Urban Youth Scholars: Cultivating Critical Global Leadership Development through Youth-Led Justice-Oriented Research

Youth Leadership Development and Peer-Led Initiatives

YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVLEOPMENT AND PEER-LED INITIATIVES By Kathryn Conley, M.A. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2009 Major Director: Steven Danish, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology The current study explored the experiences of high school peer leaders (...

Cultivating Positive Youth Development, Critical Consciousness, and Authentic Care in Urban Environmental Education

This paper addresses the issue of how to provide affordances for youth development in the context of environmental stewardship in cities. Urban environmental education encompasses place-based and action-oriented stewardship practices, including community gardening and vegetable production, often with the dual goals of developing youth and community assets. Yet in-depth understanding of how thes...

The Critical Role of Youth in Global Development

More than any other group, today’s young women and men will impact how people in rich and poor countries live in the 21 century. Unfortunately, hundreds of millions of youth—especially young women—lack education, skills and job training, employment opportunities, and health services effectively limiting their futures at a very early age. As a result, youth may react by unleashing risky or harmf...

Promoting Scientific Research Culture in Youth through Empirical Inculcation

  Background: Empirical inculcation is vital for producing quality research professionals and upon realizing the increasing demand of emerging scientific research professionals, National Academy of Young Scientist (NAYS) launched its science for youth (S4Y) program in Pakistan with its emphasis on empiricism. Methods: S4Y team was galvanized to undertake this task and different scientific activ...

Varieties of Youth Justice