Lots of people are worried about young people these days; why they vote less and appear less socially and politically engaged.
But, instead of just studying youth, Ascentum is part of an exciting community-level project to actively engage young people, as well as the rest of their communities, in dialogues and action about their confidence in learning and on how they want to make a difference in their neighbourhood, city, country or world. (more…)
Engaging young people on their views of the future – and motivations for making a change in their communities
Friday, June 18th, 2010
Lots of people are worried about young people these days; why they vote less and appear less socially and politically engaged.
But, instead of just studying youth, Ascentum is part of an exciting community-level project to actively engage young people, as well as the rest of their communities, in dialogues and action about their confidence in learning and on how they want to make a difference in their neighbourhood, city, country or world. (more…)
Tags: Canadian Education Association, Social Planning Councils, Youth, Youth engagement
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