Youth, Education and Wellbeing in the Americas

This book explores how education supports or negates the wellbeing and rights of young people in or from the Americas, highlighting the gap between expressed rights and educational practices. It showcases the transformative pedagogies of young people who identify as Latin American, Black, Indigenous, and/or diasporic, diagnosing and negotiating injustices in education. It is a valuable resource for scholars, students, policymakers, and practitioners in youth studies, education, social justice, sociology, human rights, wellbeing, and social work.

Format: Hardback
Length: 214 pages
Publication date: 04 November 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book explores the multifaceted relationship between education and the well-being and rights of young people in or from the Americas. It sheds light on how young individuals diagnose problems and propose innovative solutions for education, showcasing their agency and leadership. The authors, a collective of researchers who have worked alongside young people in various countries across the Americas, embrace a justice-oriented approach, recognizing the intergenerational, racial, cultural, and ecological dimensions of their work.

The book uncovers the significant gap between the expressed rights of young people in international conventions such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the realities they face in education. It delves into the enduring colonial legacies that persist, including systemic racism, inadequate curricula, excessive surveillance, and broken promises for care and human relationships essential for supporting youth. The resourceful young individuals featured in the book, who identify as Latin American, Black, Indigenous, and/or diasporic, are diagnosing and challenging these injustices through revolutionary movements for education.

Teachers, parents, communities, and youth themselves can greatly benefit from learning from these critical, transformative, and anticolonial pedagogical approaches. The book appeals to scholars, students, policymakers, and practitioners in the fields of youth studies, education, social justice, sociology, human rights, well-being, and social work. By examining the complexities and challenges faced by young people in the Americas, this book offers valuable insights and strategies for promoting their rights, fostering their well-being, and creating inclusive and equitable educational environments.

Weight: 590g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367464851