Dissertations / Theses: 'Youth involvement and youth participation'

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Abbott, Courtney Elizabeth. "Correlation Between Involvement in the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program and Lifelong Arts Participation." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1525354387307672.

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Camras, Marc Howard. "Developing teen educators and advocates for community health : fostering civic involvement in immigrant youth /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3071046.

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Nors, Emma. "Children and youth participation in urban planning - Are we there yet? : Exploring the involvement of children and youth in urban planning in the cities of Stockholm and Gothenburg." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-45984.

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Children and youth’s involvement in participatory urban planning processes is a phenomenon that is given increased attention by planning actors and stakeholders, as well as it is gaining space in research regarding environmental- and social sustainability. This thesis research examines how children and youth’s participation is defined, and implemented, in the two major Swedish cities of Stockholm and Gothenburg. The main challenges, and current possibilities, for planning professionals in the two cities are explored. Drawing on qualitative interviews with experienced planning professionals, and relevant documents, I analyze current issues with defining and implementing children and youth’s participation in the practice of urban planning. Discerning participation from consultation, or simply asking about children and youth’s opinions, is surrounded by some confusion. This occurs in the phase of defining and implementing children and youth’s participation, in both theory and practice. There are also factors in the formal institutional context which pose challenges to implementation, since time frames, budgets, and resources to develop knowledge and competence are limited. Other challenges planners face relates to ways in which they can use the information collected when engaging children and youth, and how to provide feedback to participants as a part of daily practice. Participatory planning projects allow for learning to take place, inclusive of planners, children and youth. Children and youth contribute with new perspectives and insight about their surroundings, which are important to include in urban planning. Participatory processes enable them to develop skills of becoming community builders and democratic citizens.

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Ismaal, Asmah, and Amanda Stenberg. "Ungdomars deltagande i samhällsplaneringen : Dialogmetoder och dialogstrategier för att öka ungdomars involvering i Ockelbo kommun." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-20120.

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Ungdomar har rätt att delta och påverka beslut som berör deras omgivning och vardag. Det finns ett stort intresse bland många av de svenska kommunerna att involvera ungdomar i samhällsplaneringen, trots detta är de underrepresenterade i kommuners planering. Det främsta problemet är att kommunerna inte vet vilka dialogmetoder och dialogstrategier de ska använda för att engagera och involvera ungdomarna. Studiens syfte är att hitta dialogmetoder och dialogstrategier som landsbygdskommuner och kommuner med gles landsbygd kan tillämpa i arbetet med ungdomsfrågor. Målet är att hitta dialogmetoder och dialogstrategier som får ungdomarna i Ockelbo kommun mer delaktiga i kommunens planering och utvecklingsarbete. De slutsatser och rekommendationer som detta examensarbete grundar sig på är en följd av flera olika dialogmetoder och dialogstrategier. Inledningsvis undersöktes hur Emmaboda- och Malung-Sälens kommun arbetar för att involvera fler ungdomar i planeringen. Därefter genomfördes en enkätundersökning vars syfte var att se hur intresset för att delta i kommunens planering såg ut bland Ockelbos ungdomar i åldrarna 13-15 år. Till sist utfördes tre fokusgrupper med Ockelbos högstadieelever, en för varje årskurs, för att diskutera hur de skulle kunna involveras och bli mer delaktiga i Ockelbo kommuns planering och utvecklingsarbete. De dialogmetoder och dialogstrategier som framgick av undersökningen på de två svenska kommunerna var att de arbetade mycket med att nå ut till ungdomarna i skolorna, på ungdomsgårdar samt genom ungdomsråd. Resultatet från enkätundersökningen visar att ungdomarna i Ockelbo kommun har ett intresse för att vara delaktiga i kommunens planering. I fokusgrupperna diskuterades viktiga komponenter, som till exempel återkoppling, till ett ökat ungdomsdeltagande i Ockelbo kommun. En slutsats är att det krävs tydligare riktlinjer för kommuners politiker, tjänstemän och ungdomar i arbetet med att öka ungdomars delaktighet i samhällsplaneringen. Det är viktigt att förklara när och hur ungdomarna ska vara delaktiga och hur politiker och tjänstemän ska hantera de inkomna förslagen från ungdomarna. En aktiv återkoppling har en betydande roll för att upprätthålla ungdomars engagemang och intresse.
Young people have the right to participate and influence decisions that affect their environment and everyday life. Despite this, young people are underrepresented in community planning although there is great interest among many of the Swedish municipalities to include them. The main problem is that the municipalities don't know which methods of dialogue and dialogue strategies they need to use to engage and involve young people. The study focuses on finding dialogue methods that smaller municipalities with limited resources can use. The aim is to find dialogue methods that will get young people in Ockelbo municipality more involved in community planning and development. To find viable solutions, the conclusions and recommendations of this thesis are based on several different methods and strategies of dialogue. This study initially examined how Emmaboda and Malung-Sälen municipality are trying to involve more young people in community planning. This study was followed by a survey in Ockelbo municipality. The aim was to find how the levels of interest looked among young people, ages 13-15, to participate more in community planning. Finally, three focus groups were conducted with Ockelbo school students, one for each grade. The purpose was to discuss how they could become more involved in Ockelbo municipality's community planning and development. The results from the case study showed that municipalities worked on reaching out to young people in schools, youth centers and by youth councils. It also showed that young people in Ockelbo has an interest in being involved in community planning. The focus groups discussed key components to increased youth participation, such as feedback. It was concluded that clearer guidelines for municipal politicians, officials and young people are required to increase youth participation. It is important to explain when and how young people should be involved and how politicians and officials deal with their proposals. Active feedback plays a significant role in maintaining youth involvement and interest.

