outcomes.
2011 Higher Education Exchange
This annual publication serves as a forum for new ideas and dialogue between scholars and the larger public. Essays explore ways that students, administrators, and faculty can initiate and sustain an ongoing conversation about the public life they share.
Connections 2011: The Changing Culture of Learning
Each issue of the foundation’s annual newsletter focuses on one Kettering program area. Each issue contains articles, feature stories, and book reviews relevant to the foundation’s work. Editing responsibilities for Connections rotate among Kettering program staff.
2011 Kettering Review
The 2011 Kettering Review is now available online. The Kettering Review is a journal of ideas and activities dedicated to improving the quality of public life in the American democracy.
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