Adam Fletcher

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Adam Fletcher (born March 3, 1975) is an internationally-recognized advocate, researcher, educator and author focused on youth voice and student engagement[1]. Two programs he founded, The Freechild Project and SoundOut, are internationally-recognized for their contributions of theory, tools and leadership for the youth participation movement. He has been published in Educational Leadership magazine[2], and has been cited by the United States Department of Education[3] along with mainstream media outlets including Disney's Wondertime magazine[4] and USA Today[5].

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[edit] Biography

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Fletcher spent his teen years in North Omaha, Nebraska. A youth activist from an early age, Fletcher started an unsanctioned community environmental campaign at his high school at age 15, and at 17 he started a neighborhood youth council.[6] Fletcher graduated from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, in 2002 with a degree in critical pedagogy and yout studies.[7] He began graduate studies in educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Washington in 2006.[8]

[edit] Career

Starting with his first youth-related job when he was 14,[9] Fletcher has worked professionally with young people since then, working with elementary, middle and high schools across the country, as well as with the Points of Light Foundation, the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and with the New York State Student Support Services Office.[10] He has worked with several national youth-serving organizations, including a fellowship with the Points of Light Foundation. His work with the federal government includes two terms in AmeriCorps, including one in Lincoln, Nebraska, working with Kurdish and Iraqi refugee children[11]. Fletcher has presented at numerous local, state and national conferences, including the National School Board Association[12], National Service Learning Conference, and at international conferences, including one held in Brazil[13].

Fletcher started The Freechild Project in 2001[14], and SoundOut in 2003. He is a contributing editor to the academic journal Review of Education, Pedagogy and Cultural Studies[15] and on the boards of the Kijana Voices Foundation[16] and the National Youth Rights Association[17]. He currently works for the Washington State Department of Health as a school health program manager.[18]

A variety of media and government sources have sought out Fletcher's views about a variety of topics, including youth politics[19], curfews[20], environmental activism[21], youth participation[22], student voice[23][24] and school reform[25].

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Giroux, H. and Searls Giroux, S. (2004) Take Back Higher Education: Race, Youth, and the Crisis of Democracy in the Post-Civil Rights Era. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. p. 115.
  2. ↑ Fletcher, A. "The Architecture of Ownership", Educational Leadership. 66, 3. November 2008. Retrieved 11/10/2008.
  3. ↑ (2006) School Connectedness and Meaningful Student Participation, US Department of Education. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  4. ↑ Greiner, G. (2006) "Everybody Wins!" Wondertime Magazine. Spring. p 23.
  5. ↑ Mahoney, K. And Zahorsky, R. (2007) "Parties falling short on tapping youths", USA Today. December 28, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  6. ↑ Lange-Kubick, C. (1998) "Adam's actions dispel Generation Xer myth," Lincoln Journal-Star. April 5, 1998.
  7. ↑ "Alumni Matters", The Evergreen Magazine. The Evergreen State College. Winter 2004. p 31. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Biographies", University of Nevada Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  9. ↑ Lange-Kubick, C. (1998) "Adam's actions dispel Generation Xer myth," Lincoln Journal-Star. April 5, 1998.
  10. ↑ "Biography", Personal website. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  11. ↑ Klinker, A. "Good Neighbors to hold fashion show fund-raiser", Daily Nebraskan. August 19, 1997. Retrieved 11/10/08.
  12. ↑ Wheeler, B. "Getting Youth on Board", National School Board Association. April 7, 2006. Retrieved 11/10/08.
  13. ↑ "Seminário internacional debate legalidade e estatuto da juventude", Projeto Juventude and Instituto Cidadania. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  14. ↑ "The Freechild Project: Youth-Led Social Change". American Planning Association. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  15. ↑ Review of Education, Pedagogy and Cultural Studies, Taylor and Francis. Retrieved 11/10/08.
  16. ↑ "Board of Directors", Kijana Voices. Retrieved 11/10/08.
  17. ↑ "Board of Advisors", National Youth Rights Association. Retrieved 11/10/08.
  18. ↑ "Office of Health Promotion", Washington State Department of Health. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  19. ↑ James, G. (2004) "The Teen Ticket", Edutopia Magazine. Spring. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  20. ↑ (2006) "Hand in hand or toe to toe? Mall-teen dynamic evolves," St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 20, 2006.
  21. ↑ Bohan, S. and Manekin, M. (2006) "Youth community activists size up a toxic threat," Inside Bay Area. 11/16/2006.
  22. ↑ (2006) 36th Edition North Carolina Youth Legislative Assembly Final Report. North Carolina State Youth Council and State of North Carolina Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office. Retrieved 11/10/08.
  23. ↑ Dalton, L., Churchman, R. and Tasco, A. (2008) "Getting Students Involved in Creating a Healthy School", ASCD: Health School Communities Whole Child Initiative. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  24. ↑ Yost, W. (2007) "Student school board reps are being heard", Sacramento Bee. January 25, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  25. ↑ Commission on the Whole Child. (2007) The Learning Compact Redefined: A Call to Action. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Retrieved November 10, 2008.