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Mendez, Elizabeth Tamez. "Leadership Development among Youth in Latino Congregations| The Relationship of Religious Participation to Social Service Involvement and Engagement in Leadership Tasks." Thesis, Andrews University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10973409.

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Personal observations and anecdotal accounts attest that some of the young people in U.S. Latino churches are developing as leaders within their congregations. This seems to come as a result of the organic or less-formalized leadership development dynamics and practices present within Latino congregations, where leaders often develop by being actively involved in leadership actions without necessarily first following a curriculum of study, completing a training program, or fulfilling a set of theological education requirements. In this way, many are acquiring roles and responsibilities by which they actively contribute towards local congregational and community life, and by which they develop as leaders through hands-on experiences. This less formalized leadership development dynamic in Latino congregations has yet to be empirically studied, as a means to further understand and learn from this unique characteristic that can be helpful to the church at large in our search for how to develop the next generation of leaders. Thus, there is a need to identify, describe, and empirically analyze some of the specific phenomena involved in these observed dynamics within Latino congregations that seem to be contributing towards youths’ leadership development.

Method: Therefore, this descriptive and explanatory ex post facto study examined key congregational practices within Latino churches and the level of participation young people have in these as a means of analyzing the association of both with leadership development. The study drew on existing data collected through the Chicago Latino Congregational Study – Youth Survey (CLCS–YS) of 63 randomly sampled Latino congregations in different Christian denominations: Catholic, Evangelical, Mainline, and Pentecostal. The sample population consisted of 307 Latino youth ages 13 to 19.

After examining the 104 questionnaire items of the CLCS–YS for applicability, 23 were selected to analyze youth’s religious participation, social service involvement, and engagement in leadership tasks, while controlling for demographic characteristics. Aspects of Positive Youth Development (PYD) theory pertaining to youth leadership development provided a means to select and create the variables studied, which were derived from socioreligious descriptions of Latino congregations that are linked to the aforementioned organic leadership dynamics.

Results: The data analysis revealed that youth in Chicago Latino congregations have a high aggregate score for both Religious Participation and Engagement in Leadership Tasks, and both scores increase with their age. Although their aggregate score for Social Service Involvement was found to be low, the frequencies of the reported habits, actions, and behaviors regarding Social Service Involvement indicate that a high percentage of youth are involved in volunteering or social service in and out of their local congregation. A significant relationship was also found between youths’ level of Religious Participation and their level of Social Service Involvement and Engagement in Leadership Tasks, with both scores increasing as their scores in Religious Participation increased.

The results of the individual survey frequencies served to create a contextual description of socioreligious phenomena present in Chicago Latino congregations, as well as a wider reference into the religious habits of Latino youth. The findings support the observations and anecdotal accounts regarding the level of engagement youth have with organic dynamics for leadership development in Latino congregations. Based on PYD theory, the study also provided a proposed set of variables and measurements by which to approach future studies on this topic. Youth congregants are involved in hands-on experiences such as social service projects and exercising leaderships tasks, and they are also engaging very frequently with their supportive religious community. These are all characteristics of ecological contributing contexts which PYD postulates can potentially contribute towards the leadership development of youth, and their continued contribution as leaders in adulthood (Avolio & Vogelgesang, 2011; Murphy & Reichard, 2011).

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Maxwell, Gregor. "Bringing more to participation : Participation in school activities of persons with disability within the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY)." Doctoral thesis, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Högskolan i Jönköping, HLK, CHILD, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-18079.

