Our Research Projects (The UNESCO Chair for Global Citizenship Education)

Our work exists worldwide, within the UNESCO priority area of the Global South, to other regions of the world where youth and communities are in need of support. We have a track record and the resources to indicate we get things done, for example:

The Youth As Researchers program to ensure Ukrainian Youth Refugee voices.

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PI: Jamison Malcolm Coming Soon! Summer 2024

Self-Determination Theory, Empathy, And a Global Audience: Understanding the Personal Motivations of Youth as Researchers to Apply to the Program.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Kaila Thorn

Technology Adoption in Cacao Farms in San Vicente De Chucuri, Santander: The Role of Cadmium Regulations

Dr. Alejando Gil Aguire

What Are the Most Effective Components of Empathy Education for Undergraduate Students to Increase Their Empathy Levels?

Project Investigator: Dr. Kate Berardi

The Brazilian Social Mobilization for Education Plan - Factors Affecting Leadership Engagement in The Communities of the Estreito Hydroelectric Region

Project Director: Dr. Erika Anseloni

Higher Education and Community Development: A Multi-Stakeholder View on the Correlates of Project Participation and Design Preferences

Project Investigator: Dr. Brad Olson

Examining the Impacts of Youth Participatory Evaluation Methods on a Youth Participatory Action Research Setting

Project Investigator: Dr. Erica Odera

Chocolate and Climate Change: Investigating Gender Dynamics of Small-Scale Cacao Producers in Lampung and South Sulawesi Indonesia

Project Investigator: Dr. Sarah Eissler

Exploring the Public Value of the Nuffield International Farming Scholars Program

Project Investigator: Dr. Jean Lonie

Participation in Capacity-Building Programs and the Implications for the Well-Being of Young Farmers with and Without Disabilities in Uganda

Project Investigator: Dr. David Agole

Beyond Participation: No Research About Us Without Us

Project Investigator: Mr. Jamison Malcolm

AG Kids aren't Gay: The LGBTQ+ Youth Climate in Pennsylvania 4-H.

Project Investigator: Ms. Mya Swires

Could Empathy Lead to Community Development? A Study on the Factors Shaping and Maintaining Personal Empathy

Project Investigator: Mr. Karim Bataineh

Youth Leadership Development in Kenya and Zambia

Project Investigators: Dr. Susan Redmond and Dr. Mark Brennan

Youth Development in Kenya: The Children and Youth Empowerment Centre and Zawadi Ecovillage

Project Investigator: Mr. Brad Olson

Community Development and Capacity Building in Rural Ireland and Pennsylvania

Project Investigators: Ms. Kaitlyn Butterbaugh and Dr. Mark Brennan

Community and Youth Development in Rural America and Ireland

Project Investigators: Dr. Mark Brennan

Community Leadership Development: Youth Leadership Development in Pennsylvanian High Schools with Agriculture Programs

Project Investigator: Dr. Sarah Osmane

Market-Led Agrarian Reform: Findings from an Exploratory Case Study in Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Project Investigators: Dr. Thomas Bruening, Mr. Brad Olson, Mr. Daniel Tobin, and Dr. Mark Brennan

Understanding Diffusion of Innovations with Smallholder Coffee Farmers in Turrialba, Costa Rica

Project Investigator: Ms. Sarah Eissler

Community Development and Natural Resource Conservation in Vietnam

Project Investigator: Dr. Thuy Nguyen and Dr. Mark Brennan

Community Based Natural Resource Management in Kenya

Project Investigator: Mr. Brad Olson

Interactions Between Livelihoods and Pro-Poor Value Chains: A Case Study of Native Potatoes in The Central Highlands Of Peru

Project Investigator: Dr. Daniel Tobin

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