Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Warren Linds , Linda Goulet and Ali Sammel -- Engagement in Formal Spaces: Youth Action and Schools / Warren Linds , Linda Goulet and Ali Sammel -- Youth and Social Justice / Maryam Nabavi and Darren Lund -- Adult and Youth Engagement in Democratic Inquiry for Educational Change / Makeba Jones and Susan Yonezawa -- Creating Dialogic Learning Community / Juli Gassner -- A Curious Tale of Why the Road Smart Squirrel Can’t be an Activist, but the Blue dot Can / Alison Sammel -- Work at the Edges / Warren Linds , Linda Goulet and Ali Sammel -- Youth Encouraging Support / Mark Dekraai , Denise Bulling , Carmen Mclean and Brenda Fletcher -- Voices from Youth Action Teams / Alan Warner , Marc Langlois and Camille Dumond -- Taking Control / Lyn Carson -- Irreconcilable Differences? / Catherine Mcgregor -- Emergent Spaces: Sharing Authority through Youth/Adult Partnerships / Warren Linds , Linda Goulet and Ali Sammel -- The Canadian Youth Climate Change Conference (YC3) as a Model for Effective Youth and Adult Engagement in Promoting Environmental and Social Justice / Alysia Garmulewicz and Liza Ireland -- Learning Without Teaching / Arthur Orsini -- Trust, Preparation, Transparency, and Reflection / Laurie Ross , Timothy Downs , Amee Tejani , Rebecca Dezan and Kate Lowe -- An Empowerment Framework for Understanding, Planning, and Evaluating Youth-Adult Engagement in Community Activism / Yve Susskind -- (UN)Intentional Spaces / Warren Linds and Linda Goulet -- Biographies / Linda Goulet and Ali Sammel -- Index / Warren Linds , Linda Goulet and Ali Sammel.

Adults and youth who are engaged in social and ecological justice in community and educational work will find this book a critical overview of the role played by adults in the joint endeavours of adults and youth. Through various case studies, the book offers a glimpse into the work being undertaken by a wide range of international educators and community development workers where common themes emerge across the different sites. The book explores the development of, and the internal and external constraints upon, adult and youth emancipatory practices, as well as the effective adult and youth beliefs and actions that facilitate collaborative leadership in issues of social and ecological justice. The authors offer a critical examination of the degree to which youth are able to participate in decision-making processes, or to the extent to which they were given space and power to truly explore democratic and dialogic partnerships. With an emphasis on the power dynamics inherent in adult/youth relationships, and the potential of these relationships to engage in democratic transformation, the book examines the patterns, benefits and limitations of the youth-adult connections.