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 Intro
The Freechild Project wants to make
powerful and relevant
information available to all
young people and adult allies. In the Freechild Library
you'll find practical and informative guides, tip sheets, and other
information about young people and social change.
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FREE.
THE FOLLOWING ARE ALL FREE YOUTH PUBLICATIONS.
Notes
1) You can view The Freechild Project's publications
here. 2) Most of these documents are free PDF downloads
and require Adobe Acrobat Reader. Get that from
www.adobe.com. 3)
You can email information on your free Internet publication to info@freechild.org. 4) These are listed in alphabetical order by title. 5)
You can view The Freechild Project's Publications
here.
A-D
A Global
Youth Network and A World Youth Council
[online 2001]
This massive paper
delineates a comprehensive four-part strategy for establishing a
worldwide youth movement.
Action Research
Brown LAB [41 pg PDF, 2003]
Part of the Brown LAB’s ongoing Themes in Education series,
this booklet presents an overview of action research as a method for
educational inquiry. The booklet answers questions about what is and
is not action research, describes the action research process, and
offers reflections from two educators on their experiences of using
action research to improve their own teaching and their students’
learning.
Adolescence: the Wasted Years
A. Dworsky [online 1984]
This
seminal paper defines the oppression of young people, and gives
examples of how this oppression affects youth and society.
Adults As Allies
B. Checkoway [27 pg PDF, 1997]
A compilation of ideas to increase
awareness and consideration regarding the involvement of young people
in community planning.
Adultism Is An "-ism" Too
C. Swidersky, S. Palma [online 1999]
At the Table: Making the Case for Youth Decision-Making
The
Innovation Center [5 pg PDF, 2000]
Summary of key research findings from
Youth in Decision-Making research study.
Authorizing Students' Perspectives: Toward Trust, Dialogue, and Change
in Education
A. Cook-Sather [12 pg PDF 2002]
Broadening the Bounds of Youth Development: Youth as Engaged Citizens
The Innovation Center [22 pg PDF, 2001]
This publication provides an overview of
youth development theory, examines the disconnect between youth
development and civic engagement and reflects on how youth development
is evolving in an atmosphere of enthusiasm.
Choices For
Children: Why And How To Let Students Decide
A. Kohn [online, 1993]
“Students should not only be trained to
live in a democracy when they grow up; they should have the chance to
live in one today.” Details reasoning, barriers, and examples of
powerful student decision-making.
E-J
Empowering Students: Essential Schools'
Missing Link
K. Cushman [online, 1994]
Includes
stages of student empowerment, an advisory plan that involves students
in setting standards, coaching students to assess how they are doing,
and more.
Get
the Word Out!
Answers the top questions many adults ask about youth
engagement: "Where do I start?" and "How can I help young people find
their power?" This is a quick introduction to many important central
concepts.
Global Uprising: Stories from a New Generation of Activists
N. Welton and L. Wolf [online 2002]
"Global Uprising is an exciting piece of
contemporary history. It brings us the voices of some of the finest
young people of this generation, accompanied by the commentaries of
veteran activists and scholars. There are inspiring personal stories
and thoughtful reflections on the tactics of direct action. For anyone
despairing of the rule of money and power over human life, here is a
testament to the spirit of resistance, a reason to hope." - Howard Zinn
Helping
Youth Become Change Agents in Their Schools and Communities
Partners Against Hate [63 pg PDF, 2002]
This guide will provide parents and
families, community members, educators, and law enforcement officials
with blueprints for establishing middle and high school peer leader
programs. These programs are designed to give students the skills and
confidence to become role models in confronting bias-motivated
harassment and to stand up for civility in their schools and
communities.
Integrating Youth Voice in Service Learning
Education Commission of
the States [10 pg PDF, 2000]
Includes examples, interviews, and useful
information on engaging youth voice throughout the service learning
process.
Involving Youth in Public Policy
California Adolescent Health
Collaborative [10 pg PDF, 2001]
40 organizations were interviewed about
the variety of approaches they take to involving youth in public
policy.
K-O
KIDS!
Bad Subjects Magazine [online 2000]
Includes articles called "The Kids Are
Alright," "Teens and Drugs: Just Shut Up," and "Exploring the Cultural
Topography of Childhood."
Kids
And Guns
M. Males
[92 pg PDF, 2001]
“Kids and guns” is not the problem, but a
diversion by a complacent, established America that propagates
demographic myths about age and race, culture-war trivialities, and
sensational scapegoating to avoid facing its own violence. Check
it out for yourself in this book.