[edit] External links

[edit] Adam Fletcher's websites

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Books

  • (2007) SoundOut Student Voice Curriculum. CommonAction.
  • With Sazama, J. and Young, K. (2007) 15 Points to Successfully Involving Youth on Boards. Youth On Board.
  • (2006) Washington Youth Voice Handbook. CommonAction for the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

[edit] Monographs

[edit] Articles

[edit] Chapters

[edit] Other

[edit] Interviews with Adam Fletcher

[edit] Select citations

  • Bryant, J. and Daniels, S. (2007) "Power, Voice, and Empowerment: Classroom Committees in a Middle Level Language Arts Curriculum," Voices from the Middle. 16(1), September.
  • Reed, B. (2008) "Research Brief: Student Engagement Gains Ground". NWREL.
  • Rudd, T., Colligan, F. and Nalk, R. (2008) Learner voice: A handbook from Futurelab. Futurelab and ESSA.
  • Raynolds, N. (2008) "Learning to Change the World", Le Panoptique. May.
  • Delgado, M. and Staples, L. (2008) Youth-Led Community Organizing: Theory and Action. Oxford University Press. p 59, 66, 202.
  • Manefield, J., Collins, R. and Moore, J. (2007) Student Voice A historical perspective and new directions. Victoria State Government Department of Education.
  • "Toward the Pedagogically Engaged School: Listening to Student Voice as a Positive Response to Disengagement and 'Dropping Out'?" in In D. Thiessen & A. Cook-Sather (Eds.) (2007) International Handbook of Student Experience in Elementary and Secondary School. Springer.
  • "Stressed-Out Students-SOS: Youth Perspectives on Changing School Climates", in In D. Thiessen & A. Cook-Sather (Eds.) (2007) International Handbook of Student Experience in Elementary and Secondary School. Springer.
  • Joselowsky, F. (2007) "Youth Engagement, High School Reform, and Improved Learning Outcomes: Building Systemic Approaches for Youth Engagement", NASSP Bulletin. 91(3). pp. 257-276.
  • Blanchard, A.P. and Harms, B. (2006) Transforming The High School Experience: The Practitioner's Guide to Small Learning Communities. Trafford Publishing. p 36.
  • Babiak, P. (2006) "Manufactured Cynicism: A Review Interview of Against the New Authoritarianism", SubTerrain Magazine 5: 44, pp. 43-45.
  • Holcomb, E. (2006) Students Are Stakeholders, Too!: Including Every Voice in Authentic High School Reform. Corwin Press. p 34.
  • Flutter, J. and Rudduck, J. (2005) "Student voice and the architecture of change: Mapping the territory". Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. p 2.
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