Implications of Community Activism among Urban Minority Young People for Education for Engaged and Critical Citizenship

Autor/in	Nam, Chaebong
Titel	Implications of Community Activism among Urban Minority Young People for Education for Engaged and Critical Citizenship
Quelle	In: International Journal of Progressive Education, 8 (2012) 3, S.62-76 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-5210
Schlagwörter	Activism; Youth Programs; Community Leaders; Citizenship; Democracy; Praxis; Puerto Ricans; Minority Groups; Citizen Participation; Hispanic Americans; Urban Areas; Cultural Influences; Political Issues; Social Problems; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Jugendsofortprogramm; Community leadership; Gemeindeleitung; Staatsbürgerschaft; Demokratie; Puerto Rican; Puerto-Ricaner; Ethnische Minderheit; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Urban area; Stadtregion; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Politischer Faktor; Social problem; Soziales Problem
Abstract	Citizenship is fundamentally defined by praxis--i.e., engagement in local and diverse forms of civic practices--rather than by a legal status tied to the nation-state (Tully, 2008). This study examined the participatory democracy practices of a community activist group that was organizing to resist gentrification in a Puerto Rican community in Chicago in the U.S. In order to preserve their Puerto Rican community and build a grassroots democracy practice, the young activists involved themselves in a variety of community issues, ranging across political, socio-cultural, and educational domains. Noticeably, they worked to engage local youth in community events and in the process of production and distribution of local information. This helped the youth to learn about important community issues, as well as Puerto Rican history and culture, which had not been taught in local public schools. Such intergenerational and holistic educational activities not only produced new young leaders but in fact created a pipeline of community leadership. Their efforts present a useful educational model of engaged and critical citizenship, demonstrating the unique contributions of learning beyond the classroom. (Contains 1 table and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://www.inased.org/ijpe.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10