ERIC Number: ED623041
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Sep
Pages: 13
Abstractor: ERIC
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An Equity Toolkit for Inclusive Schools: Centering Youth Voice in School Change
González, Taucia; McCabe, Kate M.; De Castro, Carolina Lobo
Equity Assistance Center Region III, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center
This equity toolkit is designed as an opportunity for school stakeholders to gauge, reflect on, and plan for meaningful youth participation in advancing more equitable and inclusive schools. In essence, this tool is designed to meet school stakeholders where they are and provide them with opportunities for reflection and planning in order to advance equity at the school, grade-level, or classroom level. This toolkit centers the notion of "student voice" as a robust equity tool in the work to create more inclusive schools. This tool can be used as an opportunity collaboratively to problem solve, identify priorities, and formulate action plans. The tool maintains focus of three principles regarding student voice: youth offer valuable perspectives and capacities that can advance this work in innovative ways, adult-centered notions may not address the equity issues impacting youths' educational experiences, and that opportunities to develop civic engagement have historically been scarce for historically marginalized youth.
Descriptors: Inclusion, Equal Education, Stakeholders, Student Participation, Student Experience, Citizen Participation, At Risk Students, Student Leadership, Cooperative Planning, Adults, Capacity Building
Equity Assistance Center Region III, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center. 902 West New York Street. Indianapolis, IN 46202. Tel: 317-278-3493; Web site: http://glec.education.iupui.edu
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Midwest & Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP EAC)
Grant or Contract Numbers: S004D110021