Youth Participation And Community Change

by Checkoway; Barry N

• ISBN13: 9780789032928
• ISBN10: 0789032929
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-11-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Youth Participation and Community Change: An Introduction	1	(10)
Barry N. Checkoway, PhD
Lorraine M. Gutiérrez, PhD
PERSPECTIVES ON PARTICIPATION
Children as Citizens	11	(20)
Silvia Blitzer Golombek, PhD
Toward a Critical Social Theory of Youth Empowerment	31	(26)
Louise B. Jennings, PhD
Deborah M. Parra-Medina, MPH, PhD
DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, PhD, RN
Kerry McLoughlin, MA
Sariling Gawa Youth Council as a Case Study of Youth Leadership Development in Hawai'i	57	(14)
Esminia M. Luluquisen, DrPH, MPH, RN
Alma M.O. Trinidad, MSW
Dipankar Ghosh, DO
Youth as Engaged Citizens and Community Change Advocates Through the Lexington Youth Leadership Academy	71	(18)
Melanie D. Otis, PhD
The Hampton Experience as a New Model for Youth Civic Engagement	89	(18)
Cindy Carlson, MEd
YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN EVALUATION AND RESEARCH
Urban Youth Building Community: Social Change and Participatory Research in Schools, Homes, and Community-Based Organizations	107	(18)
Kysa Nygreen, PhD
Soo Ah Kwon, PhD
Patricia Sánchez, PhD
Youth Action for Health Through Youth-Led Research	125	(22)
Alma Ballonoff Suleiman, MPH
Samira Soleintanpour, MPH
Jonathan London, PhD
Youth Participation in Photovoice as a Strategy for Community Change	147	(16)
Caroline C. Wang, DrPH, MPH
Participatory Action Research with Youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina	163	(20)
Reima Ana Maglajlic, MASW
Jennifer Tiffany, RN, MRP, PhD
The Growing Up in. Cities Project: Global Perspectives on Children and Youth as Catalysts for Community Change	183	(18)
Louise Chawla, PhD
David Driskell, AICP
STUDENT FACILITATORS AND COLLABORATIVE TEAMS FOR PARTICIPATION
Training Students as Facilitators in the Youth Empowerment Strategies (YES!) Project	201	(18)
Nance Wilson, PhD
Meredith Minkler, MPH
Stelan Dasho, MA
Roxanne Carrillo, MSW
Nina Wallerstein, DrPH
Diego Garcia, AA
Collaborative Teams for Youth Engagement	219	(16)
Julie A. Scheve, MEd
Daniel F. Perkins, PhD
Claudia Mincemoyer, PhD
OUTCOMES OF YOUTH ORGANIZING AND OTHER APPROACHES
Youth Organizing, Identity-Support, and Youth Development Agencies as Avenues for Involvement	235	(20)
Michelle Alberti Gambone, PhD
Hanh Cao Yu, PhD
Heather Lewis-Charp, MA
Cynthia L. Sipe, PhD
Johanna Lacoe, BA
Index	255