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As societies the world over move towards defining inclusive and effective education systems this presents the educator with the new challenge of providing an equal and democratic education environment for all students. With children the nature of functioning and environmental settings varies greatly in comparison with adults and assessing children’s involvement in activities is of particular importance to ensure effective and inclusive society building through education. Building on the existing and previous participation research this thesis specifically aims to provide a means to theorize participation from two perspectives (frequency of attending and intensity of involvement) and put in to operation using five dimensions of the environment: availability, accessibility, affordability, accommodability, and acceptability. Contextually this has been done by investigating children in need of additional support (including children with disabilities) at school. Results indicate that while research and theory take a holistic and balanced approach by using participation based on two perspectives, this has yet to filter down to practice. A new approach to measuring inclusive education using social capital, the five environmental dimensions, and the ICF-CY is proposed and tested. However, while the ICF-CY provides a consistent descriptive framework, no clear connections between social capital and inclusive education policy could be drawn and the five environmental dimensions – especially the involvement-related ones – need further development. The final paper presents evidence from the individual perspective for a third ICF-CY activities and participation qualifier to represent the subjective experience of involvement. Participation can thus be regarded as a multi-dimensional phenomenon with two main conceptual roots: sociology and developmental psychology.
MURINET project (Multidisciplinary Research Network on Health and Disability in Europe, European Commission project funded within the Sixth Framework Programme, MRTN-CT-2006-035794).

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Johansson, Therese, Sarvin Jamei, and Camilla Ragnhult. "Föräldraarbete vid ungdomsvård : En kvalitativ studie angående OT-gruppens arbete med föräldrar." Thesis, Örebro University, Department of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-845.

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ÖREBRO UNIVERSITET

Institutionen för beteende-, social- och rättsvetenskap

Socialt arbete

C-uppsats 41-60 p

Sammanfattning

Titel: Föräldraarbete vid ungdomsvård – En kvalitativ studie angående OTgruppens

arbete med föräldrar

Författare: Sarvin Jamei, Therese Johansson och Camilla Ragnhult

Handledare: Per-Åke Nylander

Det framkommer i forskning att det är mycket viktigt att i behandlingsarbete med en ungdom

inkludera föräldrar för att en bestående förändring hos ungdomen skall vara möjlig. OTgruppen

är en kommunal behandlingsverksamhet med inriktning mot miljöterapi för

ungdomar mellan 16-19 år. I verksamhetens behandlingsmodell framhålls vikten av att

föräldern är delaktig i ungdomens behandling. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka

föräldraarbetet vid OT-gruppen utifrån föräldrars och personals erfarenheter. Syftet tydliggörs

med följande frågeställningar: (1) Vilken betydelse har föräldraarbetet i behandlingsarbetet,

(2) vilken betydelse har föräldraarbetet för föräldrarollen, (3) hur utförs föräldraarbetet under

ungdomens behandling samt (4) vilka svårigheter kan uppstå i arbetet med föräldrarna?

Uppsatsen har en kvalitativ ansats där sex intervjuer har genomförts. Resultatet av dessa

intervjuer har tolkats utifrån systemteori och nätverksarbete samt begreppen makt och

autonomi. Resultatet har även tolkats utifrån relevant tidigare bedriven forskning i ämnet för

studien. Resultaten visar att föräldraarbete är av stor vikt, både för behandlingsarbetet samt

för föräldrarollen. Föräldraarbetet vid OT-gruppen genomförs i dagsläget via täta kontakter

samt fortlöpande information. Svårigheter som kan uppstå i arbetet har visat sig vara att

föräldraarbetet kan bli ett ensamarbete, personalens svårighet att vara neutral i sitt arbete,

förälderns egen problematik, meningsskiljaktigheter gällande uppfostran samt bristande

kunskap gällande andra kulturer. Analysen visar att förälderns delaktighet är mycket viktig för

att bibehålla förälderns autonomi samt för att jämna ut maktfördelningen. Ur ett

systemteoretiskt perspektiv framkommer att en del av nätverket inte kan behandlas utan att

övrigt nätverk påverkas samt att nätverket kan inneha resurser som är nödvändiga för

individens möjlighet till ett fullgott liv.

