COVER
STORY
The Power of
Nature: Using Trees to Build Community
Anthony
Sanchez, Eagle Eye Institute
Eagle Eye Institute provides environmental exploratory learning
programs, free of charge, to CYD organizations throughout New
England. Last summer YouthBuild joined forces with EEI to participate
in the "Learn More About Forests" tree-climbing program.
This article describes their experience.
FEATURES
Involving Adolescents in Participatory Research
Gregory
J. Matysik, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Participatory Research projects provide opportunities for
young people to take charge of their own learning experience.
This article highlights how one such project impacted a class
of high school freshman, the adults who worked with them, and
the larger community.
Stick Your Neck Out: Building Leaders at the
Giraffe Heroes Project
John
Graham, The Giraffe Project
The Giraffe Program is a service-learning/character education
curriculum used in over 1,500 classrooms nationwide. Author John
Graham summarizes the program with lessons learned from educators
and youth at the cutting edge.
Putting Youth-Adult Partnerships to Work for
Community Change:
Lessons from Volunteers Across the Country
Linda
Camino, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Based on research from diverse youth leadership programs around
the country, this article explores youth/adult partnerships and
what is needed to implement, sustain, and support this model in
our effort to build healthy communities.
Community Youth Development: A Challenge to
Social Injustice?
Manami
Brown, Linda Camino, Hartley Hobson, Cecelia Knox, ICA Millenium
Conference Connection
Reflecting on their experiences at the recent "Millennium
Connection" conference, four Community Youth Development
professionals push for expanding the practical application of
CYD to incorporate issues of social justice.
Measuring the Impact of Youth Development Programs:
The Four-Fold Youth Development Model
Susan
J. Barkman, Ph.D, Krisanna L. Machtmes, Ph.D., Purdue University
Because of increased accountability demands in the CYD field,
professionals must be able to measure the impact of their programs.
The Four-Fold model and web site provides reliable, user-friendly
tools for program evaluation and analysis.
DEPARTMENTS
Notes From the Editor
Hold That Thought!
John
P. Terry, Ph.D.
CYD Management Zone
Evaluation as a Management and Learning Tool:
Balancing the Call to Prove with the Need to Improve CYD Practice
Lisa
A. LaCava, Brandeis University
Policy
The Youth Investment Council Brings Youth to the
Table
Gloria
Kraft, Rutgers University, Jim Green, Monmouth University
Advancing Social Justice
Social
Justice and "The Power of Disbelief": Where in the World
Are the CYD Universities?
Susan
P. Curnan, Brandeis University
Bookshelf
It"s Up to Us
By
John Graham
International Insights on Youth and Communities
Youth Development in Egypt: Strategies that Cross
Borders
Bas
Auer, Steve Mokwena, Joel Tolman, Greg Taylor, International Youth
Foundation - US
