Project engages culturally diverse parents in Proposition 10 decisions
California's Proposition 10, a tax on tobacco products passed in 1998, provides counties with funds to improve the health, education and school readiness of children up to age 5. A foundation-sponsored Civic Engagement Project (CEP) seeks to promote inclusive particip...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
2004-01-01
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| Series: | California Agriculture |
| Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v058n01p28 |
| Summary: | California's Proposition 10, a tax on tobacco products passed in 1998, provides counties
with funds to improve the health, education and school readiness of children up to
age 5. A foundation-sponsored Civic Engagement Project (CEP) seeks to promote inclusive
participation in Proposition 10 decisions by engaging a broad spectrum of parents
and other community members. Based on our systematic evaluation of the CEP's initial
years of work, we describe six different civic engagement tools adopted by counties,
strengths and weaknesses of each, and what we learned about the conditions under which
they are most effective. The results illuminate a key public challenge — how to welcome
culturally and linguistically diverse Californians as active and valued participants
in local civic processes while obtaining meaningful guidance for decision-making. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-0845 2160-8091 |