Youth Participation and Community Change - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Youth Participation and Community Change write by Barry Checkoway. This book was released on 2012-11-12. Youth Participation and Community Change available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Empowered youth CAN and DO make a difference! Young people become empowered by their participation in the institutions and decisions that affect their lives—which in turn can lead to real positive change in the community. Youth Participation and Community Change presents leading authorities providing the latest research and effective approaches on how young people can be drawn to participate in organizations and communities. The diverse perspectives discuss youth participation in today’s society, the models and methods of its practice, the roles of youth and adults, and the future of youth participation and community in a diverse democracy. Approaches include those which promote participatory community-based research and evaluation, and involve youth groups in poor and racially segregated areas. The mainstream view of much of today’s youth is that of being victims of society rather than a being a possible positive influence on society as a whole. Youth Participation and Community Change seeks to shift the viewpoint from youth as being problems to empowering them to enact positive social change. The book explores community agency efforts to involve young people, and the process by which youth civic engagement promotes empowerment. Social work and public health approaches are examined, with cogent discussions on conceptual and theoretical issues. Empirically based case studies illustrate best practices and interdisciplinary work that draws upon psychology, sociology, social work, public health, education, and related academic disciplines and professional fields. Topics in Youth Participation and Community Change include: key dimensions of critical youth empowerment a case study of youth leadership development in Hawaii—the Sariling Gawa Youth Council the Lexington Youth Leadership Academy—a leadership development and community change program a new model for youth civic engagement in Hampton, Virginia three projects that engage urban youth in community change through participatory research youth engagement strategies and the benefits of youth participation in health research ten projects which used photovoice to represent, advocate, and enhance community health a participatory action research process with youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina the Growing Up in Cities project of UNESCO training students as facilitators for the Youth Empowerment Strategies (YES!) project four characteristics of engagement in the research literature and a school-community-university project differences in developmental outcomes among youth organizing, identity-support, and traditional youth development agencies Youth Participation and Community Change is thought-provoking, enlightening reading that is perfect for organizers, planners, policymakers, advocates, youth service workers, agency administrators, educators, students, and professionals in psychology, sociology, social work, urban planning, public policy, and public health.
Youth Participation: Improving Institutions and Communities
Youth Participation: Improving Institutions and Communities - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Youth Participation: Improving Institutions and Communities write by Benjamin Kirshner. This book was released on 2002. Youth Participation: Improving Institutions and Communities available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Youth participation is a key piece of positive youth development. It pushes against long-held, culturally specific ideas about adolescence, as well as institutional barriers to youth involvement. This volume offers an assessment of the field. Specific chapters chronicle efforts to achieve youth participation across a variety of settings.
Youth Participation in Empowerment Planning
Youth Participation in Empowerment Planning - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Youth Participation in Empowerment Planning write by Yve Susskind. This book was released on 2001. Youth Participation in Empowerment Planning available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Beyond Resistance! Youth Activism and Community Change
Beyond Resistance! Youth Activism and Community Change - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Beyond Resistance! Youth Activism and Community Change write by Pedro Noguera. This book was released on 2013-05-13. Beyond Resistance! Youth Activism and Community Change available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The failure of current policy to address important quality of life issues for urban youth remains a substantial barrier to civic participation, educational equity, and healthy adulthood. This volume brings together the work of leading urban youth scholars to highlight the detrimental impact of zero tolerance policies on young people’s educational experience and well being. Inspired by the conviction that urban youth have the right to more equitable educational and social resources and political representation, Beyond Resistance! offers new insights into how to increase the effectiveness of youth development and education programs, and how to create responsive youth policies at the local, state, and federal level.
Community Programs to Promote Youth Development
Community Programs to Promote Youth Development - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Community Programs to Promote Youth Development write by Institute of Medicine. This book was released on 2002-02-12. Community Programs to Promote Youth Development available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have long been thought to play a key role in the lives of adolescents. But what do we know about the role of such programs for today's adolescents? How can we ensure that programs are designed to successfully meet young people's developmental needs and help them become healthy, happy, and productive adults? Community Programs to Promote Youth Development explores these questions, focusing on essential elements of adolescent well-being and healthy development. It offers recommendations for policy, practice, and research to ensure that programs are well designed to meet young people's developmental needs. The book also discusses the features of programs that can contribute to a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood. It examines what we know about the current landscape of youth development programs for America's youth, as well as how these programs are meeting their diverse needs. Recognizing the importance of adolescence as a period of transition to adulthood, Community Programs to Promote Youth Development offers authoritative guidance to policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and other key stakeholders on the role of youth development programs to promote the healthy development and well-being of the nation's youth.
