Amplifying Youth Voices through Critical Literacy and Positive Youth Development: The Potential of University-Community Partnerships [Paperback]

This book explores the transformative power of critical literacy in fostering youth engagement through university-community partnerships. It is based on a four-year study by The Literacy and Community Initiative (LCI) at North Carolina State University.?

Introduction: The Literacy and Community Initiative Project: Integrating Critical Literacy, Youth Development, and Community Partnerships  1. The Transformative Power of Critical Literacy for Positive Youth Development  2. Community Partnerships and Contexts as Sites for Literacy and Societal Change  3. Co-Partnering Successfully with Community-Based Organizations  4. Critical Literacy and Social-Emotional Development with Adolescent Girls   5. Critical Literacy and Future Making Among Youth in Urban Communities  6. Critical Literacy, Advocacy, and Leadership Among Latine Immigrant Youth  7. Critical Literacy for Social Change with Youth from Refugee Backgrounds  8. Advancing the Possibilities for Amplifying Youth Voices

This book explores the transformative power of critical literacy in fostering youth engagement through university-community partnerships. It is based on a six-year study by The Literacy and Community Initiative (LCI) at North Carolina State University.

This book examines the potential, possibilities, and challenges of using critical literacy in university-community partnerships to amplify youth voices. Through the LCI program, youth in four community-based organizations completed a critical literacy curriculum, published their writings in a book, and participated in public readings to engage and lead their communities. The authors draw on data from semi-structured individual interviews, focus groups, youth narratives, and socio-emotional surveys across four unl#'