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Hawke, Lisa D., Kristin Cleverley, Cara Settipani, Maureen Rice, and Joanna Henderson. "Youth friendliness in mental health and addiction services: protocol for a scoping review." BMJ Open 7, no. 9 (September 2017): e017555. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017555.
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IntroductionTo better reach youth in need of mental health and addiction (MHA) services, there is increasing emphasis on making MHA services ‘youth friendly.’ However, it is unclear what youth friendliness means on a practical level. This scoping review explores (1) how youth friendliness in mental health services is defined in the literature, (2) what characteristics make MHA services youth friendly and (3) how youth friendliness is expected to impact service use by young people.MethodsA search will be conducted of eight electronic bibliographic databases over the last 15 years (2002–2017) to identify literature on youth friendliness consistent with the modern youth experience. Grey literature will also be searched. The search and literature selection process will include all study designs, as well as non-research literature. Two independent raters will determine eligibility based on a review of the titles and abstracts of the identified literature, followed by full text reviews when required. Data will be extracted from the identified literature and then synthesised using qualitative and quantitative approaches. As a final step, we will conduct stakeholder consultations with youth, family members and service provider groups to validate the findings and identify any characteristics of youth friendliness that they deem important that were not reported in the findings.Ethics and disseminationResults will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed publication, as well as international, national and local conference presentations. Agency reports will be developed to present the findings in a user-friendly format, including a youth-friendliness checklist for youth-serving organisations. Research ethics approval has been obtained for the consultation component of this study.
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Malm, Desire, Linn Bishop, Per Gustafsson, Anna-Karin Waenerlund, and Isabel Goicolea. "Validation of a questionnaire to measure youth-friendliness of Swedish youth clinics." Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 45, no. 4 (April 6, 2017): 366–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494817699479.
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Aim: This study presents the validation process of a tool to assess the youth-friendliness of Swedish youth clinics, based on the Youth-Friendly Health Services – World Health Organization Plus (YFHS-WHO+) questionnaire but adapted to the specific context of differentiated services catering only for young people in this country. Methods: The validation process followed five steps: (1) translation, (2) revision by professionals, (3) pretests with young people, (4) back-translation and discussion with the developers of the original YFHS-WHO+ questionnaire and (5) internal consistency and test–retest reliability testing. Results: The final Swedish version, titled Youth-Friendly Health Services-Sweden (YFHS-Swe), differs from the original in terms of adjustments in language and in changes to make it better correspond to the reality of the Swedish youth clinics, while maintaining the meaning and intention of the original questionnaire. The YFHS-Swe questionnaire generated reproducible responses (test–retest coefficient of 0.79 for the total score) and can be considered a measure of a cohesive construct (Cronbach alpha of 0.95 for the total score). Conclusions: The study suggests that the YFHS-Swe questionnaire is a reliable instrument that can be an asset for youth clinics to evaluate their work and make regional and national comparisons between clinics. The YFHS-Swe could also serve as a basis for validating instruments to assess youth-friendliness of differentiated services for young people in other countries.
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Baroudi, Mazen, Miguel San Sebastian, Anna-Karin Hurtig, and Isabel Goicolea. "The perception of youth health centres’ friendliness: does it differ between immigrant and Swedish-Scandinavian youths?" European Journal of Public Health 30, no. 4 (May 17, 2020): 780–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa077.
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Abstract Background Ensuring a good quality service and equal access according to need for all young people is a key objective of the Swedish health system. The aim of this study was to explore youths’ perception of youth health centres’ (YHCs’) friendliness and to assess the differences in perception between immigrant and Swedish-Scandinavian youths. Methods All YHCs in the four northern counties in Sweden were invited (22 centres), and 20 agreed to participate. Overall, 1089 youths aged 16–25 years answered the youth-friendly health services-Sweden questionnaire between September 2016 and February 2017. Thirteen sub-domains of friendliness were identified and their scores were calculated. Multilevel analysis was used to examine the differences in perception between immigrant and Swedish-Scandinavian youths. Results Our sample consisted of 971 Swedish-Scandinavian youths (89.2%) and 118 immigrants (10.8%). Generally, both groups perceived the services to be very friendly. All 13 sub-domains were rated more than three in a four-point scale except for fear of exposure and parental support of psychosocial services. However, immigrant youths perceived YHCs less friendly than their counterparts, particularly regarding the domains of equity, respect, quality and parental support. Conclusions Our study suggests that even though youths perceived YHCs as highly friendly, there is a space for improvement regarding access to health care. Our findings highlight the importance of an open and culturally sensitive attitude of the staff and the need to engage parents and community as a key to improve immigrant youths’ accessibility to health care.
