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Preus, Betty; Payne, Rachel; Wick, Carly; Glomski, Emily – High School Journal, 2016
This study examines why a group of students representing two high schools became involved in an activist organization, the benefits they gained as a result, the impact they had on their school and community, and their recommendations for how school personnel can foster civic engagement in young people. The student-led group campaigned for a school…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, High School Students, Student Empowerment, Student Leadership
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Futch, Valerie A. – Youth & Society, 2016
This article explores collective identity as a useful theoretical framework for understanding social and developmental processes that occur in youth programs. Through narrative analysis of past participant interviews (n = 21) from an after-school theater program, known as "The SOURCE", it was found that participants very clearly describe…
Descriptors: Models, Collectivism, Identification (Psychology), Youth Programs