TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Children as agents of social and community change: enhancing youth empowerment through participation in a school-based social activism project
JO  - Education, citizenship and social justice
A1  - Torres-Harding, Susan
A1  - Baber, Ashley
A1  - Hilvers, Julie
A1  - Hobbs, Nakisha
A1  - Maly, Michael
SP  - 3
EP  - 18
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - School-based social activism projects have much potential to foster civic engagement, self-efficacy, and positive youth development. Social activism projects may also be a means by which children, a group that is disempowered due to their age and dependence on adults, might seek to positively impact social and community problems. The current study evaluated elementary school age children's (K-7th grade) participation in grassroots campaigns, which are year-long school-based activism projects that are a component of their school's comprehensive social justice curriculum. <br><br>RESULTS found that even young children could successfully and meaningfully participate in these school-based activism projects. Additionally, students' participation in these projects was characterized by a high level of enthusiasm and also facilitated a sense of community and empowerment in these children.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1746-1979
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1746197916684643
ID  - ref1
ER  -