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Filippova, А. G., and E. V. Lebedeva. "Child and youth friendliness of the urban environment: from theoretical approaches to expert interpretations." ОЙКУМЕНА. РЕГИОНОВЕДЧЕСКИЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ, no. 2 (2019): 101–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.24866/1998-6785/2019-2/101-112.
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Tetloff, Meredith, and Matt Griffith. "Engaging Adolescents as Community Organizers." Journal of Youth Development 3, no. 2 (September 1, 2008): 89–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2008.309.
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VOX Teen Communications, a non-profit youth development organization in Atlanta, GA, positions adolescents as leaders in their community. Empowerment theory and a participatory approach are tools often utilized to achieve youth leadership. Teens participated in a community organizing project to create a “for-teens”, “by-teens” resource guide Web site (www.teenresourceatl.org). This guide evaluates agencies, Web sites and hotlines on their “teen-friendliness” when providing services to youth in need. The empowerment-based program allowed the teens to take ownership of the project, resulting in a high level of commitment. Anticipated successes of the program include better access to help for teens in need; positioning teens as both users of the guide and leaders of the project; increased confidence and skill-level of the teen participants; and better informed service providers in the community.
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Stewart, Rose. "S07.4 Better, sooner, more convenient: increasing youth friendliness of family planning services in new zealand." Sexually Transmitted Infections 91, Suppl 2 (September 2015): A15.1—A15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.47.
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Baroudi, Mazen, Anna-Karin Waenerlund, Miguel San Sebastian, and Isabel Goicolea. "Assessing the dimensionality of YFHS-Swe: a questionnaire to assess youth-friendliness in differentiated health services." Global Health Action 10, no. 1 (January 2017): 1380399. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2017.1380399.
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Haller, Dagmar, Anne Meynard, Daliborka Pejic, Ana Sredic, Delphine Courvoisier, Nicolas Perone, Lena Sanci, and Francoise Narring. "Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess the Youth-Friendliness of Primary Care Services for Research Purposes." Journal of Adolescent Health 46, no. 2 (February 2010): S12—S13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.029.
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Shears, Jeffrey, Rufus Lynch, and Joshua Kirven. "A Self-Assessment of a Philadelphia Group of Children, Youth and Family-Focused Agencies on Father Friendliness: A Descriptive Study." JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH 14 (February 28, 2019): 3017–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/jssr.v14i0.7969.
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This project explored the integration of Responsible Fatherhood within Foster Care Service within Philadelphia Pennsylvania. It was hypothesized that the key to reducing the number of children who are at risk of entering, re-entering and remaining in various systems of care are the social service programs and systems created to meet the needs of children. One element to improve the outcomes for children is to establish that engaging fathers of foster children can be important not only for the potential benefit of a child-father relationship but also for making placement decisions and gaining access to resources for the child. A diverse group of n=22 service providers voluntarily became involved in a multi-year participatory action research to explore the value of building capacity to integrate Responsible Fatherhood practices, programs, and/or initiatives within foster care service delivery and other children and youth servicing systems. The results from the study highlight a substantial distinction between baseline and post-evaluation of the agency’s father readiness. The findings suggest that there were significantly higher scores on the father friendly checklist in the areas of leadership, polices & procedures, staff development, parent programming, and fatherhood. The article summarizes key recommendation for social service agencies to develop initiatives that outreach to fathers not only to connect with their children, but to build a broader support network that enhances child safety, permanency and well-being.
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Meredith, Ashley H., Emily B. Vahary, Tracey A. Wilkinson, Carolyn G. Meagher, Thomas Vielott, and Mary A. Ott. "Adolescents’ Perceptions of Contraception Access through Pharmacies." Pharmacy 8, no. 2 (March 28, 2020): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8020053.
