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Author:   Sarah Deschenes ,  Milbrey W. McLaughlin ,  Anne Newman
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Volume:   117
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.208kg
ISBN:  

9780470343616

ISBN 10:   0470343613
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   04 August 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

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Issue Editors' Notes (Sarah Deschenes, Milbrey McLaughlin, Anne Newman). Executive Summary. 1. Organizations advocating for youth: The local advantage (Sarah Deschenes, Milbrey McLaughlin, Anne Newman) Drawing on case studies of three San Francisco Bay Area organizations, this article considers the advantages of advocating for and with youth at the local level. 2. Youth organizing: From youth development to school reform (Mark R. Warren, Meredith Mira, Thomas Nikundiwe) Youth organizing has emerged as a powerful force for school reform, in addition to promoting positive developmental outcomes for young people. 3. Negotiating reform: Young people's leadership in the educational arena (Seema Shah, Kavitha Mediratta) This article describes educator responses to youth organizing for school reform and how young people have built power and negotiated reform to achieve both school and district level victories. 4. Thirty years of advocacy in San Francisco: Lessons learned and the next generation of leadership (NTanya Lee) The executive director of a highly respected child advocacy organization analyzes thirty years of social change strategies, discussing issues of race, power, accountability, and next-generation leadership. 5. The development of collective moral leadership among parents through education organizing (Michael P. Evans, Dennis Shirley) The authors examine the transition from narrow to broad definitions of self-interest among parents involved in a community-based organization. 6. Faith-based organizing for youth: One organization's district campaign for small schools policy (Ron Snyder) This article describes the work of Oakland Community Organizations to achieve community-led education reform, examining the role of parent self-interest, political positioning, and the leverage, alliances, and actions that have led to successful advocacy. 7. Developing the field of youth organizing and advocacy: What foundations can do (Sylvia M. Yee) Philanthropy can empower marginalized youth by funding the programs and capacity of the growing youth organizing and advocacy field. Index.

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Sarah Deschenes is a consultant who has been conducting research on education policy, community development, and out-of-school time for over a decade. She was also a postdoctoral fellow at the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University. Milbrey McLaughlin is the David Jacks Professor of Education and Public Policy at Stanford University, the founding director of the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, and the codirector of the Center for Research on the Context of Teaching. Anne Newman is an assistant professor of education at Washington University in St. Louis, where her work focuses on educational philosophy and policy.

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