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Recommended Reading
Reclaiming Youth At Risk: Our Hope for the Future
by Larry K. Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg, Steve Van Bockern
National Educational Service, 1990
ISBN: 187963905XReviewed by Gary Howlett
In their book, Reclaiming Youth At Risk: Our Hope for the Future, authors Brendtro, Brokenleg, and Van Bockern share a model of youth empowerment called The Circle of Courage. This model is based on three area of comprehensive research: contemporary developmental findings, the wisdom and teachings of early youth workers and pioneers in the field of human development, and Native American theories about raising children.
According to their model, a positive culture or "reclaiming environment" is one that both communicates and shares with youth the following four core values:
1. Belonging: Significance is fostered through a community that acknowledges our Universal need for belonging.
2. Mastery: Competence is achieved by guaranteed opportunities for mastery.
3. Independence: Power is nurtured by a rich respect for each individual's Independence.
4. Generosity: Integrity and virtue are reflected through the value of generosity.The Circle of Courage model of youth empowerment promotes and supports a reclaiming environment. To reclaim is to recover and redeem, to restore something that has been devalued. A reclaiming environment creates changes that meet the needs of both the young person and society. It embodies ideals that can provide a pathway to leading valuable, meaningful, enriching lives, as well as respect and value for youth. These concepts provide a place to start in our daily work with all youth through school and community learning experiences.
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