Nyckelord: föräldraarbete, ungdom, delaktighet, behandlingsarbete

ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY

Department of behavior, social and legal sciences

Social science

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Title: Parental involvement in treatment of youth – A qualitative study regarding

the work with parents at OT-gruppen

Author: Sarvin Jamei, Therese Johansson and Camilla Ragnhult

Supervisor: Per-Åke Nylander

Research has shown the importance of parental involvement in the treatment of youth to make

a sustained change possible. OT-gruppen is a municipal treatment centre for youth between

16 and 19 with a milieu therapy approach. The importance of parental involvement in the

treatment of youth has been emphasised in the model of work at the centre. The purpose of

this study is to examine parents’ and staff members’ experience of parental involvement at

OT-gruppen. The purpose is further clarified by following questions: (1) What importance

does the parental involvement have for the treatment, (2) what importance does the parental

involvement have for the parents regarding the role as a parent, (3) how are parents integrated

into the treatment of youth and (4) what difficulties may arise when involving parents? This

paper has a qualitative approach and six interviews have been carried out. The result of those

interviews has been interpreted from a system theory and network theory perspective, in

addition to the concepts of power and autonomy. The result of the study has furthermore been

interpreted in the light of previous research within the topic. The results show that parental

involvement is of great importance regarding both the treatment and the role as a parent.

Parental involvement at OT-gruppen consists of frequent contacts and continuous

information. Difficulties that may arise are that work with parents is dependent upon one

member of staff, the ability of staff members to remain neutral towards their work, the

parents’ own problems and conflicts of opinion regarding different methods of upbringing and

lack of knowledge about other cultures. The analysis shows that the parental involvement is

very important to maintain the autonomy of the parents in addition to even out the balance of

power. From a system theoretical perspective it is impossible to treat one part of the system

without the whole system being influenced. The network can also possess resources that are

necessary for the individuals’ possibility to create a good life.

Keywords: parental involvement, youth, participation, treatment

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Mpanza, Naledi. "Youth participation in public policy making : critical analysis of young people’s involvement in the National Health Insurance policy submissions using Societal Constitutionalism as a theoretical framework." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72648.

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Youth engagement in public policy is a widely trumpeted notion supported by participatory democracy as espoused in various legislative and policy instrument; however, the interventions associated with this commitment do not easily produce the progress sought. This can be seen in the concerns that continue to be raised regarding youth participation in development. The National Health Insurance (NHI) policy in South Africa is one such development venture with a low youth presence which – although having implications on the social reality of the young people of today and into the future – appears to not include them as key stakeholders in the consultation process. The aim of this research study is to unpack the participation of young people in public policy making and strengthening in South Africa, with specific reference to the NHI commentary process. To achieve this goal the following key texts and informants were drawn upon: qualitative in-depth interviews with a majority of the 20 contributors to the Young People’s Recommendations (YPR) on South Africa’s NHI White Paper; and detailed, qualitative document reviews of the Dullah Omar Institute’s report titled ‘Decision Making on Health in South Africa – What Can We Learn from National Health Insurance (NHI); as well as the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation’s report titled ‘Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System’s Final Impact Assessment (Phase 2): White Paper on NHI’. Triangulating between these sources and other key texts and accounts, the study unveils important influences behind the quality and extent of youth participation in public policy. This study shows that the absence of young people in the conversation around NHI is not due to a lack of knowledgeable input and effort from young people, but rather a cocktail of influences that have to do with the blatant – but ill-acknowledged – politics within the health policy consultation process. Chapter Four contains the bulk of these voices and my analysis of this activism. The theory of societal constitutionalism that this study employs assisted in uncovering the reality that these young professionals are capable, knowledgeable, informed, concerned, and resilient – and that they are still determined to act within the space of public health. This finding directly contradicts the perception that the youth are vulnerable people that can only be theorised “upon” and “about”, not “with”. After detailed analysis of the data from and by youthful people collected for this thesis, the Conclusion of this study shows that it is not a lack of policy that impedes youth participation in policy making and sustenance; it is the marginalising attitudes and ideologies which then influence how the youth are considered in the conversation. This observation highlights the disconnect between policy and practice which can be addressed through interrogating both policy and process, especially through critical engagement with the practised reality.
Mini Dissertation (MSocSci)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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Soler, i. Martí Roger. "Implicació política i joventut. Activismes, actituds i contextos en democràcies en moviment." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/294026.

