Youth as actors on their worlds

Authors

  • Asif Wilson Greenhouse Fellowship University of Illinois at Chicago

Abstract

This paper seeks to examine theories and practices emergent within a youth organization that promotes civic engagement and leadership development.  It will highlight the theoretical and methodological approaches of participatory action research and praxis while outlining constraints that young people face while doing this work.

Author Biography

Asif Wilson, Greenhouse Fellowship University of Illinois at Chicago

Asif Wilson is Executive Director of Greenhouse Fellowship and a doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Chicago

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Published

04/12/2016

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2016): Special Edition: The Sustainable Civic and Community Engagement Conference

Section

Insights, Case Studies, and Applications

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