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Research Reports
At RKI we pay particular attention to the clarity and usability of our written research products. Below is a sample of public domain research reports we have generated for clients.
Toward Competent Communities: Best Practices for Producing Community-Wide Study Circles (1.38 MB, pdf) (2000)
RKI completed this 455-page report on September 1, 2000 for the Study Circles Resource Center. The report was the final product of a two-year research study of how 17 learning sites across the United States organized and produced community-wide study circle programs, particularly on topics related to race and racism. (Options for downloading)
Difficult Ground: Community Leaders and School Board Service in Kentucky (80 KB, pdf) (1997)
In 1997, RKI conducted focus groups with community leaders and did interviews with present and former school board members around the state to determine their views on school board service and to develop strategies for encouraging more community leaders to run for school board positions. This report presents our findings from the study and offers recommendations aimed at making school board service more feasible for community leaders.
"Just Call It Effective" – Civic Change: Moving from Projects to Progress (1998)
For the Pew Partnership for Civic Change, Rona served on a team that worked to discover and describe how civic change unfolded in 14 smaller U.S. cities that were part of the Civic Change Project. Rona took responsibility for developing the final draft of "Just Call It Effective." This report is arranged according to the civic projects' stages of growth; it names key dilemmas Partner groups seemed to encounter at each stage and then identifies practices Partners seemed to use to address these dilemmas.
Speak Out Lexington - 1995-2000
Every year RKI analyzed the written transcripts from each Speak Out Lexington dialogue session. We then described the major themes or patterns of participants' responses in a Final Report. We also created a Summary Report that outlines the main findings. Some of these reports are now available in pdf format.
Speak Out 2000: How Can We Fulfill Our Promise to Young People?
2000 Summary Report (42 KB, pdf)
Speak Out 1999: How Can Our Community Be More Connected to Our Schools?
1999 Final Report (367 KB, pdf)
1999 Summary Report (66 KB, pdf)
Speak Out 1998: What's Going on with Young People in Our Community?
1998 Final Report (213 KB, pdf)
1998 Summary Report (19 KB, pdf)
Speak Out 1997: How Can We All Take Part in Our Community's Big Decisions?
1997 Summary Report (45 KB, pdf)
Speak Out 1996: Building Permanent Prosperity for Our Whole Community
1996 Final Report (78 KB, pdf)
Speak Out 1995: How Can We Heal Racial and Other Divisions in Our Community?
1995 Final Report (83 KB, pdf)
Options for Downloading Toward Competent Communities: Best Practices for Producing Community-Wide Study Circles
You can download and view pdf versions of this report in one of two ways:
You can download the report in its entirety:
Toward Competent Communities: Best Practices for Producing Community-Wide Study Circles (1.38 MB, pdf)
Within this file, you will find bookmarks to the individual chapters and appendices, as well as links to different chapters and appendices of the report within the Table of Contents. The report is over 455 pages long and will take some time to download.
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You can download the individual chapters and appendices of the report as separate files:
Cover, Acknowledgments, Table of Contents (113 KB, pdf)
Chapter I: Executive Summary (87 KB, pdf)
Chapter II: Key Findings (114 KB, pdf)
Chapter III: Background and Introduction to the Study (126 KB, pdf)
Chapter IV: Summary of Program Characteristics and Strategies (115 KB, pdf)
Chapter V: Creating a Broad-Based, Diverse Organizing Coalition (118 KB, pdf)
Chapter VI: Recruiting, Training, and Supporting a Diverse Group of Facilitators (102 KB, pdf)
Chapter VII: Recruiting Participants (113 KB, pdf)
Chapter VIII: Contributing to Change (139 KB, pdf)
Chapter IX: Linking Study Circles with Community Change Efforts (137 KB, pdf)
Chapter X: Assessing the Effectiveness of Study Circles as a Tool for Addressing Racism (214 KB, pdf)
Chapter XI: Understanding the Impact of the Study Circle Topic (138 KB, pdf)
Appendix A: About Best Practices Team Members (110 KB, pdf)
Appendix B: Methodology (70 KB, pdf)
Appendix C: Demographics (91 KB, pdf)
Appendix D: Information Regarding Research and Interview Questions (101 KB, pdf)
Appendix E: Site Analysis Charts (139 KB, pdf)
Appendix F: Bibliography (58 KB, pdf)
Index (57 KB, pdf)
Within each of these files you will find bookmarks to the main parts of each chapter, links to the previous and next chapter or appendix, and links to all other chapters and appendices of the report.
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