Date of Award
2022
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
Abstract
Since the late eighteenth century, organizing and activism have been part of the urban landscape, from the labor organizing of Eugene Debs in the early twentieth century to the community organizing work of Saul Alinsky during the 1950s and 1960s. The development of community organizers is strongly tied to local institutions such as factories, houses of worship, and schools. For many youths in Chicago, schools often become the sites of political and social awakening and lead to activism beyond the schoolhouse. Within the current context of urban education scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and community organizers alike agree that the perspectives of youth are essential to education policy and practice. Yet youth and young adults are rarely engaged as creators of knowledge. The present study engaged 14 young adult activists in semi-structured interviews to explore the relationship between their K-12 schooling experiences and their later young adult activism.
Recommended Citation
Castro, David Abraham, "Schooled to the Streets? Exploring the Relationship between K-12 Educational Experiences and Early Careers in Activism" (2022). Dissertations. 3918.
https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/3918
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