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African American Young People's Views Of Youth Participation And Its Implications For Addressing Community Problems, Isabelle M. Elisha
African American Young People's Views Of Youth Participation And Its Implications For Addressing Community Problems, Isabelle M. Elisha
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Youth participation has been brought to the forefront of scholarly concerns by a growing interest in the positive effects of youth participation on developmental outcomes. However, few studies have investigated within group variations in African American young people’s views of civic participation. The present study examined African American early adolescents’ perceptions of youth participation in resolving community problems. Using a written protocol instrument with open-ended questions, the present study elicited diverse narratives from thirty-one 11-14 year old African American adolescents in order to address within-group variations in their experiences with youth participation and their understanding of racial discrimination. Participants described …