Effective Public Engagement Research Articles

Achieving More Effective Public Engagement with the English Planning System

This paper begins by reflecting on how the English planning system might achieve the government's policy objective of engaging the public more effectively in both development planning and developme...

Public Engagement: A 21st-Century Necessity for School Success

The public has developed a powerful voice over the past two decades, calling for involvement in school decision making and creating the conditions for schools to pay attention to engaging the public in more meaningful ways. Lessons for all schools can be learned from charter school efforts to engage their public effectively. This article presents some of the lessons learned, provides a pragmatic two-dimension communication model that can be useful, and identifies steps to take to implement an effective public engagement program.