Youth Participation and Community Change

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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... Read more

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. Read less

Youth Participation and Community Change: An Introduction (Barry N. Checkoway and Lorraine M. Gutiérrez)
PERSPECTIVES ON PARTICIPATION
Children as Citizens (Silvia Blitzer Golombek)
Toward a Critical Social Theory of Youth Empowerment (Louise B. Jennings, Deborah M. Parra-Medina, DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, and Kerry McLoughlin)
Sariling Gawa Youth Council as a Case Study of Youth Leadership Development in Hawai’i (Esminia M. Luluquisen, Alma M. O. Trinidad, and Dipankar Ghosh)
Youth as Engaged Citizens and Community Change Advocates Through the Lexington Youth Leadership Academy (Melanie D. Otis)
The Hampton Experience as a New Model for Youth Civic Engagement (Cindy Carlson)
YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN EVALUATION AND RESEARCH
Urban Youth Building Community: Social Change and Participatory Research in Schools, Homes, and Community-Based Organizations (Kysa Nygreen, Soo Ah Kwon, and Patricia Sánchez)
Youth Action for Health Through Youth-Led Research (Ahna Ballonoff, Samira Soleimanpour, and Jonathan London)
Youth Participation in Photovoice as a Strategy for Community Change (Caroline C. Wang)
Participatory Action Research with Youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Reima Ana Maglajlic amd Jennifer Tiffany)
The Growing Up in Cities Project: Global Perspectives on Children and Youth as Catalysts for Community Change (Louise Chawla and David Driskell)
STUDENT FACILITATORS AND COLLABORATIVE TEAMS FOR PARTICIPATION
Training Students as Facilitators in the Youth Empowerment Strategies (YES!) Project (Nance Wilson, Meredith Minkler, Stefan Dasho, Roxanne Carrillo, Nina Wallerstein, and Diego Garcia)
Collaborative Teams for Youth Engagement (Julie A. Scheve, Daniel F. Perkins, and Claudia Mincemoyer)
OUTCOMES OF YOUTH ORGANIZING AND OTHER APPROACHES
Youth Organizing, Identity-Support, and Youth Development Agencies as Avenues for Involvement (Michelle Alberti Gambone, Hanh Cao Yu, Heather Lewis-Charp, Cynthia L. Sipe, and Johanna Lacoe)
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Barry Checkoway

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