Reframing Youth Wellbeing through Community-Engaged Learning

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10

Well Being; Cooperation; Art; Educational Environment; Place Based Education; Nontraditional Education; High School Students; Program Effectiveness; Adolescents; School Community Relationship; Student Projects; Learner Engagement; Hispanic American Students; Self Concept

1913-5688

In recent years, discourses about youth have been mired in narratives of learning loss and mental health crises. These cultural stories often pathologize youth, offering little in the way of generative pathways for educator practice to aid young people as they navigate the very real challenges in contemporary society. The experiences and reflections shared by a young man, Alberto, about the work he did with his peers and teacher demonstrates the power of community engagement, collaborative art, and responsive teaching to reframe the "problems" of education, offering new pathways to "do wellbeing" in learning spaces.

As Provided

2024

EJ1435114