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Adolescent pregnancy is an important public health issue, and pharmacist prescribing has the potential to expand contraceptive access and decrease unintended pregnancy. However, little is known about acceptability and uptake of pharmacist prescribing among adolescents, particularly among youth in socially and politically conservative regions of the country. The study objective was to identify how young women in Indiana perceive pharmacist contraceptive prescribing. Participants were recruited from clinics and completed a simulated pharmacist contraception-prescribing encounter; a demographic and behavioral questionnaire; and an in-depth qualitative interview focused on adolescent perspectives on pharmacist prescribing. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Sixty young women aged 14–21 years (mean age 17.0 ± 1.7 years) completed in-depth interviews. The majority expressed interest in pharmacist contraceptive prescribing (n = 33, 55.9%). Three overarching themes were identified, focusing on accessibility; quality of care; and pharmacist knowledge and youth friendliness. Subthemes highlighted the need for improved confidential access; a desire for additional pharmacist training in contraception; and interactions with a pharmacist that can relate to the young person. Increased awareness of the perceptions of young people can inform state policies and pharmacy protocols. Pharmacists, because of their accessibility, are well poised and equipped to assist in this public health concern.
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Lotoski, Larisa, Daniel Fuller, Kevin G. Stanley, Daniel Rainham, and Nazeem Muhajarine. "The Effect of Season and Neighbourhood-Built Environment on Home Area Sedentary Behaviour in 9–14 Year Old Children." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 4 (February 18, 2021): 1968. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041968.
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There is little understanding of how the built environment shapes activity behaviours in children over different seasons. This study sought to establish how seasonal weather patterns, in a given year in a mid-western Canadian city, affect sedentary time (SED) in youth and how the relationship between season and SED are moderated by the built environment in their home neighbourhood. Families with children aged 9–14 years were recruited from the prairie city of Saskatoon, Canada. Location-specific, device-based SED was captured in children during three timeframes over a one-year period using GPS-paired accelerometers. Multilevel models are presented. Children accumulated significantly greater levels of SED in spring but significantly less SED in the fall months in comparison to the winter months. Children living in neighbourhoods with the highest density of destinations accumulated significantly less SED while in their home area in comparison to their counterparts, and this effect was more pronounced in the spring and summer months. On weekends, the rise in sedentariness within the home area was completely diminished in children living in neighbourhoods with the greatest number of destinations and highest activity friendliness. These results suggested that increasing neighbourhood amenities can lead to a reduced sedentariness of youth, though more so in the warmers months of the year.
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Blue, Lionel. "Try the Samaritans." European Judaism 51, no. 1 (March 1, 2018): 121–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/ej.2018.510118.
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Abstract In this article Lionel Blue recalls his introduction to the UK Reform Jewish movement, at the time the ‘Association of Synagogues of Great Britain’. His work with the youth groups coincided with a pioneering engagement with a post-war German generation, something considered problematical at the time, and similarly the beginning of a Jewish-Christian-Muslim dialogue. The movement at the time increased its support for Israel and joined with the American Reform Jewish movement in the World Union for Progressive Judaism both of which had their influence on its development. But missing were important spiritual questions: Did God still exist for us and how; Where did we locate Him in the horror of the Holocaust? Despite criticisms of some developments of the movement, what remains important is the friendliness, care and concern of the members, its humanity and preferring people as they are to ideological templates.
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Elsman, Ellen B. M., Ruth M. A. van Nispen, and Gerardus H. M. B. van Rens. "Psychometric evaluation of the Participation and Activity Inventory for Children and Youth (PAI-CY) 0–2 years with visual impairment." Quality of Life Research 29, no. 3 (October 31, 2019): 775–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-019-02343-1.
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Abstract Purpose To identify and monitor the developmental and participation needs of visually impaired (VI) children, the Participation and Activity Inventory for Children and Youth (PAI-CY) has recently been developed involving end-users as stakeholders. The aim was to investigate psychometric properties of the PAI-CY for children between 0 and 2 years. Methods Responses from 115 parents were included in item analyses, after which a combination of classical test theory and item response theory (IRT) was used. Internal consistency, known-group validity, and test–retest reliability at item and scale level were investigated. Results After deleting four items, the PAI-CY met IRT assumptions, i.e., unidimensionality, local independence, and monotonicity, and satisfactory model fit was obtained. Participants with more severe VI and comorbidity scored significantly worse than those with less severe VI and without comorbidity, supporting known-group validity. Satisfactory internal consistency and test–retest reliability were obtained (Cronbach’s alpha 0.95, kappa 0.60–0.91, ICC 0.920). Conclusions The PAI-CY 0–2 years has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used to systematically assess and monitor developmental and participation needs of very young children with VI from parents’ perspectives in low vision practice and research. Confirmation of psychometric properties is necessary, possibly facilitating further item reduction, increased precision, and improved user-friendliness.
