Youth as Community Builders

Publications & Related Research

Journal Article

• "Young People and Community Change in the Americas: Claiming Voice, Space and Possibility." Journal article in preparation for International Social Work.

Book Chapter

• "Challenging Social Work's View of Youth: Lessons from a Pilot Project on Young People and Community Change." In J. Finn and L. Nybell, eds.
• Critical passages: Children, Youth and Social Work in Late Capitalism. (In preparation for Sage)

Working Papers

• "Nuevas Raices: Young People and the New Roots of Community and Democracy in Chile."
• "Casa de la Juventud: Young People Struggling for Rights in Paraguay."
• "Southwest Organizing Project: Lifting New Voices in an Albuquerque Neighborhood."

Related Courses Taught

• SW 812: Cultural Construction of Adolescence. Janet Finn, Fall 2000.
• SW 806: Young People Creating Community Change. Barry Checkoway, Fall 2001.

Brown-Bag Luncheon

• "Jovenes en las Americas: Young People Creating Community Change from Albuquerque to Asuncion" To be arranged.

Related Research

• YOUNG PEOPLE CREATING COMMUNITY CHANGE. Battle Creek: WK Kellogg Foundation, nd. (volume 1 of 2)
• ADULTS AS ALLIES. Battle Creek: WK Kellogg Foundation, nd. (volume 2 of 2)
• "Involving Young People in Neighborhood Development." CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICE REVIEW 20 (1998), 765-795.
• "Young People as Competent Community Builders." SOCIAL WORK 43 (1998) 335-345.

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Last updated: 3/5/02

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