Youth social capital formation in three low-income urban communities : a summative report of three case studies conducted in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Canada
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2012
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Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CA
Abstract
Sometimes referred to as a global “youth crisis” there is widespread failure to protect and promote the fundamental rights of young people. This report consists of an overview of a three-year research project that examined the social ecology of youth social capital formation in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Canada. It provides a synopsis of three case studies, drawn from detailed technical reports submitted by each research team; discussion of the differentiated effects of the ecological dimensions of youth social capital; and highlights commonalities of youth social capital formation along with policy and program implications arising from the research.
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YOUTH, SOCIAL CAPITAL, HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, EL SALVADOR, NICARAGUA, CANADA, NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, URBAN POOR, GANGS, VULNERABLE GROUPS, FAMILY ENVIRONMENT, YOUTH POLICY, YOUTH VIOLENCE