Adam F.C. Fletcher is an educational theorist, scholar and advocate focused on youth voice, student engagement and community empowerment. He is recognized for founding The Freechild Project. His work centers on youth studies,

student voice Student voice is the individual and collective perspective and actions of students within the context of learning and education. It is identified in schools as both a metaphorical practice and as a pragmatic concern. Tech educator Dennis Harper ...

, and the development of democratic society. Former United States Surgeon General

David Satcher David Satcher (born March 2, 1941) is an American physician, and public health administrator. He is a four-star admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the 11th Assistant Secretary for Health, and the ...

named him a "Healthy Schools Hero" for

Action for Healthy Kids Action for Healthy Kids is a United States-based nonprofit organization focused on child heath. The organization was founded in 2002. It focuses on increasing access to healthy foods and physical activity, supporting social emotional learning, a ...

in 2010. Fletcher was a youth worker in several

nonprofit A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

organizations and in government agencies for more than a decade. He completed his undergraduate degree in

critical pedagogy Critical pedagogy is a philosophy of education and social movement that developed and applied concepts from critical theory and related traditions to the field of education and the study of culture. It insists that issues of social justice and de ...

and youth studies at

The Evergreen State College The Evergreen State College is a public liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington. Founded in 1967, it offers a non-traditional undergraduate curriculum in which students have the option to design their own study towards a degree or follow a ...

, and conducted graduate studies at the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...

in educational leadership and policy studies. He graduated from

Omaha North High School Omaha North High Magnet School is a public high school located at 4410 North 36th Street in the city of Omaha, Nebraska. The school is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) magnet school in the Omaha Public Schools district ...

in North Omaha, Nebraska. Since 2007, Fletcher has been the owner and lead consultant of CommonAction Consulting. Working with educators and government administrators around the world, his consultancy focuses on

democratic education Democratic education is a type of formal education that is organized democratically, so that students can manage their own learning and participate in the governance of their educational environment. Democratic education is often specifically ...

. Additionally, he regularly speaks at local, state, national and international conferences across North America, in Brazil and beyond. Fletcher has also served as a director and advisor to several organizations including the

National Youth Rights Association The National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) is an American youth-led Civil and political rights organization promoting youth rights, with approximately 10,000 members. NYRA promotes the lessening or removing of various legal restrictions that a ...

and others, and is a contributing editor to the ''Review of Education, Pedagogy and Cultural Studies'', published by

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.
Review of Education, Pedagogy and Cultural Studies
'', Taylor and Francis. Retrieved 11/10/08. He has written more than 50 publications related to education,

youth work Youth work is a community support activity aimed at older children and adolescents. Depending upon the culture and the community, different services and institutions may exist for this purpose. In general, it provides an environment where young pe ...

and

social change Social change is the alteration of the social order of a society which may include changes in social institutions, social behaviours or social relations. Sustained at a larger scale, it may lead to social transformation or societal transformat ...

Select bibliography

* ''Democracy Deficit Disorder: Learning Democracy with Young People'' (2023) * ''Steps to Youth Leadership in Modern Times'' (2022) * ''#OmahaBlackHistory: African American People, Places and Events from the History of Omaha, Nebraska'' (2021) * ''Student Voice Revolution: The Meaningful Student Involvement Handbook'' (2017) * ''North Omaha History, Volume Three'' (2016) * ''North Omaha History, Volume Two'' (2016) * ''North Omaha History, Volume One'' (2016) * ''Facing Adultism'' (2015) * ''The Guide to Student Voice, 2nd edition.'' (2014) * ''The Practice of Youth Engagement'' (2014) * ''School Boards of the Future: A Guide to Students as Education Decision-Makers'' (2014) * ''The Freechild Project Guide to Youth-Driven Programming.'' (2013) * ''Suffering Love, Laughing at Myself'' (2013) * ''SoundOut Student Voice Curriculum.'' (2007)

References

External links

Adam Fletcher website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fletcher, Adam Canadian educational theorists Canadian activists Writers from Olympia, Washington Writers from Calgary Canadian social sciences writers Youth empowerment people Youth rights people Canadian expatriates in the United States Evergreen State College alumni 1975 births Canadian consultants Living people Omaha North High School alumni