Emerge brings together Evanston community leaders, university students, and teens in a practical, hands-on experience that teaches the importance of civic engagement and gives high school students a direct role in addressing some of the community’s most important issues.
CASE
'Emerge' Leadership and Community Development Program for Evanston Youth
| October 5, 2019 | Scott Fletcher Bowlsby | 
- General Issues
 - Education
 
- Specific Topics
 - Alternative Education
 - Elementary & Secondary Education
 - Citizenship & Role of Citizens
 
- Scope of Influence
 - Neighbourhood
 
- Start Date
 
- Ongoing
 - Yes
 
- Time Limited or Repeated?
 - Repeated over time
 
- Purpose/Goal
 - Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
 - Deliver goods & services
 
- Spectrum of Public Participation
 - Empower
 
- Open to All or Limited to Some?
 - Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
 
- Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
 - Captive Sample
 
- Targeted Demographics
 - Students
 - Youth
 
- General Types of Methods
 - Experiential and immersive education
 - Community development, organizing, and mobilization
 - Collaborative approaches
 
- General Types of Tools/Techniques
 - Inform, educate and/or raise awareness
 - Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
 
- Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
 - Democratic Education
 - Civic Education
 - Participatory Education
 - Community Service-Learning
 - Workshop
 
- Legality
 - Yes
 
- Facilitators
 - Yes
 
- Facilitator Training
 - Professional Facilitators
 
- Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
 - Face-to-Face
 
- Types of Interaction Among Participants
 - Teaching/Instructing
 - Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
 
- Information & Learning Resources
 - Written Briefing Materials
 - Teach-ins
 - Site Visits
 
- Decision Methods
 - Idea Generation
 - General Agreement/Consensus
 
- Type of Organizer/Manager
 - Academic Institution
 
- Type of Funder
 - Academic Institution