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Adolescents as Deliberative Citizens: Building Health Competence in Local Communities

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  • Mary Carlson

    (Harvard Medical School and Childrens Hospital, Boston)

  • Felton Earls

    (Harvard School of Public Health)

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Given the host of tragic events that children experience, it is often compelling for well-intended adults to respond in a protective and charitable fashion. The child rights approach asks for more. Building on their collective experiences in the developmental and social sciences, the authors present in roughly chronological fashion a synopsis of the theoretical explorations and scientific evaluation that completes a framework to advance the status of children as citizens. The recognition of the agency and capability of a child and the dynamic and enduring source of socialization from and social integration within the community are fundamental to this project. The participatory rights enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child serve as an impetus and inspiration to this project, the Young Citizens Program. What began with small-scale deliberative groups in Chicago matured into a cluster randomized controlled trial in northern Tanzania.

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  • Mary Carlson & Felton Earls, 2011. "Adolescents as Deliberative Citizens: Building Health Competence in Local Communities," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 633(1), pages 223-242, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:633:y:2011:i:1:p:223-242
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716210383648
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    1. Kamo, N. & Carlson, M. & Brennan, R.T. & Earls, F., 2008. "Young citizens as health agents: Use of drama in promoting community efficacy for HIV/AIDS," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 98(2), pages 201-204.
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