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Developing leadership skills involves building civic and social responsibilities. This section includes research, curriculum and resources for involving youth in their communities, such as service learning.
Investigating the links to improved student learning
(1880 K PDF)
Kyla Wahlstrom, Karen Seashore Louis, Kenneth Leithwood, Stephen E. Anderson
The framework for this study represents the assumptions about aspects of the larger school system, including leadership at several levels, which interact to influence student learning.
Shining a light on supervision: Lessons from the beacons.
(355 K PDF)
The Forum for Youth Investment
This commentary takes readers inside the world of the Beacons, to understand their approach to supervision. 2010
Unpacking youth work practice
(369 K PDF)
The Forum for Youth Investment
A growing body of research underscores the importance of caring relationships and is helping to unpack the specific social processes that unfold between young people and youth workers inside of programs. 2008
Citizenship rducation longitudinal study
British Department for Children, Schools and Families
This landmark report looks to identify, measure and assess the short-term and long-term effects of citizenship education in schools on students over time. 2008
Harnessing the trojan horse: Future directions in service learning (119 K PDF)
James Kielsmeier
Service learning should not be an add-on to existing programs, but integral to the program design. This article is a history of service learning, its advocates and its expansion to include teenagers during the 1990s. 1999
The Innovation Center
Links to several free tools, research articles, training, and listserves related to youth and civic activism.
NIOST National Institute for Out Of School Time
Links to several free tools, research articles, training, and listserves related to youth opportunities during non-school hours.
The Forum for Youth Investment
Links to several free tools, research articles, training, and listserves related to strengthening opportunites for young people.
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