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La tesi estudia la implicació política de les persones joves en les democràcies modernes posant de manifest la complexitat que acompanya l’anàlisi de la relació dels joves amb la política en el context actual. En especial es fa difícil aïllar els factors que fan que les persones joves participin d’una forma diferent a la resta de la població en un moment on canvia la definició mateixa del que significa ser jove (degut als canvis en les transicions juvenils) i en un context de transformacions globals en la relació de la ciutadania amb la política. Es tracta d’una tesi per compilació de publicacions. En la primera publicació es fa una anàlisi descriptiva de les diferents dimensions de la relació de les persones joves amb la política (actituds, posicionaments polítics, associacionisme i participació) en el moment actual a Catalunya. L’exercici conté una comparació sistemàtica amb la resta de grups d’edat i una anàlisi també sistemàtica amb els principals factors socio-demogràfics que la literatura ha identificar com a claus en l’explicació de les diferències en la implicació política. Les dues publicacions següents se centren en dos aspectes concrets de la implicació política i l’activisme de les persones joves sobre els que la literatura no ha parat massa atenció fins ara: la diversitat de formes d’implicació subjectiva i el context de la joventut. Pel que fa a les actituds d’implicació política, a la segona publicació s’analitza l’existència d’una dimensió de l’interès per la política que es dirigeix directament a les causes sense la intermediació dels agents polítics tradicionals. En les últimes dècades s’ha fet evident que a les democràcies occidentals la gent jove vota menys i protesta més. La recerca en joventut ha identificat aquest doble procés en el comportament participatiu però no en el camp de les actituds polítiques. La tesi identifica i mesura una dimensió de l’interès per la política directament orientat a les causes utilitzant una enquesta duta a terme a Catalunya l’any 2011. L’article també avalua com els indicadors tradicionals d’enquesta capturen de forma deficitària aquesta forma d’implicació política. Per últim es demostra com aquest nou indicador té un impacte sobre les diferents formes de participació i contribueix a comprendre millor la participació política de la joventut. L’últim article se centra en l’anàlisi dels factors de context en la participació juvenil. Hi ha un aspecte particularment rellevant per la joventut que ha passat especialment desapercebut: els règims de transició juvenils. La sociologia de la joventut ha identificat grans diferències en la forma en que es produeixen les transicions i en el paper que juga l’estat del benestar en les trajectòries juvenils. Els anomenats règims de transicions juvenils, tenen una influència cabdal sobre les oportunitats, limitacions i expectatives de la gent jove. En l’última publicació de la tesi s’analitza com els règims de transició juvenil situen al col·lectiu jove respecte els espais de rellevància i influència en la societat i com això impacta sobre les seves estratègies de participació política.
This thesis studies the political involvement of young people in modern democracies showing the great complexity that go with the analysis of the relationship between youth and politics today. It appears particularly difficult to isolate the elements that make young people participate in a different way than the rest of the population in a moment when the definition of youth is changing (due to the transformations of youth transitions) and in a context of global changes in the relation between citizens and democracy. This is a thesis by compilation of publications. The first publication consists in an exhaustive description of different dimensions of the relation between young people and politics (attitudes, political orientations, organisations and participation) in the Catalan context today. The study contains a systematic comparison of young people with other age groups and an analysis of the main socio-demographic factors that literature have identify as decisive in the explanation of the differences in political involvement. The two following publications focus on two aspects of young people’s political involvement and activism that have been fairly attended by the literature: the diversity of forms of psychological involvement and the socio-political context of youth. In relation to political involvement attitudes, the second publication analyses the existence of a particular dimension of interest in politics that is directly oriented to causes without the intermediation of traditional political agents. In last decades it has been noticed that in most Western countries, young people vote less and protest more. Survey research has detected this two-fold process in participation behaviour, but has failed to detect this same process in the field of political attitudes. The thesis identifies and measures a cause-oriented dimension of interest in politics using a new question in a survey carried out in Catalonia in 2011. The article also evaluates how traditional survey indicators of political involvement do not capture in a proper way this particular dimension of interest in politics. Finally, the new cause-oriented interest indicator is tested to analyse its impact on different types of participation in order to better understand patterns of activism in young people. The last article focuses on the contextual factors of youth participation. There is a particularly relevant aspect for youth involvement and activism that has gone unnoticed: regimes of youth transitions. The sociology of youth has identified great cross-national differences in the way that youth transitions occur and in the role of the welfare state in the pathways of young people. The called youth transition regimes have a determining influence on the opportunities, limitations and expectancies of young people. The last publication of the thesis analyses how the youth transition regimes situate youth in a certain position in relation to the spaces of social relevance and influence and how this shapes the political participation strategies of youth.

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Teige, Anne May. "Ungdommens opplevelse av eget engasjement." Thesis, Nordic School of Public Health NHV, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-3261.

