Children and the Environment: Young People's Participation in Social Change.

Meucci, Sandra; Schwab, Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ560353

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Publication Date: 1997

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Children and the Environment: Young People's Participation in Social Change.

Meucci, Sandra; Schwab, Michael

Social Justice, v24 n3 p1-10 Fall 1997

Describes the development and implementation difficulties with the California Wellness Foundation's initiative to improve children's environment, how children's participation helped resolve initiative difficulties, and the development of several pilot projects. Articles describing research conducted in various parts of the planning project and the participatory actions with adolescents in four community pilot projects are highlighted. (GR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups, Participative Decision Making, Problem Solving, Public Health, Social Change, Social Science Research, Suburban Problems, Urban Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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