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Haesebaert, Frédéric, Sofia El Oussoul, Amélie Pavard, Delphine Fabre, Caroline Cellard, Laurent Magaud, Fabien Subtil, Eleonore Damiolini, Eric Fakra, and Julie Haesebaert. "PLAN-e-PSY, a mobile application to improve case management and patient’s functioning in first episode psychosis: protocol for an open-label, multicentre, superiority, randomised controlled trial." BMJ Open 11, no. 9 (September 2021): e050433. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050433.
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IntroductionThe prognosis of first episode psychosis (FEP), which is a severe disorder, can be notably impaired by patients’ disengagement from healthcare providers. Coordinated specialty care with case management is now considered as the gold standard in this population, but there are still challenges for engagement with subsequent functional impairments. Youth-friendly and patient-centred clinical approaches are sought to improve engagement in patients with FEP. Mobile applications are widely used by young people, including patients with FEP, and can increase the youth friendliness of clinical tools. We hypothesise that a co-designed mobile application used during case management can improve functioning in patients with FEP as compared with usual case management practices.Methods and analysisA mobile case management application for planning and monitoring individualised care objectives will be co-designed with patients, caregivers and health professionals in a recovery-oriented approach. The application will be compared with usual case management practices in a multicentre, two-arm and parallel groups clinical trial. Patients will be recruited by specialised FEP teams. Impact on functioning will be assessed using the Personal and Social Performance Scale; the variation between baseline and 12 months in each group (control and active) will be the primary outcome.Ethics and disseminationThis study has been approved by the Inserm Institutional Review Board IRB00003888 (Comité d’évaluation éthique de l’INSERM, reference number 20-647). The results of the study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at national and international conferences. We will also communicate the results to patients and family representatives’ associations. An optimised version of the application will be then disseminated through the French FEP network (Transition Network).Trial registration numberClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04657380
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Richter, Magdalena S., and Vivian Mfolo. "The Perception of South African Adolescents Regarding Primary Health Care Services." Scientific World JOURNAL 6 (2006): 737–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.161.
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Most of the South African public health facilities fail to provide adolescent-friendly health services. A quantitative, descriptive research study was conducted at Stinkwater, a rural area in Hammanskraal, South Africa. The objective of the study was to describe the adolescent's preferences regarding primary health care services. A survey was conducted among 119 adolescents. It was found that adolescents wished to be involved in the planning of the activities of the adolescent health service, and that friendliness and respect for adolescents were seen as desirable characteristics of an adolescent-friendly health care service. Adolescents preferred services to be available throughout the week and to be located at the school, youth center, community center, hospital, or clinic. Health education was indicated as a priority and the health care team should include different members of a multidisciplinary team. Adolescents preferred that their health services be separated from adult services and that a male nurse be employed in the adolescent service in order to create a less feminine image. It was also recommended that all adolescents be educated about the types of services available. Understanding health care service preferences of adolescents is needed in order to deliver optimal health care to this group.
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Lalancette, Mireille, and Vincent Raynauld. "The Power of Political Image: Justin Trudeau, Instagram, and Celebrity Politics." American Behavioral Scientist 63, no. 7 (November 30, 2017): 888–924. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764217744838.
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This article explores dynamics of online image management and its impact on leadership in a context of digital permanent campaigning and celebrity politics in Canada. Recent studies have shown that images can play a critical role when members of the public are evaluating politicians. Specifically, voters are looking for specific qualities in political leaders, including honesty, intelligence, friendliness, sincerity, and trustworthiness, when making electoral decisions. Image management techniques can help create the impression that politicians possess these qualities. Heads of governments using social media to capture attention through impactful images or videos on an almost daily basis seems like a new norm. Specifically, this article takes interest in Justin Trudeau’s use of Instagram during the first year immediately following his election on October 19, 2015. Through a hybrid quantitative and qualitative approach, we examine how Trudeau and his party convey a specific image to voters in a context of permanent and increasingly personalized campaigning. We do so through an analysis of his Instagram feed focusing on different elements, including how he frames his governing style visually, how his personal life is used on his Instagram to support the Liberal Party of Canada’s values and ideas, and how celebrity culture codes are mobilized to discuss policy issues such as environment, youth, and technology. This analysis sheds light on the effects and implications of image management in Canada. More generally, it offers a much-needed look at image-based e-politicking and contributes to the academic literature on social media, permanent campaigning, as well as celebrity and politics in Canada.
