Global Youth Leadership and Community Engagement (GYLCE)
10/14/2010
Global Youth Leadership and Community Engagement (GYLCE) is a six-unit cohort course that takes place over three semesters (spring, summer, and fall). Students take courses at the University of Minnesota (spring and fall) and at FLASCO University in Buenos Aires, Argentina (four week July/August summer session). This course is designed to introduce students to the theory and practice of youth-engagement and empowerment to address issues that affect their lives, their communities, and the broader global society. The course examines these issues through the lens of youth leadership whereby young people (ages 25 and under) are seen as having assets, talents, knowledge, creativity, and understanding that can be harnessed and applied to make positive advances in their lives and in society. The course takes a global view by exploring some of the national youth engagement and youth leadership initiatives now underway in various countries. This course is designed for undergraduate students interested in the role of youth in promoting societal change and wish to deepen their understandings or the theories, research, and practices that undergird this work.
10/14/2010
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
● Understand and discuss the potential of youth to contribute to the advancement of society;
● Articulate various philosophies and theoretical frameworks that guide youth engagement research and practice, and how these conceptual pieces inform the development of youth community engagement programs
● Identify and apply best practices of community youth engagement and relate these practices to national and local contexts;
● Gain global perspectives on the role of youth engagement in community development initiatives in various countries; and
● Consider future directions for further study and research on youth engagement issues.