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Hensikten med studien var å få kunnskap fra ungdom om deres opplevelse av engasjement i hverdagen. Tilnærmingen var å gi ungdom selv mulighet til å beskrive og begrunne sin deltakelse i sine arenaer. Metode En kvalitativ studie med intervju av ti ungdommer i alderen 16 – 19 år, hvor alle er andre-års elever på videregående skole i Porsgrunn kommune. Analysemetoden er Grounded Theory. Resultat Ungdommene definerte seg inn på fire arenaer; hjem, skole, fritid og venner. Engasjement definerte de som; se på, høre om, snakke om eller gjøre noe med en sak. Ungdommene sitt engasjement inngår i en kjernekategori drivkraft som inneholder tre hovedkategorier. Det er nærhet til saken, anerkjennelse og opplevelsen av at dette er gøy. Analysen indikerer en sammenheng mellom medvirkning, anerkjennelse og gøy på alle de fire arenaene. Bruk av denne sammenhengen kan bidra til å utvikle det helsefremmende arbeidet for ungdom
The objective of this study was to achieve knowledge from the youth about their experience of involvement in every day life. The approach was to give the youth opportunity to describe and explain their participation in their chosen arenas. Method: The study was carried out using a qualitative approach, and was based on interviews with ten second-grade youths in the age from 16 to 19 years. They all attend secondary education in the municipality of Porsgrunn. The framework for analyze is Grounded Theory. Findings: The youths defined four areas for their involvement: Home, school, leisure-time and friends. They defined involvement as: "Watching, being informed about, discuss a case or actively do something about a case." The choice of involvement was motivated by the elements in the core category “drive”. “Drive” was made up by the three main categories: Closeness to the case. Receiving acknowledgement. And the experience of fun. The study indicates that there is a connection between participation, acknowledgement and the experience of fun in all the four areas of involvement. Making use of this connection can contribute in developing health promotion that is directed towards youth.

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Zaragoza, Nancy Rae. "Exploring the relationship between parental involvement levels and the level of children's academic achievement." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1985.

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Seto, Ming-wai, and 司徒明慧. "Youth work organizations and the nurturing of future youth leaders forpolitical participation." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B46776138.

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Dano, Nqaba. "Investigating youth perceptions of youth participation in development: a focus on community engagement as a platform for youth/student participation at Rhodes University." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1444.

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The main objective of the study is to investigate youth perceptions of youth participation in development with a focus on the Rhodes Community Engagement programme as a platform for youth participation. The study was inspired by trying to locate the position that youth put themselves in when they regard their own participation in development. It was further motivated by trying to gain perspectives from the youth themselves because most discourses on youth rarely feature their own voices. The study utilized a qualitative methodology with an interpretive paradigm, which used semi-structured in-depth interviews as a method of data collection. The theoretical framework used was the notion of participatory development. The literature consulted was broken up into participation in development which looked at the history of participation and the need for participation, the importance of participation and the limits of participation and the type of participation. It looked at youth participation, the definition of youth as a group in society and the discourses that surround how youth are defined; lastly it looked at community engage in higher education, the role students place in community engagement and the nature of Rhodes Community engagement. The data was discussed and analysed following the above mentioned themes which were participation in development, youth participation and community engagement. From the data collected it was made evident that if youth are given more spaces and chances to actively participate they could challenge prominent discourses that treat them as irresponsible minors and exclude them from decision-making processes that directly affect them and the society within which they live.

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Luke, Anne. "Youth culture and the politics of youth in 1960s Cuba." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/20492.

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The triple coordinates of youth, the Sixties and the Cuban Revolution interact to create a rich but relatively unexplored field of historical research. Previous studies of youth in Cuba have assumed a separation between young people and the Revolution, and either objectify young people as units that could be mobilized by the Revolution, or look at how young people deviated from the perceived dominant ideology of the Revolution. This study contends that, rather than being passive in the face of social and material change, young people in 1960s Cuba were active agents in that change, and played a role in defining what the Revolution was and could become. The model built here to understand young people in 1960s Cuba is based on identity theory, contending that youth identity was built at the point where young people experienced – and were responsible for forging – an emerging dominant culture of youth. The latter entered Cuban consciousness and became, over the course of the 1960s, a part of the dominant national-revolutionary identity. It was determined by three factors: firstly, leadership discourse, which laid out the view of what youth could, should or must be within the Revolution, and also helped to forge a direct relationship between the Revolution and young people; secondly, policy initiatives which linked all youth-related policy to education, therefore linking policy to the radical national tradition stemming from Martí; and thirdly, influence from outside Cuba and the ways in which external youth movements and youth cultures interplayed with Cuban culture. Through these three, youth was in the ascendancy, but, where young people challenged the positive picture of youth, moral panics ensued. Young people were neither inherent saints nor accidental sinners in Cuba in the 1960s, and sought multiple ways in which to express themselves. Firstly, they played their role as activists through the youth organisations, the AJR and the UJC. These young people were at the cutting edge of the canonised vision of youth, and consequently felt burdened by a failure to live up to such an ideal. Secondly, through massive voluntary participation in building the Revolution, through the Literacy Campaign, the militias and the aficionados groups, many young people in the 1960s internalised the Revolution and developed a revolutionary consciousness that defines their generation today. Finally, at the margin of the definition of what was considered revolutionary sat young cultural producers – those associated with El Puente, Caimán Barbudo and the Nueva Trova, and their audience – who attempted to define and redefine what it meant to be young and revolutionary. These groups all fed the culture of youth, and through them we can start to understand the uncertainties of being young, revolutionary and Cuban in this effervescent and convulsive decade.

