It's not just about tents and campfires
(2014) UTVK02 20132Department of Human Geography
- Abstract
- The concept of empowerment is deeply rooted in power relations. Young people have often been seen as incompetent, however, if given the right tools they can achieve positive change today. They are not merely the adults of the future; they are the youth of today. Education and awareness rising are key ingredients in the creation of change and development. How to educate, enable and empower young people one might ask; the answer provided in this thesis is through the Scout Movement. The reason for this is that the Scout Movement is the world’s largest non-formal educational movement with a positive view on what young people can achieve. It is a movement that teaches young people good citizenship and empowers them to become self-fulfilled... (More)
- The concept of empowerment is deeply rooted in power relations. Young people have often been seen as incompetent, however, if given the right tools they can achieve positive change today. They are not merely the adults of the future; they are the youth of today. Education and awareness rising are key ingredients in the creation of change and development. How to educate, enable and empower young people one might ask; the answer provided in this thesis is through the Scout Movement. The reason for this is that the Scout Movement is the world’s largest non-formal educational movement with a positive view on what young people can achieve. It is a movement that teaches young people good citizenship and empowers them to become self-fulfilled individuals creating a positive change in their communities. (Less)
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- author
- Göransson, Emelie LU
- supervisor
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- Karin Steen LU
- organization
- course
- UTVK02 20132
- year
- 2014
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Community Involvement, Citizenship, Empowerment, Young People, Youth, the Scout Method, the Scout Movement, Scouts, Scouting, Social Change
- language
- English
- id
- 4255149
- date added to LUP
- 2014-01-27 16:12:40
- date last changed
- 2014-02-03 11:11:28
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