Freire advanced critical consciousness as a tool for the liberation of oppressed communities.
Based on his ideas, scholars of theory and practice from myriad disciplines have written …

There is an array of youth participatory approaches relevant to health equity efforts in
community psychology, adolescent health, youth development, and education. While they …

The past decade brought forth a wave of excitement and promise for researchers and
practitioners interested in community practice as an approach based on social justice …

Empowerment and critical consciousness are concepts with shared roots. Both are
associated with attempts at overcoming oppression and fostering human development …

Previous research has documented that people from working-class contexts have fewer
skills linked to academic success than their middle-class counterparts (eg, worse problem …

This chapter examines the factors that contribute to a sense of school belonging for
immigrant and immigrant-origin youth. Through a review of the education research on critical …

In contrast to mainstream theories focusing on adolescent developmental deficits, the
positive youth development (PYD) approach highlights adolescent developmental plasticity …

This article describes reflective experiences documented by our youth leaders and
community agency partners (n= 7 & 12, respectively) who have involved in our multi-year …

Welcome to the second volume of Qualitative Research in the Postmodern Era. In our first
volume, we introduced some of the important underpinnings related to qualitative research …

Research indicates that youth, especially those facing injustice, such as youth of Color in
urban settings, are essential participants in educational decision-making. However, due to …