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Framing in the Field

Public Safety: The Pictures in Their Heads

by Robert Shore February 21, 2013 Framing in the Field

Public Safety is finally starting to get the time it deserves in the public conversation; but with an issue so complex and fraught with controversy, it’s easy for messages to get swallowed in the “swamp” of cultural models. In partnership with the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard University’s Law School [...]

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Framing in the Field: The Power of Afterschool Learning

by Shannon Arvizu February 6, 2013 Framing in the Field

“It is now broadly understood that expanded learning programs can and must be much more than ‘graham crackers and basketball’ – that is, they can play a critical role in young people’s lives. But what does a real mind shift look like?” This is the question Michael Levine (Executive Director, Joan Ganz Cooney Center at [...]

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Video Games and Organic Chocolate Milk: Thoughts from a Learning Game Designer

by Shannon Arvizu October 11, 2012 Framing in the Field

The following guest post is from Dylan Arena, Ph.D., a former FrameWorks Summer Fellow and Chief Learning Officer at Kidaptive. Digital games have been a part of our media landscape for over three decades, and the discourse around them has always been primarily focused on whether or not they were harmful. According to dominant public [...]

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FrameWorks Featured in the NYT: Framing Climate Change for Zoos and Aquariums

by Shannon Arvizu August 27, 2012 Framing in the Field

As part of our commitment to effective science translation, the FrameWorks Institute is working with zoos and aquariums across the country to reframe climate change discussions for the American public. Recently, our work was  featured in the New York Times article, “Intriguing Habitats and Careful Discussions of Climate Change.” Below is an excerpt from the [...]

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Deliberative Democracy Events: Broad Consensus or One-Off Failures?

by Adam Simon August 23, 2012 Framer Reads the News

On the surface, attempts at “deliberative democracy” events look impressive. These are events that bring together large groups of everyday Americans to talk about the problems facing our country. Certainly a lot of work goes into making deliberative democracy events happen: creating briefing materials, recruiting the participants, handling all the logistics and, not trivially, footing [...]

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Framing in the Field: How to Build Support for Funding Children’s Programs

by Shannon Arvizu July 16, 2012 Framing in the Field

How can child advocates communicate a strong message to legislators to avoid the upcoming budget sequestration cuts to children’s programs? At a recent joint conference in D.C. sponsored by Kids Count and Voices for America’s Children, the FrameWorks Institute presented a hands-on workshop to help child advocates in this endeavor. The majority of the advocates [...]

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Framing Environmental Health: What Does the Public Think?

by Shannon Arvizu April 18, 2012 Framing in the Field

How can experts and advocates frame environmental health more effectively for widespread public support? How can we communicate this issue to help the public recognize system-wide solutions to protect citizens from environmental hazards like air and water pollution, extreme weather and climate change, threats to food safety, and poor quality housing? Our research shows that [...]

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DML 2012: Building the Movement for the “Entrepreneurial Learner”

by Shannon Arvizu March 13, 2012 Framer Events

How do you know when you are part of a movement? That is the question posed by Diana Rhoten at this year’s 2012 Digital Media and Learning Conference, “Beyond Educational Technology.” As a veteran in this field, Rhoten remarked at the jam-packed conference that, “We have now arrived. We are a movement.” Rhoten explained futher, [...]

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One Click Political Rhetoric

by Robert Shore March 7, 2012 Framing in the Field

Why frame when you can just hit “randomize” on the new Phrase Generator? If only it was that easy. In the case that you want to create a message that strategically orients people to your issue, FrameWorks can help. Check out our website to learn more.

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Race vs. Class: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same

by Frank Gilliam February 28, 2012 Framer Reads the News

So here it is – Black History Month! Schoolchildren all over the country will spend a few days learning about Martin Luther King, Jr., learning who invented the cotton gin, and even learning how to sing an old negro spiritual (no, not an Al Green tune!). If you can’t feel the sarcasm dripping from my [...]

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