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Soga, S., V. Mikhailenko, and V. Dobrovolsky. "The influence of means of physical education on the formation of moral and voluntary qualities of students of higher education institutions." Scientific Journal of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. Series 15. Scientific and pedagogical problems of physical culture (physical culture and sports), no. 4(134) (April 16, 2021): 98–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.31392/npu-nc.series15.2021.4(134).24.
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The article reveals the peculiarities of the influence of physical education on the formation of moral and strong-willed students of higher education institutions. The significance and efficiency of sports and mass work on physical development, education of moral and volitional qualities of student youth are revealed. The article shows that the correct application of the content, forms and methods of the presented research has a positive effect on the education of moral and volitional qualities of students. It has been established that during physical education classes students have a conscious attitude to their own health and the health of others; overcome difficulties and do not stop there; show friendliness, perseverance, determination and other qualities.
The reforms carried out in our country have also affected the system of training specialists for various spheres of modern society. Thus, changes in socio-economic conditions cause most people to fear the future, create negative mental states and reduce a person's adaptive capacity. According to scientists, modern man increasingly has to live at the limit of their capabilities, in rapidly changing conditions, in conditions of changing life stereotypes, information boom.
The development of new economic mechanisms imposes stricter requirements on each person both in terms of education and in terms of the ability to "fit in" with the environment, the ability to communicate with others, the ability to interact with them, that is, what we call socialization. All this affects the level of development of the moral and volitional sphere of the younger generation, leads to a change in their value orientations.
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Kosztin, Nikolett, József Tőzsér, László Csernoch, and Ildikó Balatoni. "Reasons for and obstacles to cycling in opinions of residents of Debrecen, Hungary." Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 11, no. 3-4 (December 31, 2017): 53–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.19041/apstract/2017/3-4/8.
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It is a basic aim of the European Union that due to the developments in 2014-2020 the bicycle would become one of the most often used transportation, touristic, and sports equipment. We were interested to see to what extent is bicycling present in the transportation system of Debrecen and what are the most important reasons for its residents to use the bicycles. The dedication of Debrecen to promote cycling is clearly proven by the number of newly built or resurfaced bike paths and by the fact that the University of Debrecen has introduced – alone in the region – UniBike which is a bicycle renting system brought forth by the need of its students. Here we present the developments that took place in the North Plain Region in the past few years. We have also analyzed the national and European strategies and reports on bicycling. A survey was conducted among the youth of Debrecen to explore their cycling habits. The data were evaluated using the EvaSys program. Until the end of 2011 with the help of different funds 862 km of bike paths had been built in Hungary. In the North Plain Region due to funds totaling 777 million HUF 15.7 km long bike paths had been constructed until 2015. The development of tourism in this direction is promoted by the web-pages and brochures offering bicycle-tours around Debrecen. Nevertheless, bicycling in the neighboring townships is present not as an instrument for sports and/or tourism, rather as a mean of transportation. It is a clear goal in Europe and thus in Hungary to have bike paths that can provide the means of safe cycling. In parallel, it is also important to promote the benefits of bicycling, including positive physiological effects, cost-effectiveness, and environment-friendliness to increase the proportion of those who select bicycling as an alternative.
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Suharta, RB, Erma Kusumawardani, and Yudan Hermawan. "Integrasi Program Sadar Wisata Dalam Membangun Kesadaran Literasi Di Desa Nglanggeran." Jurnal Pendidikan Nonformal 16, no. 1 (March 31, 2021): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.17977/um041v16i1p47-63.
