
Engaging Youth As Leaders Of Social Change Offers The Exponential Benefits Of Personal Empowerment, Community Enhancement, And Economic Transformation. Grounded Both In Interdisciplinary Theory And An Expansive Set Of Practical Case Examples, Making Change Uses An Asset Focus And Cultural Relevance That Centralizes Youth And Communities In Social Entrepreneurship, While Introducing Vocabulary And Frameworks For Youth Social Entrepreneurship Advocates To Gain Resources And Political Traction For The Approach. Readers Will Have The Opportunity To Consider The Complex Interplay Of Individual, Economic, And Community Development Versus Oversimplifying Causes Or Solutions Of Social Disparities. Individuals Engaged In Youth Work, Program Design, Funding, And The Study Of Youth And Community Development Will Appreciate The Text's Exploration Of Existing Research And Theory That Cross Scholarly Disciplines To Promote A Robust View Of Youth Development.
This book investigates how youth-led social entrepreneurship serves as a catalyst for individual empowerment, community enhancement, and broader economic transformation. Tina P. Kruse, an expert in youth development and community engagement, synthesizes interdisciplinary theory with practical application to argue for a shift in how social disparities are addressed. The text provides a framework that moves beyond oversimplified solutions, instead prioritizing the agency of young people within their specific cultural and economic contexts.
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Experts and practitioners in the field of youth work identify this text as a valuable resource for program designers and educators seeking to integrate asset-based approaches into their curricula. Readers frequently note the academic rigor of the prose, which effectively bridges the gap between scholarly theory and real-world community implementation.
Page Count:
272
Publication Date:
2018-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190849800
ISBN-13:
9780190849801
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