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Community-led Leadership for Urban Youth: Food-Based Learning and Rites of Passage for Transformation

Year: 2026

Type: article

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.

Source: Leadership & Developing Societies

DOI: 10.47697/lds.39390008

Authors: Barney Walsh, Darren Springer

Institution: King's College London

Language: English

Topic: Youth Development and Social Support

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities, No poverty

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: University of Essex