Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-26-1905
Abstract
Research on community engagement and collaboration with public institutions has not rigorously studied the sources of social capital at the micro level. By studying local school board experiences in engaging the community, I will advance the knowledge in this area. Local school boards have a distinct role in the leadership of public schools. Although practitioner oriented research has revealed the positive impact of community engagement and collaboration with public education, national studies and the author’s “lived world” have shown that board member policies and practices are not consistent with recommendations in the studies. I propose that the sources of social capital have a relationship to the school board members’ policies and practices that impact the level of the community collaboration with the school district. These sources of social capital - opportunity, motivation, and ability - are based on the social capital framework of Adler & Kwon (Adler & Kwon 2002). These sources are further examined in this paper with the addition of scholarly literature from the public administration domain.
Keywords
social entrepreneurship
Rights
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Department/Center
Design & Innovation
Recommended Citation
Moore, Suzanne K., "Sources of Social Capital in Community Engagement Efforts" (1905). Student Scholarship. 394.
https://commons.case.edu/studentworks/394