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Lamb, Matthew. "Young Conservatives, Young Socialists and the great youth abstention : youth participation and non-participation in political parties." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2003. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/518/.

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This thesis is an investigation into participation and non-participation by young people in British political parties. Falling turnout in British elections has lead to concern about the level of popular participation in the political system, especially amongst the young. Those between 18 and 25 are less likely to involve themselves in political activity than any other age group. This thesis argues that political parties and their grassroots members are still vital to British democracy and that the failure of both parties to recruit young members is leading to increasingly aged and inactive parties. Even measuring the extent of youth membership of the main parties is problematic due to a lack of accurate membership figures. The figures available show that whilst neither the Labour nor the Conservative Party has enjoyed unqualified success in recruiting young members, Labour has enjoyed comparative success in increasing its youth membership in the period 1970-2001 both absolutely and as proportion of the total membership. I have argued that whilst there is research on participation and non-participation there is little specific on the particular area of young people and political parties. I have suggested and evaluated competing explanations of this problem and I have been able to develop and test a youth-specific model of participation and non-participation. This model builds on the general incentive model developed by Seyd and Whiteley but provides a more comprehensive, and youth specific, model of both participation and non-participation. This new model builds considerably on our understanding of why young people choose to join, or not join, a political party. However, a static sample only takes me so far. A study of the Labour and Conservative youth organisations also shows that they have contributed to their relative success or failure through popular perceptions of their image and through the relationship with their parent parties. My improved model of participation and non-participation is complemented by a consideration that the mobilisation model contributes to understanding trends in membership. Those youth organisations that are able to recruit actively with support from the parent party are more likely to succeed than those who are not. I have provided a detailed and critical study of the Labour and Conservative youth organisations, the first such study since 1970. From this study I have helped explain the comparative success of the Labour Party and the comparative failure of the Conservative Party in recruiting young members. Both party’s youth organisations suffered from poor perceptions of extremism, infighting and unfashionability at certain times in the period under study which helped deter potential members. These problems were often compounded by a poor relationship between the youth organisation and the parent party. However, whilst, eventually, the Labour Party was able to solve these problems to a certain extent, the Conservative Party has yet to find a solution to its recruitment problems amongst young people.

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Callingham, Christina. "Youth Engagement in Northern Communities: A Narrative Exploration of Aboriginal Youth Participation in a Positive Youth Development Program." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32869.

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This qualitative study aimed to enhance our understanding of youth engagement experiences from the perspective of Aboriginal youth living in the Canadian North, as positive youth development programs can foster community engagement among youth and may have implications for Aboriginal youth involvement in community healing. With an asset-based orientation that recognizes that youths’ strengths co-exist with, and are understood in relation to, environmental challenges, narrative inquiry was used to explore the experiences of six Aboriginal youth who participated in a program that promotes community engagement. Rich participant accounts resulted in better understanding youth engagement as a profound culture-bound process rather than simple participation in a program, and illuminates the importance of positive relationships, adult support, and pre-program community involvement to building subsequent engagement. This study has implications specific to Aboriginal youth as having a role in promoting health and healing in their communities through their engagement.

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Timson-Katchis, Melina. "Narratives of parental involvement in youth sport." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2011. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/9104.

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This study aimed to explore parents perceptions regarding their involvement in their children s sport. Specifically, the study examined parents understanding of their role as sporting parents and how this role is managed alongside other commitments. Eleven (11) married couples (11 mothers and 11 fathers) from Cyprus and seventeen (17) married couples (17 fathers and 17 mothers) from the UK participated in semi-structured interviews. Narrative analysis revealed that being a sporting parent is challenging, demanding and ever-changing process, which appears to transcend cultural specificity. Parents built up a varied portfolio of roles over two distinct yet interdependent complex social dimensions: (a) the family and (b) the sport. Furthermore, the roles parents fulfilled also varied in terms of their direction, either being personally directed to one person (e.g., athlete) or being directed towards a relationship, with parents acting as facilitators (e.g., towards the coach-athlete relationship or sibling relationships). Overall results illustrated that mothers and fathers take their children s sport seriously by trying to be positive role models and by showing an active interest in the child s development both in and out of sport, whilst dealing with their other children, their marital relationship, and their professional career. Results are discussed in relation to previous research and recommendations are offered for applied practice.

