Program areas at Public Agenda
Public engagement:public Agenda has almost fifty years of experience conducting independent, nonpartisan opinion research as well as communicating findings to stakeholders in compelling ways. Our research seeks to elicit and understand people's perspectives, attitudes and experiences on critical and complex issues that affect their lives and communities in areas including health care, education, democracy, and civic engagement.
Communication services:public Agenda's communications and action-focused engagement practice delivers our research insights to people who can put them to productive use. Findings from our research have informed institutional practices and policies, state and federal regulation, Public engagement strategies, and philanthropic priorities.
Research:public Agenda's capacities include qualitative and quantitative research that illuminates people's opinions, experiences, behaviors, and values through surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviewing, diary studies, and media analysis. We often explore people's views on solutions and constructive ways of addressing problems. Our quantitative expertise includes nationally representative surveys and surveys of specific populations such as teachers, parents, patients, physicians, and students.