McAvey, Kevin C. 2009. "Reaching Out: Youth and Family Participation." Issue brief, Linking Child Care and Economic Development Project. Ithaca, NY: Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University.
In the APA/Cornell survey, 48% of planners noted the need to have parents actively involved in the planning process. When asked follow-up questions, however, less than half took even simple steps to make such participation possible. Parents and children hold unique and valuable information about a community that is unlikely to be ascertained elsewhere. This brief discusses methods of increasing parental and youth engagement.
Subject: Child Care,Economic Development,Planning