Youth-Adult Partnership in Community Organizing

A Case Study of theMy Voice Counts!Campaign

Bibliographic Data

ID6076584
AuthorsRyley Aran Share (Pomona College), Jonathan Stack (Advocates for Youth), Jonathan Shayne Stacks, Jonathan Stacks (Advocates for Youth)
Year2006
Volume14
Issue4
Pages113-127
Publication date2006-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j125v14n04_07
OpenAlexW2230177570
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited3

This paper presents a case study of a campaign developed around sexuality education policy by a national youth-focused organization, Advocates for Youth, and its network of youth activists. The paper provides an overview of the national sexuality education debate and the specific strategies youth and adults use in partnership to advocate for a comprehensive approach to the education. The case study of the My Voice Counts!Campaign provides insight into the creation and evolution of a youth-adult partnership approach to community organizing, beginning with an online activism campaign and resulting in local youth-led projects to improve sex education policies and curricula. Following an analysis of the Campaign's accomplishments, the paper lays out recommendations for action and research to demonstrate the positive effects of this form of community practice

Action (physics · Community organizing · Curriculum · General partnership · Human sexuality · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sex education · Sexuality education · Sociology · Youth studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Public Administration · Social Work Education and Practice · Youth Development and Social Support

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