Young people?s community engagement: what does research-based and other literature tell us about young people?s perspectives and the impact of schools? contributions?

Hampden-Thompson, Gillian; Davies, Ian; Calhoun, John; Bramley, George; Tsouroufli, Maria; Sundaram, Vanita; Lord, Pippa; Jeffes, Jennifer

Abstract

This narrative synthesis based on a literature review undertaken for the project ?Creating Citizenship Communities? (funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation) includes discussion, principally, about what research evidence tells us about young people?s definitions of community, of types of engagement by different groups of young people, actions by schools and what they might do in the future to promote engagement. Community is seen as a highly significant and contested area. Young people are viewed negatively by adults but are in some contexts already positively engaged in communities. There seem to be gaps in the literature about what young people understand about community. There is, broadly, some consensus about how to promote engagement.

Citation

Hampden-Thompson, G., Davies, I., Calhoun, J., Bramley, G., Tsouroufli, M., Sundaram, V., …Jeffes, J. (2013). Young people?s community engagement: what does research-based and other literature tell us about young people?s perspectives and the impact of schools? contributions?. British Journal of Educational Studies, 61, 327--343. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2013.808316

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2013
• Deposit Date: Sep 11, 2023
• Journal: British Journal of Educational Studies
• Print ISSN: 0007-1005
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 61
• Pages: 327--343
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2013.808316
• Keywords: citizenship, community, engagement, education
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1728021
• Related Public URLs: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/51375/