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AbstrakEra disrupsi ini Indonesia tidak hanya mengalami krisis ekonomi, namun juga krisis literasi. Fakta ini didasarkan pada riset Central Connecticut State University 2016, yang mengatakan bahwa literasi Indonesia berada di tingkat kedua terbawah dari 61 negara. Berdasarkan hal tersebut, kegiatan ini bertujuan membangun kesadaran literasi masyarakat melalui keterpaduan program kelompok sadar wisata dan organisasi karangtaruna. Untuk dapat membuat deskripsi, gambaran, atau lukisan secara sistematis, faktual dan akurat mengenai fakta-fakta, sifat-sifat serta hubungan antarfenomena yang di amati, maka peneliti menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Sehingga kegiatan sarasehan dan pendampingan sebagai satu bentuk aktivitas dalam pengumpulan data kepada masyarakat yang kemudian di analisis interaktif sesuai dengan metode deskriptif kualitatif yang kemudian menghasilkan pembentukan (1) Rintisan kemitraan antara kelompok sadar wisata dan generasi muda yang tergabung dalam organisasi karang taruna agar secara langsung terlibat dalam mengembangkan edukasi wisata. (2) Kelompok sadar wisata dalam membangun kesadaran literasi masyarakat bersama dengan Taman Bacaan Masyarakat merupakan kolaborasi yang saling menguatkan. (3) Gerakan masyarakat dalam bentuk tulisan-tulisan penyemangat akan nilai keindahan, kebersihan, ramah, etika yang diletakkan di sudut-sudut jalan serta pengadaan buku informatif tentang geopark Nglenggeran di beberapa omah (homestay) merupakan gagasan yang layak didukung oleh pemerintah setempat. Membangun kesadaran literasi bagi seluruh masyarakat menjadi penting terutama dalam mensikapi berkembangnya desa wisata dengan potensi alam yang begitu mempesona wisatawan. Untuk itulah kolaborasi kelompok sadar wisata dengan program pengembangan yang didukung taman bacaan masyarakat yang memenuhi kebutuhan belajar masyarakat kaitannya dengan gerakan mendukung desa wisataINTEGRATION OF TOURISM AWARENESS PROGRAMS IN BUILDING LITERATION AWARENESS IN NGLANGGERAN VILLAGEAbstractIn this era of disruption, Indonesia is not only experiencing an economic crisis, but also a literacy crisis. This fact is based on a 2016 Central Connecticut State University research, which states that Indonesian literacy is in the second lowest level of 61 countries. Based on this, this activity aims to build awareness of community literacy through integrated tourism awareness group programs and youth organizations. To be able to make a systematic, factual and accurate description, description or painting of the facts, properties and relationships between observed phenomena, the researcher uses a qualitative approach. So that the workshop and mentoring activities as a form of activity in collecting data to the community are then analyzed in accordance with the qualitative descriptive method which then results in the formation of (1) Pioneering partnerships between tourism awareness groups and the young generation who are members of the youth organization to be directly involved in developing tourism education. (2) The tourism awareness group in building community literacy awareness together with Community Reading Gardens is a mutually reinforcing collaboration. (3) Community movements in the form of encouraging writings on the values of beauty, cleanliness, friendliness, ethics placed on street corners and the procurement of informative books about the Nglenggeran geopark in several homestays are ideas that deserve to be supported by the local government. Building literacy awareness for the entire community is important, especially in response to the development of tourist villages with natural potential that fascinates tourists. For this reason, the collaboration of tourism awareness groups with development programs supported by community reading gardens that meet the learning needs of the community in relation to the movement to support tourism villages
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Деева, Наталья Валерьевна, and Елена Евгеньевна Рыбникова. "CONCEPT “RUSSIAN CHARACTER” IN THE REPRESENTATION OF RUSSIAN-SPEAKING REPRESENTATIVES OF CHINESE LINGUOCULTURE." Tomsk state pedagogical university bulletin, no. 4(210) (July 27, 2020): 63–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.23951/1609-624x-2020-4-63-69.
