Youth-led community organizing : theory and action / Melvin Delgado, Lee Staples.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delgado, Melvin.

Contributor:

Staples, Lee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth movements.

Youth in development.

Youth development.

Community organization.

Young volunteers in community development.

Social action.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Youth-led organizing is increasingly receiving attention from scholars, activists, and the media. Delgado and Staples have produced the first comprehensive study of this dynamic field. Their well-organized book takes an important step toward bridging the gap between academic knowledge and community practice in this growing area.

Contents:

Setting the context

Overview of youth-led community organizing

Social and economic justice foundation

Overview of community organizing, youth-led field, and youth-led organizing

Conceptual foundation for youth-led community organizing

Guiding principles and analytical framework

Participatory democracy

Leadership development

Recruitment, screening, preparation, and support of youth-led community organizers

Crosscutting theoretical and practice themes

A view and lessons from the field

Youth first in Jackson Square! (Bjovenes primero!)

Challenges inherent in youth-led organizing

Epilogue.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-248) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-029298-9

1-281-16256-6

0-19-804031-8

9786611162566

1-4356-0538-1

OCLC:

252690477