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on Learning Organizations This quarter we are pleased to highlight articles from the current and back issues that discuss learning organizations: an important and emerging approach to organizational development.		Educating Global Leaders Sherman Teichman, Heather Barry As Educators and practitioners lament the lack of informed involvement of young people in their civic communities, EPIIC (Education for Public Inquiry and Internaional Citizenship) is working to promote the active engagement and leadership of young people in global and national issues. With overviews from the program directors and through the words of its students, this article describes the EPIIC program at Tufts University, its high school counterpart, INQUIRY, and how their innovative curricula promote meaningful dialogue and inspire learning.
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Promoting Character Development Through Sport: Rhetoric or Reality? (Reference List) Don Hellison On the basketball court and off, the author's "Responsibility-in-the Gym" model has helped inner-city students to learn self-control, teamwork, and leadership skills. This success of this model, known as the Urban Youth Leader Project, has led to the formation of a national partnership between universities and communities, which is dedicated to teaching these skills to underserved youth throughout the country. YouthNet's Youth Outcomes Identification Process: Building a Community of Support for Best Practices and Positive Outcomes Michael McAfee, Rick Malsick Since 1988, YouthNet has been dedicated to youth development in Kansas City's urban core. This article describes YouthNet's innovative "Youth Outcomes Identification Process," which challenges traditional assumptions and serves as a model for putting community youth development theory into action. Developing Young Leaders at YouthBuild Antoine Bennett, Holladay Weiss At YouthBuild USA, leadership is not just a choice, it's an obligation. After getting out of prison at age 23, Antoine Bennett joined YouthBuild and embraced this obligation. In this interview Antoine shares his inspirational story with us and talks about YouthBuild's emphasis on leadership development. Youth as Partners: Polish Youth Take the Lead in their Communities Teresa Ogrodzinska The International Youth Foundation (IYF) is committed to bringing international lessons, experiences, and voices into U.S. discussions about youth and community development. We are pleased to launch the first of many IYF features and columns with a story about the Polish Children and Youth Foundation, one of IYF's oldest international partners
Columns
Spotlight on Youth Youth and Beyond: Repressed Voices Vishvananda Ishaya In Vishvananda's community, a 15-year-old is given as much respect as a 75-year-old, and healing the world begins with helping youth align with their hearts desire. Research and Practice: Completing the Circle: Youth Leadership: Linking Research and Program Theory to Exemplary Practice Shepherd Zeldin, Linda Camino In this issue's offering, our guest authors describe their "CO-SAMM" technique--Cause and Outcome, Skill and Action, Membership and Modeling--for evaluating youth leadership programs. Children's Express Crusading for Youth Voices from Different Places Editors: Crystal Nelson, 17, Stuart Merkel, 18 Delegates of the World Youth Forum, which took place in Braga, Portugal, speak about discrimination in their societies and the need for young people to take greater leadership roles in shaping their countries' policies. Green Action Boston Teens Connect the City to the Sea Katelyn Sullivan, Jenna Postar, Jodeen Wetherell The Harbor Visions Crew, run by the environmental advocacy group "Save the Harbor/Save the Bay," is a teen program that combines environmental stewardship with community education and youth leadership.
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