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Введение. Выявление и описание особенностей национального характера, специфики его репрезентации представителями иной культуры входят в круг исследований ряда гуманитарных наук. В лингвистике анализ модели концепта какого-либо национального характера, описание стереотипов, лежащих в основе его формирования, являются ключом доступа к культурно детерминированной информации, хранящейся в сознании представителей определенной лингвокультуры. Подобного рода исследования имеют также и практическую значимость: построение успешных моделей в сфере межкультурной коммуникации невозможно без учета того, что думают, как оценивают представители одной культуры представителей другой. Материал и методы. Материалом исследования послужили языковые реакции, полученные в ходе свободного ассоциативного эксперимента, проведенного с китайскими студентами из Чанчуньского государственного педагогического университета, обучающимися в Кемеровском государственном институте культуры, а так-же результаты анкетирования, позволяющие судить о степени сформированности представлений о России и русских людях у данных представителей китайской лингвокультуры. Результаты и обсуждение. Модель концепта «русский характер», существующая в сознании китайских студентов, говорящих на русском языке, представляет собой полевую структуру (с ядерной и периферийной зонами). Основными чертами характера русского человека представителями китайской лингвокультуры были названы открытость, жизнерадостность, смелость, искренность и др. При этом ядерную зону концепта «русский характер» формируют исключительно положительные качества и черты характера русских людей, такие как открытость, терпеливость, независимость и др., а зона ближней и дальней периферии представлена как положительными (дружелюбность, ответственность, активность), так и отрицательными качествами и чертами характера (эгоистичность, грубость, пессимизм). Всего было выделено 22 признака, которые китайские респонденты приписывают русскому человеку и его характеру. Заключение. Представленные в структуре анализируемого концепта признаки и их перераспределение позволяют сделать вывод о том, что образ русских людей, их характер в сознании студентов из Китая сформированы в большей мере в положительном ключе. Introduction. The purpose of the article is to describe the model of the concept “Russian character”, presented in the mind of Chinese youth who speak Russian, by analyzing its lexical representatives identified by dint of a psycholinguistic experiment. Material and methods. The material of the study was the language reactions received during free associative experiment, which was held with 60 Chinese students. The analysis of the signs that form the structure of the concept “Russian character”, which exists in the consciousness of representatives of Chinese linguoculture, through its verbal objectivization, allows us to see the specifics of perception of representatives of Russian culture by representatives of Chinese, to evaluate the general direction of assessment of Russian by members of another ethnic group. Results and discussion. During the associative experiment representatives of Chinese culture were asked to answer the questions: “What kind of associations do you have when you hear the phrase “Russian character?”, “What kind is a Russian character?”. The analysis of the data obtained through this experiment allowed to pick out 22 character traits attributed by Chinese to Russian people. According to respondents, the key features of the Russian character are openness, cheerfulness, boldness, sincerity, etc. A smaller percentage of respondents (46.7 and 20, respectively) indicated that hardiness and responsibility are typical traits of a Russian person. 1.6 % of respondents think that straightforwardness, dexterity, enthusiasm are characteristics of Russians. Respondents also noted negative character traits of the Russian person. 26.6% of respondents call Russians selfish, 20 % – rude, 13.4 % – irresponsible, 6.7 % – lazy, greedy, etc. Thus, the model of the concept “Russian character”, existing in the consciousness of Chinese students who speak Russian, is a field structure (with nuclear and peripheral zones). The nuclear zone of the concept “Russian character” is formed by only positive qualities and character traits of Russian people, such as openness, patience, independence, etc., and the zones of the near and far periphery are presented as positive (friendliness, responsibility, activity), as well as negative qualities and character traits (selfishness, rudeness, pessimism). Conclusion. In general, the highlighted signs and their redistribution in the structure of the concept “Russian character” allow to conclude that the image of Russian people and their character in the consciousness of students from China are formed in a positive way.
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Waenerlund, Anna-Karin, Miguel San Sebastian, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Maria Wiklund, Monica Christianson, and Isabel Goicolea. "Assessing the youth-friendliness of youth clinics in northern Sweden: a survey analyzing the perspective of the youth." BMC Health Services Research 20, no. 1 (April 23, 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05188-4.
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Abstract Background Sweden has nearly 300 youth clinics that have been offering services since the 1970s. However, no evaluation has been done to assess their youth-friendliness. This study aims to assess: i) to what extent youth clinics are perceived as youth-friendly by the young people using them; and ii) if the level of youth friendliness is equally perceived across different sociodemographic groups of users. Methods The four northernmost counties of Sweden were included in the study. Of the total identified 22 youth clinics, 20 participated by giving out questionnaires to the youth after their visits to the respective youth clinics. In total 1110 youth participated in the study and answered questions according to the World Health Organization’s criteria of accessibility, equity, respect, privacy and confidentiality, no judgement, and quality. Means and frequencies were calculated, and t-test and ANOVA were used to compare means by sociodemographic variables. Results Participants perceived the youth clinics as very youth friendly across the measured domains, with scores as high as 4.8 and 4.9 (of a maximum of 5). Youth clinics were perceived in a similar way regardless of gender, but other sociodemographic factors influenced some of the domains, especially ethnic background. Conclusions The perception of youth friendliness in youth clinics was very high. Nonetheless, younger users; users who did not categorize themselves as either heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual; users with trans-experiences; and users with non-Swedish backgrounds gave youth clinics lower scores for certain domains.
