Making Change

Youth Social Entrepreneurship as an Approach to Positive Youth and Community Development

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

Av Tina P. Kruse, Macalester University) Kruse, Tina P. (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Tina P Kruse

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Engaging youth as leaders of social change offers the exponential benefits of personal empowerment, community enhancement, and economic transformation. Grounded both in interdisciplinary theory and an expansive set of practical case examples, Making Change uses an asset focus and cultural relevance that centralizes youth and communities in social entrepreneurship, while introducing vocabulary and frameworks for youth social entrepreneurship advocates to gain resources and political traction for the approach. Readers will have the opportunity to consider the complex interplay of individual, economic, and community development versus oversimplifying causes or solutions of social disparities. Individuals engaged in youth work, program design, funding, and the study of youth and community development will appreciate the text's exploration of existing research and theory that cross scholarly disciplines to promote a robust view of youth development.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-02-21
Mått231 x 155 x 10 mm
Vikt386 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSocial Justice and Youth Community Practice
Antal sidor240
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780190849795

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Tina P. Kruse, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Educational Studies at Macalester College. Whether in the role of college professor, academic advisor, or education consultant, Dr. Kruse focuses on facilitating others to reach their potential. She specializes in the cognitive, social, and emotional development of young adult students, as well as in enhancing community-based, experiential learning.

IntroductionSection I: The Context for Youth Social EntrepreneurshipChapter 1: Social Entrepreneurship: An OverviewChapter 2: The Asset-Focus of Youth Social EntrepreneurshipChapter 3: The Problem in Youth Social EntrepreneurshipChapter 4: The Potential of Youth Social EntrepreneurshipSection I Focal Case ExamplesSection II: Youth Social Entrepreneurship's Potential for All YouthChapter 5: Youth Social Entrepreneurship as Youth Development for All YouthChapter 6: Youth Cultures and ContextsSection II Focal Case ExamplesSection III: Youth Social Entrepreneurship's Role in Social JusticeChapter 7: The Economic Opportunity GapChapter 8: The Social Opportunity GapChapter 9: Addressing Systems of Power and OppressionSection III Focal Case ExamplesSection IV: Entrepreneurship, Employment, and Youth Social EntrepreneurshipChapter 10: Entrepreneurship EducationChapter 11: Economic TransformationChapter 12: Creating and Scaling Youth Social Entrepreneurship ProgramsSection IV Focal Case ExamplesSection V: Addressing the Larger Social GoodChapter 13: Community TransformationChapter 14: The Global Context for Youth Social EntrepreneurshipChapter 15: Youth Social Entrepreneurship Preparation, Education, and AdvocacySection V Focal Case ExamplesAppendix: Youth Programs Cited in this BookReferencesIndex

Making Change is a wonderful combination of weaving multiple perspectives and fields of study and insightful case studies into a masterful case about and for youth social entrepreneurship. Clearly positioning youth social entrepreneurship at the intersection of youth development, community development, and social entrepreneurship, the book brings in the best of each and also deals with tensions and problems directly and usefully-including the multitude of words used to describe this kind of work... The text is highly readable and will help both academics and practitioners alike make valuable connections between things they already know as well as to new areas of knowledge and practice. A major contribution I highly recommend that should be widely read and used in the years ahead.