Leading
a Youth Resource Group
A youth worker resource group is a structured meeting of adults
who work with youth, and who listen and talk about things that matter
to young people. This booklet provides basic information about getting
a group going with tips on how to develop the group over time.
Lessons in Leadership: How Young People Change their Communities and
Themselves. An Evaluation of the Youth Leadership for Development
Initiative
The Innovation Center [3 pg PDF, 2004]
An executive summary of findings from a 3-year collaboration around
civic engagement, activism and youth development work. Includes
discussion of the unique strengths of youth organizing, and the
importance of civic activism in serving youth not reached by
conventional programs.
Lessons in Giving: The KIDS Plus Youth in Philanthropy
Program
[online, 2001]
A powerful example of the effects of
youth involvement in grantmaking, and what it takes to sustain these
efforts.
Liberating Youth
B. Dominick and S.Z. Ebrahimi [online
1999]
"The
challenge to understand issues such as ageism and youth liberation are
very intense, especially when there hasn't been a lot written about
the subject." It includes sections entitled "Young and Oppressed,"
"Revolution Kid Style," a complete glossary and significant resources.
Listening
to Young People
We all see listening as a starting point to youth involvement.
But how do you actually do it? When used effectively, listening can
make our work with young people that much better.
Meaningful Student Involvement: An Idea
Guide for Schools
A. Fletcher, N. Nishida, S. Rabkin, G. Williamson [13 pg PDF, 2001]
Dozens of examples and ideas about how
students' roles in schools can be enriched to promote academic
achievement and a safe school environment.
More Than Service: Philadelphia Students Join a Union to Improve Their
Schools
What Kids Can Do [15 pg PDF, 2001]
The story of a student-led education
reform organization, its structure, successes, and future.
Moving to the Head of the Class
What Kids Can Do [25 pg, 2001]
Details about programs
such as Summerbridge, the Algebra Project, and Summer Scholars show us
the teachers in these summer sessions are students themselves. By
employing high school and college students as teachers, these programs
give younger students crucial role models whose influence often goes
farther and lasts longer than that of adults.
News from the
Trenches
Listen Up! [online 2002]
A regular newsletter of conferences,
festivals, internships and funding for youth media producers.
P-U
Organizing for Youth Development and School Improvement
Hazen Foundation [125 pg PDF, 2004]
A report based a strategic assessment prepared for the Hazen
Foundation. Includes case studies
on work in NYC and Los Angeles, a discussion of evolving issues in the
field, a literature review
for youth organizing and education reform issues, and sample data
collection instruments.
Re-focusing the
Lens: Assessing the Challenge of Youth Involvement in Public Policy
P. Haid, E. Marques, J. Brown [83 pg PDF, 1999]
Exploration of successful models of youth
participation in policy development; also identifies barriers to
meaningful youth involvement in the policy process. Based on case
studies.
Resource Guide for Funding
YouthActionNet.Org [4 pg PDF, 2001]
A growing source of funding opportunities,
how-to-guides, and Web sites on fundraising for youth-led social
change around the world. This list will be regularly updated to
reflect new opportunities. And we encourage you to let us know about
resources in your region.
Room 101
[online 1998]
A student "ourstory" (as opposed to
"his-story") detailing a student uprising at Balboa Park High School
in 1992, after the Rodney King Beating.
Special Edition of Fall 2003 GCYF Insight
FCYO, Hazen Foundation, and Grantmakers for
Children, Youth and Families
This newsletter underscores a paradigm shift,
following the emergence of positive youth development, that emphasizes
authentic youth leadership in public life. The publication includes
contributions about youth organizing, youth participatory research and
youth media from the Southwest Youth Collaborative, Social Policy
Research Associates, Youth in Focus and Youth Communications.
Supporting the Education Organizing Movement: An Exchange Between
Intermediaries.
Justice Matters Institute [32 pg PDF, 2004]
Documents a June 2003 gathering of support
organizations and explores challenges and opportunities
for education organizing work.
Taking Democracy In Hand: Youth Action For Educational Change in the
San Francisco Bay Area
B. Cervone [30 pg (est) PDF, 2002]
Details more than forty organizations
promoting student involvement in education reform.
Taking Notice:
An Annotated Sampling of Youth Organisations
E. Marques and J.
Brown [47 pg PDF, 1999]
A sampling of the broad range of
organizational activity undertaken by and for young people in Canada.
Teens:
Little Respect in a Big World?
