Cultural relevance and working with inner city youth populations to achieve civic engagement

摘要: This article helps Extension professionals consider the cultural relevant needs of inner city residents in hopes achieving ongoing civic engagement and appropriate program activities these communities. Having a deep understanding how various dimensions marginalized community life among populations affect participation organized is necessary for who seek to increase capacity populations. Bridging unexplored geographical differences urban vs. suburban will help achieve successful youth work America's "Giving back community" phrase liberally used express efforts at strengthening sustaining minority communities (Charles, 2005). However, many do not feel especially empowered "give community." They may that solving problems was job "grown-ups." Even though have heard themselves, them yet been clearly shown what they are receiving from thus unsure about back" Service learning educate students skill-building enable engage with their community. Students expected learn critical thinking skills through "real world" experiences. The intended foster leadership social responsibility. an apparent problem "service learning" kinds considered participation. Often, hardly finding perceive lives. must relevance as way build on theories practice engagement. following information assist individuals groups (Panshin, 1992; Webster & Ingram, 2007) Recognizing Inner City Youth's Reality Cultural Relevance Working Youth Populations Achieve Civic Engagement 10/27/11 07:08:32