Civic Professionalism Case Study

Practicing Democracy: A Toolkit for Educating Civic Professionals Lesson 12

Learning Objectives

• Develop a capacity to navigate different perspectives and engage in public-problem solving.
• Learn to identify strategies for working with a diverse set of stakeholders to facilitate positive change.

This lesson asks participants to examine a case study in which they have to identify strategies for navigating different perspectives and priorities in complex situations. The case study involves a role-playing activity to engage participants in issues surrounding youth advocacy and public policy. Facilitators are highly encouraged to bring in cases of public-problem solving that are contemporary or related to their own areas of expertise.