id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_4glgf2hpirbcfeue4utpeg4cxe Anthony L. Burrow Illuminating Pathways to Civic Purpose 2015 6 .pdf application/pdf 2674 206 53 a developmental asset for positive youth development [Benson, 1997; Damon, Menon, & Bronk, 2003], and a compelling research literature supports these claims, youth must cultivate "a sense of themselves as effective civic agents with the responsibility and capacity to cause change in their communities, in U.S. society and in the For marginalized youth, cultivating a civic purpose may follow any of these to support the development of civic purpose among marginalized youth may require youth who may fail to qualify as civically purposeful according to researchers' definitions may subsequently reveal themselves as invested in aims that contribute meaningfully to communities engaging in harmful acts of violence. Based on interviews conducted with youth exemplars, Malin and colleagues conclude that guidance from adults figures prominently in the development of civic purpose. Beyond limited opportunities for individual adult partnerships, some marginalized youth may find it difficult to establish momentous connections with organizations or specific programs that foster civic purpose. ./cache/work_4glgf2hpirbcfeue4utpeg4cxe.pdf ./txt/work_4glgf2hpirbcfeue4utpeg4cxe.txt