Community-led Leadership for Urban Youth: Food-Based Learning and Rites of Passage for Transformation
Abstract
Research shows that urban youth in the UK face educational challenges linked to poverty, structural inequalities, and environments.[1] Programmes providing different experiential learning opportunities can potentially engage these learners more effectively than traditional education settings. [1] Arya, Dena, and Matt Henn. "The impact of economic inequality and educational background in shaping how non-activist “Standby” youth in London experience environmental politics." Educational Review 75, no. 1 (2023): 93-114.; Dorling, Danny, David Egan, Kevin Lowden, Stuart Hall, Stephen Mckinney, Erik Cownie, and Ruth Leitch. Poverty in education across the UK: A comparative analysis of policy and place. Policy Press, 2020.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Youth Development and Social Support
Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Participatory Visual Research Methods
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Leadership & Developing Societies
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 85–95
- Publication date
- 11 March 2026
- Language
- EN