Global Kids Organizing in the Global City: Generation of Social Capital in a Youth Organizing Program

Autor/inn/en	De Jesús, Anthony; Oviedo, Sofia; Feliz, Scarlett
Titel	Global Kids Organizing in the Global City: Generation of Social Capital in a Youth Organizing Program
Quelle	In: Afterschool Matters, (2015) 21, S.20-28 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Social Capital; Youth Programs; Youth Agencies; Immigrants; African American Students; Urban Youth; After School Programs; Program Descriptions; Integrated Activities; Interviews; Citizen Participation; Qualitative Research; Trust (Psychology); Interpersonal Relationship; Collectivism; Cooperation; Empowerment; Political Influences; Youth Opportunities; Participant Satisfaction; High School Students; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialkapital; Jugendsofortprogramm; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Jugend; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Integrierender Unterricht; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Qualitative Forschung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; High school; High schools; Oberschule
Abstract	Positive youth development and youth organizing are strengths-based approaches to the lives, needs, and contributions of young people (Damon & Gregory, 2003). These approaches privilege the voices of youth as they engage with issues in their communities and challenge institutions to respond. Few studies, however, have explored the role of positive youth development and youth organizing initiatives among immigrant youth of color. The challenging terrain of modern urban life requires these youth to navigate the political, economic, and legal demands confronted by their families; to understand the rules for success in public schools; and to steer clear of violence in their communities. Larger issues such as climate change and environmental justice understandably cannot be priorities for youth who are preoccupied with day-to-day survival. The Global Kids Greening Western Queens initiative sought to bridge the gaps between individual and collective concerns and between local and global issues by training immigrant youth of color to become community organizers. This out-of-school time (OST) program emphasized positive youth development and youth organizing to help New York City immigrant youth of color address key issues in their lives, their communities, and their world. This article describes the initiative and provides an integrated theoretical framework that synthesizes the literature on youth organizing, civic engagement, and social capital to reveal the substantive processes that occur in positive youth development and youth organizing. The experiences of 12 Greening Western Queens participants, captured through in-depth interviews, highlight the transformative potential of OST programming for immigrant youth of color. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute on Out-of-School Time. Wellesley Centers for Women, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. Tel: 781-283-2547; Fax: 781-283-3657; e-mail: niost@wellesley.edu; Web site: http://www.niost.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01