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ERIC Number: EJ525348
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-8248
Reclaiming Community: Social Projects for Youth Development.
Lakes, Richard D.
Educational Foundations, v9 n4 p41-56 Fall 1995
Offers four themes in the scaffolding of a critical education that advance grassroots activism in learning communities of praxis (scale, ownership, connection, and enterprise). Presents an example of a youth development project that affirms democracy via shared decision making, group motivation, self-esteem, and agenda setting opportunities through participatory, allied teamwork. (SM)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Community Programs, Community Responsibility, Democratic Values, Intergenerational Programs, Neighborhood Improvement, Participative Decision Making, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Self Esteem, Teamwork, Urban Environment, Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Youth Development Centers