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