Challenges to youth civic engagement and community development in Syria

This research emphasizes inclusive civic engagement by including youth participation in creating a comprehensive plan post-Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, Texas. Traditionally, youth are less likely to be included in civic engagement initiatives; however, the community-based disaster resilience model and the public participation process model stress the importance of inclusion in rebuilding, resiliency, and planning processes. Using these theoretical frameworks to guide resiliency workshops with upper-class high school students, this research offers a unique perspective of what youth desire in community development and disaster recovery. Qualitative data was gathered from youth resiliency workshops and summative analysis was conducted to discover themes among youth responses. The findings indicate that young citizens are prepared to engage in local civic affairs, which contributes to a healthier and sustainable community. This study further highlights that youth have valuable and unique perceptions of their community and a concern regarding social equity and justice in community development and resilience.

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YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT – RESOURCE OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

10.21125/iceri.2021.2365 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Pāvels Jurs ◽

Alīda Samuseviča ◽

Inta Kulberga ◽

Maija Ročāne

Keyword(s):

Civic Engagement ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Youth Civic Engagement

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IFAS Community Development: Empowering Your Community, Stage 2, Organization of Sponsorship

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fy763-2005 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2005 (11) ◽

Author(s):

Mark A. Brennan ◽

Christine Regan

Keyword(s):

Community Development ◽

Civic Engagement ◽

Cooperative Extension ◽

Community Action ◽

Cooperative Extension Service ◽

Extension Service ◽

Publication Date ◽

Original Publication ◽

University Of Florida ◽

The Family

This paper is part of a series of discussions on community development. This series includes specialized papers on civic engagement, community action, and other topics important to the development of community. This document is FCS9227, one of a series of the Family Youth and Community Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date September 2005.

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IFAS Community Development: Empowering Your Community, Stage 4, Recruitment

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fy765-2005 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2005 (11) ◽

Author(s):

Mark A. Brennan

Keyword(s):

Community Development ◽

Civic Engagement ◽

Cooperative Extension ◽

Community Action ◽

Cooperative Extension Service ◽

Extension Service ◽

Original Publication ◽

University Of Florida ◽

Stage 4 ◽

The Family

This paper is part of a series of discussions on community development. This series includes specialized papers on civic engagement, community action, and other topics important to the development of community. This document is FCS9229, one of a series of the Family Youth and Community Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication September 2005.

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Youth Civic Engagement in the Twenty-First Century

Journal of Research on Adolescence ◽

10.1111/1532-7795.00027 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 121-148 ◽

Cited By ~ 288

Author(s):

James Youniss ◽

Susan Bales ◽

Verona Christmas-Best ◽

Marcelo Diversi ◽

Milbrey McLaughlin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Civic Engagement ◽

First Century ◽

Youth Civic Engagement ◽

Twenty First Century

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Developing the Leadership Potential of African Youth Through Online Communities

10.4018/978-1-6684-4515-0.ch022 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 408-424

Author(s):

Lanoi Maloiy ◽

Jocelyn Cranefield

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Young People ◽

Civic Engagement ◽

Online Communities ◽

Youth Civic Engagement ◽

Leadership Potential ◽

Facilitating Factors ◽

Study Methodology ◽

African Youth ◽

Two Barriers

This chapter draws on the results of an explorative, qualitative study that investigated how online communities can facilitate civic engagement amongst Millennials. Based on the study's findings, the chapter explores how the use of online communities can assist and empower youth, particularly African young people, to overcome barriers, empower and foster civic engagement. This chapter begins with a review of key literature, and then a summary of the study methodology, followed by a discussion of the study findings and their potential for African youth. Results of the study indicated that five facilitating factors and two barriers were influential towards youth civic engagement in an online context. Adult perceptions of youth and the low credibility of online communities were found to act as significant barriers to online youth participation. Given these key findings from the study, the authors show how to employ online communities to engage African youth civic participation and decision making.

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