In researching and working on Week 5 assignments, I was
drawn to a number of strategies that organizations use to influence political
will toward improving early childhood systems. Most of them have websites full
of information to share with others with similar interests in early childhood
systems.
Some of them would sponsor research and conferences. Some of
them would have articles or blog posts arguing for or against a specific policy
or issue. Some other articles would be written as summaries of research
findings about a specific topic. And yet others are information sharing
articles.
Some organizations like Children’s Defense Fund would have
campaigns for specific issues like “Protect Children Not Guns” and encourage
supporters to take action like organizing community activities. Another
website, SparkAction, has a campaign geared toward tracking federal budget.
Personally, I am interested in writing articles in support
or opposition to issues and outlining reasons for support or not. That seems to
be where my strength is: my ability to put together all of the supporting data
and writing about it. Indeed, I enjoy doing it.
Marla,
ReplyDeleteThe strength of the ability to collect and effectively compose data in ways in which people can understand specific issues is very important and needed. I found some of the resources difficult to read and understand because of the way in which they were explained. Great post.
Laura
Marla,
ReplyDeleteI like your ideas! I also like the idea of writing articles to raise awareness of issues, and I think it is important to use research based ideas and information within the articles. This will make it easier for people outside of the field to grasp. Thank you for sharing!
Brandi