The development of democratic citizenship and youth leadership requires an ability to collaborate with others in ways that are jointly empowering. In this study, we sought to understand how students at an urban liberal arts college in the United States framed their own and others’ efficacy and responsibility in narrative accounts of situations they faced in civic and community engagement. We were interested in how young people learn and work alongside local stakeholders, rather than serve on behalf of people and communities considered to be in need. We aimed to gain insight into occasions in which collaborative agency emerged, or failed to emerge, in the coordinated activity of individuals engaged in the creation of intersubjectivity, shared commitments, and perceptions of group accomplishment. We collected narratives over a 4-year period from 123 Bonner Scholars, campus leaders whose scholarship includes a substantial weekly commitment to service. Our analysis of stories featuring or problematizing collaborative agency showed students grappling with limits of collaborative agency, but also generativity and interdependence. They described civic agency and leadership with other students, non-profit partners, and citizens. In some settings, we heard students striving for a collaborative solidarity, moving beyond collaborative agency toward relationships affording mutual empowerment.

民主公民的发展和青年领袖的能力要求以共同赋权的方式与他人合作。在本研究中，我们试图了解美国城市文理学院的学生如何在叙述自己在公民和社区参与中面临的情况时，对自己和他人的效能和责任进行构架。我们对年轻人如何与当地利益相关者一起学习和工作感兴趣，而不是代表被认为有需要的人和社区服务。我们旨在了解参与创造主体间性，共同承诺和对团队成就的看法的个人的协调活动中合作社出现或失败的情况。我们从123位Bonner学者那里收集了四年来的故事，这些学者是校园领导者，他们的奖学金包括每周的大量服务承诺。我们对以合作社为特色或使合作社问题化的故事的分析表明，学生们在努力克服合作社的局限性，但同时也产生了产生性和相互依赖性。他们描述了与其他学生，非营利合作伙伴和公民的公民代理和领导能力。在某些情况下，我们听到学生们在努力寻求合作的团结，从合作社转移到提供互助的关系。而且还有生成和相互依存。他们描述了与其他学生，非营利合作伙伴和公民的公民代理和领导能力。在某些情况下，我们听到学生们在努力寻求合作的团结，从合作社转移到提供互助的关系。而且还有生成和相互依存。他们描述了与其他学生，非营利合作伙伴和公民的公民代理和领导能力。在某些情况下，我们听到学生们在努力寻求合作的团结，从合作社转移到提供互助的关系。