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Baroudi, M., AK Waenerlund, M. San Sebastian, and I. Goicolea. "Assessing the dimensionality of YFHS-Swe; a new questionnaire to assess youth friendliness." European Journal of Public Health 27, suppl_3 (October 20, 2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx189.106.
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Pederson, Casey A., Paula J. Fite, and Jonathan L. Poquiz. "Demographic Differences in Youth Perceptions of Staff: A National Evaluation of Adjudicated Youth." International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, June 11, 2020, 0306624X2092802. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624x20928027.
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Despite the large societal and personal cost associated with the detainment of juvenile offenders in residential facilities, little is known about the factors that contribute to youth behavior while incarcerated. One factor that may be of importance to maintaining security within facilities and improving rehabilitation efforts is youth’s perceptions of correctional staff, namely, youth’s perceptions of positive staff characteristics (e.g., friendliness; helpfulness) and staff behavior toward youth (e.g., fair punishments). Accordingly, the current study used the National Survey of Youth in Custody across two cohorts to better understand youth perceptions about staff by examining rates of these perceptions within juvenile detention centers nationwide. Furthermore, given the overrepresentation of marginalized groups in the justice system, systematic differences in youth’s perceptions about staff were evaluated based on demographic characteristics, including age, race, sex, and sexual orientation, to better understand how these characteristics influence youth perceptions. Results suggested several significant differences based on demographic characteristics, with the most prominent and consistent differences associated with race and age, with Black youth and older youth having the least positive views of staff. Interestingly, non-heterosexual youth were more likely to view staff characteristics as positive than heterosexual youth. Implications of findings are discussed.
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Kisielienė, Alma, and Diana Arlauskaitė. "Self-Assessment of Attitudes of the Lithuanian and European Judo Coaches and Athletes Towards Spiritual and Moral Traits of Their Personality." Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences 4, no. 67 (November 5, 2018). http://dx.doi.org/10.33607/bjshs.v4i67.530.
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The aim of the research was to identify the self-assessment of the attitudes of the judo coaches and athletes possessing different levels of mastership towards their own spiritual traits and moral behaviour. The research was based on the assumption that different levels of sport mastership as well as age might influence the self-assessment of the personal attitudes of the judo sportsmen and coaches to their own spiritual traits and moral behaviour. The research volume and organization. Following the aforementioned assumption, the four groups of the respondents were chosen: members of the Lithuanian National Youth Team of Judo (n = 20), their mean age was 17.2 ± 1.25 years; the youth elite of European judo, i.e. champions and prizewinners (n = 20), their mean age was 17.5 ± 1.6 years; Lithuanian judo coaches (n = 20), their mean age was 38.7 ± 2.8 years; and coaches of the champions and other prizewinners of contests (n = 20), their mean age was 40.5 ± 3.6 years. The main method of research was an anonymous interview in writing. A questionnaire with closed questions aiming to analyze the self-assessment of the attitudes of the Lithuanian and European judo coaches and athletes towards their own spiritual traits and moral behaviour was worked out on the basis of the semiotic models offered by J. Dailidienė (1997). The questionnaire appendices provided a clear conceptual definition of each trait (the concepts were explained on the basis of L. Jovaiša (1993 a, b) “Dictionary of Pedagogic Terms” and “Principles of Education” (1993)). The respondents were asked to mark their personal consideration of all the traits that were characteristic of them. By following Dalidienė’s suggestion, they were grouped into two blocks: the ones related with morality and the ones related with spirituality. Mathematical statistics. The data were analyzed by employing the statistic data analysis software SPSS 13.0 applying the method of descriptive statistics. The reliability of the difference between the groups was estimated on the basis of the chi square criterion. When its value was p < 0.05, the differences were regarded as statistically significant. The majority of the Lithuanian and European judo coaches and athletes included diligence (85—100%) and persistency (60—90%) into their Self-image. Lithuanian judo coaches (p < 0.05) distinguished courageousness as their common trait, whereas the European judo coaches (p < 0.05) distinguished dutifulness and fellow-feeling; a significant part of the European judo elite athletes (p < 0.05) emphasized friendliness and attentiveness.Keywords: self-assessment of judo coaches and judo athletes, spiritual features, moral features.