Linda Powell: Helping to Effect Change for the Better
In the area of research, she is involved in a number of studies focused on how organizations that work with young people can be improved. One study being done through the Carnegie Corporation of New
Linda Powell: Helping to Effect Change for the Better
In the area of research, she is involved in a number of studies focused on how organizations that work with young people can be improved. One study being done through the Carnegie Corporation of New York examines intergroup relations among young people and ways to create a new generation of tolerance. "I am looking at what educators can do to help kids by creating structures and policy," Powell said.
The research on this project will be completed in 1998 and will look at the role that adults can play in providing leadership, policies and structures that support improved relations among young people. It will also explore the impact of schools on intergroup relations and what they can do to foster improvement. The research will also investigate links among three issues: personal transformation about adult identity questions, professional development for teachers and