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YPAR (Youth-led Participatory Action Research) is a social justice term used to describe the community-based research that youth partake in. [1] The Schools Participatory Action Research Collaborative (previously known as the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives) at the University of Pennsylvania is a collaboration with a group of schools to 'systematically mobilize student insights ...
This teaching practice of storytelling allowed children to formulate ideas based on their own experiences and perspectives. In Navajo communities, for children and adults, storytelling is one of the many effective ways to educate both the young and old about their cultures, identities and history. Storytelling help the Navajos know who they are ...
Kevin Cordi is an American teacher, storyteller and author who has been awarded The Film Advisory Board of Excellence Award and The Storytelling World Award. He is a regular performer at storytelling festivals including the National Storytelling Festival. Cordi started the Youth Special Interest Group for the National Storytelling Network and ...
Through storytelling, the Tewa community emphasizes the traditional wisdom of the ancestors and the importance of collective as well as individual identities. Indigenous communities teach children valuable skills and morals through the actions of good or mischievous stock characters while also allowing room for children to make meaning for ...
Community Youth Development: Programs, Policies, and Practices A resource publication. CommonAction An international CYD resource, training, and technical assistance organization. YoMo - support and resources for young peoples community participation. Youth Outreach Team - City of Vancouver's method of involving youth in civic decisions.
Kibbutz Afikim children with their nanny at the children's house. Mid 1960s. Kibutz Gan Shmuel 1935-40. A group of children, all about the same age, shared a children's house and had a nanny who took care of their everyday needs. Each house had a dining hall, a classroom, bedrooms (3-4 children in each room), and a bathroom. Boys and girls took ...
Youth participation is the active engagement of young people throughout their own communities. It is often used as a shorthand for youth participation in any many forms, including decision-making, sports, schools and any activity where young people are not historically engaged.
Community education, also known as Community-Based Education or Community Learning & Development, or Development Education is an organization's programs to promote learning and social development work with individuals and groups in their communities using a range of formal and informal methods. A common defining feature is that programmes and ...