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Henness, Steven A.; Ball, Anna L.; Moncheski, MaryJo – New Directions for Youth Development, 2013
Using 4-H and FFA case study findings, this article explores how community service-learning supports the building of social capital between rural youth and adults and the positive effects on community viability. Key elements of practice form a community development approach to service-learning, which opens up doorways for youth to partner with…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Social Capital, Rural Youth, Adults
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Ballard, Parissa J.; Caccavale, Laura; Buchanan, Christy M. – Youth & Society, 2015
The context of privilege provides unique opportunities and challenges for youth civic development. A mixed-method approach was used to examine links between school-based community service, school climate, and civic orientation among students in cultures of privilege. Surveys completed by students (N = 376) at two private high schools--one with an…
Descriptors: Social Attitudes, Youth Programs, Citizenship Education, Mixed Methods Research
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McKay, Cassandra; Sanders, Margaret; Wroblewski, Stephanie – School Social Work Journal, 2011
In all settings, the social work profession thrives on multilevel (macro, mezzo, and micro practice), however recent data from a benchmark study of school social work professionals (Kelly, Berzin, Frey, Alvarez, Shaffer & O'Brien, 2010a) asserts that school social workers do not frequently practice macro level practice in the form of capacity…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Parent Participation, Service Learning, Social Work
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Ng, Shun-Wing – Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 2014
Hong Kong has become a political city since 1997 after the return of sovereignty from Britain to China, and the issue of democracy and universal suffrage is still a question. Since then, there have been constant demonstrations in the streets to struggle for social justice and true universal suffrage, participated in by thousands of Hong Kong…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civics, Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation
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Levine, Peter – Liberal Education, 2011
A decade ago, research on the civic engagement and learning of young people was still in a "bear market" (Cook 1985). The body of literature was strikingly small, considering that the future of democracy depends on the preparation of young citizens. Today, the situation is dramatically different. There is a torrent of research on youth civic…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizenship Education, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis
Godsay, Surbhi; Kiesa, Abby; Kawashima-Ginsberg, Kei; Henderson, Whitney; Levine, Peter – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2012
This study tells the story of the transformation of a substantial group of young people. Today they are exemplary civic leaders. A significant number of them hold public office or are church leaders, such as pastors. More than one third are professional educators or youth workers. Almost all are leaders in their families, workplaces, and…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Program Effectiveness, Job Training, Counseling
Ngee, Lee Mah – Online Submission, 2011
This paper presents a study of 428 youths who participated in service-learning projects in developing countries in South-East Asia, China and India. Using mixed-method approach, this study examined the reasons for their participation in the YEP (youth expedition projects) and the impact of their service-learning experiences on their civic…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Citizen Participation, Service Learning, Foreign Countries
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McAdam, Doug; Brandt, Cynthia – Social Forces, 2009
We use survey data from all accepted applicants to Teach for America 1993-98 to assess the longer-term effect of youth service on participants' current civic attitudes and behaviors. While TFA "graduates" score higher than the two comparison groups--"drop-outs" and "non-matriculants"--on a broad range of attitudinal items measuring civic…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Volunteers, Political Attitudes, Citizen Participation
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Kirshner, Ben – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2008
Multiracial youth activism groups, based in working class and poor neighborhoods, seek to improve social conditions by organizing grassroots campaigns. Campaigns such as these, which require sophisticated planning, organizing, and advocacy skills, are noteworthy not just for their political impact, but also because of the insights they provide…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Neighborhoods, Working Class, Social Action
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Thorpe, Tamara – Ontario Action Researcher, 2007
This research was conducted to explore the impact of participation in an international education program on youth leadership development and how youth can more effectively engage in civic and community issues. The findings and recommendations offer international education programs, educators and youth workers strategies and best practices to…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Service Learning, Youth Leaders, Leadership
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Johnson, Laura R.; Johnson-Pynn, Julie S.; Pynn, Thomas M. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2007
China is a key player on the global stage, and nearly 300 million Chinese youth stand to be affected by rapid social and ecological transformations. Programs that promote developmental assets in Chinese youth could increase their resilience in the face of contemporary stressors and enhance their capacity to contribute to China's development. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Methods, Social Development, Adolescents
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Harre, Niki – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
This article reviews the literature on community service and activism, particularly in youth, using the theoretical approach provided by an identity projects framework. This framework allows for an examination of the contextual and experiential factors that contribute to the emergence and maintenance of an identity project of service or activism.…
Descriptors: Integrity, Individualism, Activism, Literature Reviews
Yohalem, Nicole; Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia; Pittman, Karen – Forum for Youth Investment, 2004
The non-school hours, often framed as periods of risk, idleness or remediation, in fact constitute a powerful opportunity for civic renewal, engagement and change. This commentary describes how out-of-school time programs make ideal contexts for nurturing civic engagement, exploring the issue from the practice, research and policy perspectives.…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Citizen Participation, Service Learning, Citizenship Responsibility
Online Submission, 2007
America's Promise Alliance recommends that all sectors of society work together to ensure all young people have a 21st century education in which service-learning and civic involvement are components. This policy/practice brief explores service-learning as a place-based family-strengthening strategy that develops the capacity of youth as a core…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Citizen Participation, Service Learning, Educational Objectives
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Bixby, Janet S., Ed.; Pace, Judith L., Ed. – SUNY Press, 2008
This book offers a groundbreaking examination of citizenship education programs that serve contemporary youth in schools and communities across the United States. These programs include social studies classes and curricula, school governance, and community-based education efforts. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Social Studies, Governance, Community Education
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