Title: Children as agents of social and community change: Enhancing youth empowerment through participation in a school-based social activism project
Published: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice (2018) Vol. 13(1), pp. 3– 18
Authors: Susan Torres-Harding, Roosevelt University
Ashley Baber, Loyola University Chicago
Julie Hilvers, Roosevelt University
Nakisha Hobbs, Village Leadership Academy
Michael Maly, Roosevelt University
What did the research explore?
The research explored the impact of school-based social activism projects and how they empower and foster civic engagement among children. The study evaluated the impact of school children’s participation in grassroots campaigns (GRCs) that lasted a year at a school in America. The researchers defined GRCs as student-led, experimental projects where pupils identify, explore and develop goals for social change around community issues that affect their lives (Torres-Harding, et al., 2018). The students at the
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