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Enabling youth participation in school-based computer-supported community development in Canada

Abstract

Schools are a main setting for health promotion for youth. A qualitative case study was undertaken in an inner-city, Canadian school. It explored factors that enabled and constrained youth in the process of a school-based computer-supported community development (CD) project. Nineteen grade seven and eight students worked with four adult facilitators for 12 weeks. They completed a community assessment, planned and implemented actions to improve …

Authors

Valaitis R; O'Mara L

Journal

Health Promotion International, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 260–268

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

September 1, 2005

DOI

10.1093/heapro/dah611

ISSN

0957-4824