Forms of Voice: Exploring the Empowerment of Youth at the Intersection of Art and Action

Heart Is Active Citizenship: Reimagining Civic Education

“…Much like the heart, active citizenship pieces together citizen's visions for the community and turns these images This paper is significant in that the art of metaphors offered children a forum to illustrate their personal experiences and mitigate the threats that they are exposed to in the community (Rhodes & Schechter, 2014). Their stories and metaphors can represent acts of power and can inspire civic-minded engagement as the heart circulates blood through the veins in the body and clears up the body (Greene, Burke, & McKenna, 2013). To better engage children in civic responsibilities, educators should consider shifting away from "old civics" practices to the "new civics".…”

“…A heart metaphor opens space to the construction of love that permeates through students imagining their active roles in the community. The affective side of civic education increases children's civic engagement while providing platforms for intellectual, emotional, and social development (Greene, Burke, & McKenna, 2013;Neuman, 2010).…”

Where PYD Meets CBPR: A Photovoice Program for Latino Immigrant Youth

“…Photovoice draws from Paulo Freire's approach to education for critical consciousness (Freire, 1973), positing that critical reflection leads to discovery and action to address social inequalities. The Photovoice methodology has been successfully used with different marginalized immigrant and youth populations for the conduct of CBPR (Garcia, et al, 2013;Greene, Burke, & McKenna, 2013;Morales-Campos, Parra-Medina, & Esparza, 2015;Rhodes, et al, 2009;Schwartz, Sable, Dannerbeck, & Campbell, 2007;Stevens, 2010;Strack, et al, 2004;Streng, et al, 2004;Vaughn, L.M., RojasGuyler, & Howell, 2008). This methodology is especially useful for engaging immigrant youth because they may be unfamiliar with processes of meaningful community change where their voices count (Greene, et al, 2013), they may experience barriers to expressing their opinions, or they may feel disempowered because of their immigration experiences or status (Streng, et al, 2004).…”

Where PYD Meets CBPR: A Photovoice Program for Latino Immigrant Youth

“…Photovoice draws from Paulo Freire's approach to education for critical consciousness (Freire, 1973), positing that critical reflection leads to discovery and action to address social inequalities. The Photovoice methodology has been successfully used with different marginalized immigrant and youth populations for the conduct of CBPR (Garcia, et al, 2013;Greene, Burke, & McKenna, 2013;Morales-Campos, Parra-Medina, & Esparza, 2015;Rhodes, et al, 2009;Schwartz, Sable, Dannerbeck, & Campbell, 2007;Stevens, 2010;Strack, et al, 2004;Streng, et al, 2004;Vaughn, L.M., RojasGuyler, & Howell, 2008). …”

“…This methodology is especially useful for engaging immigrant youth because they may be unfamiliar with processes of meaningful community change where their voices count (Greene, et al, 2013), they may experience barriers to expressing their opinions, or they may feel disempowered because of their immigration experiences or status (Streng, et al, 2004). This is particularly relevant for the scores of recently arrived Latino immigrant youth in the U.S., an especially vulnerable population.…”