Crimson and Gray Online [online 1997]
This issue includes news articles on a
wide variety of topics, including Adultism, welcoming youth, agendas
for youth across society, and teen rebellion. Comprehensive
opinion papers included.
The "Harper's Index" of Myths About American Teens
M. Males [online, 1999]
A powerful grouping of statistics that
combats popular misconceptions about young people, including violence,
alcohol and drug abuse, and more.
The Oppression and Liberation of Youth
B. Hyatt [online 1985]
This
paper defines and examines the oppression of youth. The project
hypothesizes that the oppression of youth and the "internalizing" of
this oppression is a major cause of powerlessness in society.
Relevant literature on youth, adolescence, and children's rights is
reviewed. A number of implications for social workers are
suggested, including a need to reexamine values, attitudes and
assumptions relating to youth and families, particularly ownership of
children.
The Power of an
Untapped Resource: Exploring Youth Representation on Your Board or
Committee
Youth-Adult Partnerships Project [14 pg PDF, 2000]
A detailed guide exhibiting how youth can
meaningfully participate in organizational structures, including
schools.
Tips
from Young People on Good Youth/Adult Relationships
When adults stop preaching and youth start advising change can
happen! People make big changes in their lives when they can tell that
someone cares about them - read this booklet for proof positive!
Too Young To Vote, But Not To Be Executed
E. Hutchinson [online 2001]
A detailed history of state-sanctioned
youth murders and the racist overtones apparent in many cases.
W-Z
When Youth Have a Voice, School Climate Changes
K. McPherson, M.
Sisson, A. Fletcher
[10 pg PDF, 2001]
Promotes changes in schools to advocate
for deepened roles for students. Includes examples and resources.
Why Children Should Have a
Vote
Duncan Lindsey [online, 1997]
Details reasoning for
children's suffrage, including the inclusion of poor people in
democracy.
WireTap - Youth In
Pursuit of the Dirty Truth
[online 2004]
An
independent information source for socially conscious youth. packed
with articles and information about youth rights and activism
affecting young people nationwide.
Young People's Liberation Policy
University of the Poor [online, 2002]
A
complete outline proposing the liberation of young people. If
you are new to this topic this is the place to start. This is the
most comprehensive, clearly written document of its kind available.
Your Youth is Your Strength Fundraising Toolkit
YouthActionNet.Org [2 pg 2000]
A toolbox that offers
suggestions on how to overcome, and make youth an advantage in
fundraising. Learn how to get the resources you need – without
selling out. Also offers advice and
ideas on how to fund for your project, from putting together a
fundraiser event to finding local supporters to writing a grant
proposal.
Youth Engaged in Leadership & Learning (Y.E.L.L.)
J. Gardner Center for Youth and
Their Communities
[90 pg (est) PDF 2001]
For anyone involved in youth development
and leadership. Designed help those training youth to become active
contributors to decision-making processes in their community. Lessons
in the handbook introduce youth to different research methods,
analytical tools and presentation skills. The lessons can be adapted
to meet the needs and interests of different communities, and can be
facilitated by teachers and educators in school and out-of-school
contexts.
Youth in
Decision-Making: A Study on the Impacts of Youth on Adults and
Organizations
Innovation Center [61 pg PDF, 2000]
Based on interviews with youth and adults,
the research report reflects the first significant research on the
impacts young people have on adults and organizations when they are
involved in significant decision-making roles.
Youth
Involvement in Policy-Making
E. Marques [10 pg PDF, 1999]
Critically analyzes recent legislative
reforms in the Canadian province of Ontario aimed at permitting
greater student input into education policy-making and proposes ways
to strengthen the reforms.
Youth Media
Reporter
Soros Foundation [online 2002]
Pulls together important information,
resources, news and events, best practices, and funding opportunities
for people working in the Youth Media field. In addition, The Reporter
will highlight each month an important and timely Youth Media issue.
Youth Rising
Applied Research Center [128 pg, 2004]
Released Winter 2003, about the culture, challenges and successes of
youth organizing today. Includes lessons and recommendations for
practitioners and funders.
Youth Voice: A Guide for Engaging Youth in
Leadership and Decision-Making in Service-Learning Programs
B.
Lewis, J. Justinianno, C. Scherer [48 pg PDF, 2001]
Highlights what youth voice is, why it is
important, and models of youth voice that have been implemented by
service-learning practitioners. It is meant to assist programs in
engaging youth in leadership and decision-making more effectively.
Youth
Voice: How to involve students in planning, implementing and
evaluating service-learning projects
CalServe [12
pg PDF, 2001]
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