Creating a Statewide Absence Policy for Expecting and Parenting Students: A Case Study of Community-Based Policy Work
Community-based coalitions can be a powerful force for social change. This article describes how a group of organizations and individuals combined their knowledge and strengths to succeed in crafting an educational policy that was signed into state law. The Young Parent Working Group is a multidisci...
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The University of Alabama
2022-07-01
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| description | Community-based coalitions can be a powerful force for social change. This article describes how a group of organizations and individuals combined their knowledge and strengths to succeed in crafting an educational policy that was signed into state law. The Young Parent Working Group is a multidisciplinary coalition that advocates for the educational attainment of expecting and parenting students. This case-study highlights the progression of the initial policy development, the evolution of the group, successful interpersonal processes, legislation, messaging, lobbying for bi-partisan support, and finally the transition to policy implementation and next steps. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3982674ffb654765981fe4b295e2af6e2023-08-29T21:04:39ZengThe University of AlabamaJournal of Community Engagement and Scholarship1944-12072837-80752022-07-0110110.54656/HSJC9478Creating a Statewide Absence Policy for Expecting and Parenting Students: A Case Study of Community-Based Policy WorkStephanie Jackson0Micaela Cadena1Marylouise Kuti2Paige Duhamel3Kristine Tollestrup4University of New MexicoYoung Women UnitedNew Mexico GRADSSouthwest Women's Law CenterUniversity of New MexicoCommunity-based coalitions can be a powerful force for social change. This article describes how a group of organizations and individuals combined their knowledge and strengths to succeed in crafting an educational policy that was signed into state law. The Young Parent Working Group is a multidisciplinary coalition that advocates for the educational attainment of expecting and parenting students. This case-study highlights the progression of the initial policy development, the evolution of the group, successful interpersonal processes, legislation, messaging, lobbying for bi-partisan support, and finally the transition to policy implementation and next steps.https://account.jces.ua.edu/index.php/s-j-jces/article/view/219 |
| spellingShingle | Stephanie Jackson Micaela Cadena Marylouise Kuti Paige Duhamel Kristine Tollestrup Creating a Statewide Absence Policy for Expecting and Parenting Students: A Case Study of Community-Based Policy Work Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship |
| title | Creating a Statewide Absence Policy for Expecting and Parenting Students: A Case Study of Community-Based Policy Work |
| title_full | Creating a Statewide Absence Policy for Expecting and Parenting Students: A Case Study of Community-Based Policy Work |
| title_fullStr | Creating a Statewide Absence Policy for Expecting and Parenting Students: A Case Study of Community-Based Policy Work |
| title_full_unstemmed | Creating a Statewide Absence Policy for Expecting and Parenting Students: A Case Study of Community-Based Policy Work |
| title_short | Creating a Statewide Absence Policy for Expecting and Parenting Students: A Case Study of Community-Based Policy Work |
| title_sort | creating a statewide absence policy for expecting and parenting students a case study of community based policy work |
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