Youth Development and Civic Engagement: Fostering Active Citizenship and Personal Growth
Focusing on citizenship, civic education, cultural heritage, and community service, this content explores the importance of personal development, leadership, and civic engagement for youth. It emphasizes the roles and responsibilities individuals have in society, promoting informed decision-making, advocacy, and activism. Through history, government principles, and service initiatives, the content highlights the significance of mutual respect, understanding, and community involvement in shaping well-rounded individuals capable of making a positive impact.
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Citizenship Civic Civic Education Engagement Cultural Heritage and Global Education Informed Decision Making Personal Roles and Responsibilities Government Principles Voice Advocacy Activism History Personal Development Service Community Youth Development Mutual Respect and Understanding Community Service Service- learning Character Development Leadership Problem Solving
Citizenship 4-H Citizenship is the knowledge, skills, attitudes and motivation that give youth the capacity to move beyond one s individual self-interest and to be committed to the well- being of some larger group.
Civic Engagement - individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern. Voice to express opinions boldly, freely, and frankly. Decision Making the process of developing commitment to a particular course of action. Advocacy the act of working toward a goal or defending a cause. Activism the doctrine or practice of vigorous action or involvement as a means of achieving political or other goals, sometimes by demonstrations, protests.
Civic Education - Civic education is the cultivation of the virtues, knowledge, and skills necessary for political participation Government principles describes how the government runs and how the systems under the government work together. Personal roles and responsibilities - taking responsibility for your actions, accepting the consequences that come from those actions and understanding that what you do impacts those around you. History - the branch of knowledge that records and analyzes past events. Cultural heritage - movable and immovable objects of artistic, architectural, historical, archaeological, ethnographic, paleontological and geological importance.
Service - refers to charitable activity performed to benefit someone besides one's self. Community service - Services volunteered by individuals or an organization to benefit a community or its institutions. Service learning - combines community service with more formal educational programs in order to deepen the service experience through self-evaluation. Community youth development - the ongoing growth process in which youth are engaged in attempting to (1) meet their basic personal and social needs to be safe, feel cared for, be valued, be useful, and be spiritually grounded, and (2) to build skills and competencies that allow them to function and contribute in their daily lives.
Personal Development Leadership - the visible role an organization or individual assumes in order to direct and inspire others. Mutual respect and understanding - to feel or show honor or esteem for; hold in high regard. Character development - distinguishing moral qualities, moral virtues, and moral reasoning abilities. Problem solving - involve being able to approach the different angles of a problem in order create a resolution.
Citizenship Civic Civic Education Engagement Cultural Heritage and Global Education Personal Roles and Responsibilities Informed Decision Making Government Principles Voice Advocacy Activism History Personal Development Service Community Youth Development Mutual Respect and Understanding Community Service Character Development Service- learning Leadership Problem Solving
Citizenship in Iowa 4-H Curriculum Key Focus Area National Conference Civic Engagement Club, County Council Ricochet, State Conference, Reach Out, Camp Service Civic Education CWF Club, County Council, Ricochet, State Conference, Reach Out and Camp Personal Development
