Empowered youth CAN and DO make a difference! Young people become
empowered by their participation in the institutions and decisions
that affect their liveswhich 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 Hawaiithe Sariling Gawa Youth Council the Lexington
Youth Leadership Academya 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.
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