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Giovengo, Melinda Ann. "Determinants of program participation for homeless youth /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7914.

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Maynard, Karen Kimberly. "Fostering youth engagement:." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2830.

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Leung, Pui-yiu Irene. "The impact of participation in community organizations on the political attitudes and behaviours of youths." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1991. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13115364.

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Crawford, Erika. "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUTH INVOLVEMENT, THERAPIST BEHAVIORS, AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS IN THE TREATMENT OF YOUTH ANXIETY." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2019. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/587646.

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Objective: Therapeutic processes that occur within session have been identified as a factor that may influence youth anxiety outcomes. The present study examined the relationships between positive and negative youth involvement, therapist therapeutic and nontherapeutic behaviors, and anxiety outcomes. Method: Sixty youth (aged 7-17) received cognitive-behavioral therapy for an anxiety disorder. Weekly session videos were rated by observers. Measures of anxiety severity were completed weekly and at posttreatment. Regression analyses examined the association between therapeutic processes and post-treatment outcomes. Univariate and bivariate latent difference score (LDS) models evaluated whether changes in one factor were prospectively associated with later changes in the same factor and in other factors. Results: Positive youth involvement significantly predicted reduced anxiety severity, greater improvement, and remission of principal anxiety disorder at posttreatment. Youth negative involvement during psychoeducation sessions predicted a reduced likelihood of remission. Therapist therapeutic behaviors during psychoeducation sessions predicted lower anxiety severity, greater improvement, and treatment response. Nontherapeutic behaviors in psychoeducation sessions were associated with increased anxiety severity, less improvement, and a reduced likelihood of treatment response and remission of principal anxiety disorder. When entered simultaneously, only nontherapeutic behaviors were significantly associated with increased anxiety severity. LDS models resulted in poor model fit, thus, the temporal sequence among involvement, therapist behaviors, and anxiety severity was not established. Conclusions: Youth involvement and therapist behaviors are associated with beneficial outcomes. Therapist nontherapeutic behaviors are strongly associated with poorer outcomes. Findings are discussed in relation to previous findings and future directions are proposed.
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BRIDGLAND, SORENSON Judith, and jbridgland@ ecu edu au. "CONSTRAINTS TO YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN THE CURRENT FEDERAL POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT." Edith Cowan University. Community Services, Education And Social Sciences: School Of International, Cultural And Community Studies, 2006. http://adt.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2007.0008.html.

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This research explores the constraints to youth participation through the mechanism of the National Youth Roundtable. In 1999 the National Youth Roundtable was established as the centrepiece of the Federal Government's `Voices of Youth' initiative, designed to go to the grass roots of the youth population and seek their participation on matters of policy development. This was to be the new interface between young people and the Australian government, replacing the peak body for youth affairs as a more effective participation mechanism.

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Pagano-Therrien, Jesica. "Research Participation Decision-Making Among Youth and Parents of Youth with Chronic Health Conditions: A Dissertation." eScholarship@UMMS, 2016. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsn_diss/44.

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The purpose and aims of this qualitative descriptive study were to describe how past experiences with research (including communication, information, values and support) may contribute to research fatigue among youth and parents of youth with HIV, CF, and T1D. Eighteen parents and youth were purposively recruited from outpatient subspecialty clinics at a major academic medical center. They took part in qualitative interviews, completed a demographics form, and the Decisional Conflict Scale. Youth participants also completed the Erikson Psychosocial Stage Inventory. Two major themes emerged: blurred lines and hope for the future. Research fatigue was not found in this sample. Results point to challenges with informed consent in settings where research and clinical care are integrated, and suggest that protective factors allow for continued participation without excess burden on youth and parents. Strategies to minimize research fatigue and support engagement in research are offered.

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Morozumi, Tatsuhei. "Reinterpretation of Youth Participation : Longitudinal and International Comparative Study on Youth Policy in Sweden and Japan." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-147344.

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There is a growing concerns about reconstructing youth policy in many parts of the world in reflection to the issue on youth. Especially, in the post industrialized countries such as Sweden and Japan, young people's participation became one of the prioritized theme of national youth policy. Despite the implementation of youth policy and local practices in regards to youth participation in both of the countries, there is a clear difference in young people's notion and behavior in participation into society. The paper attempted to answer a question: what is the factor that shapes young people's different notion on participation? This qualitative study had investigated modern national youth policy documents in Sweden and Japan with focus on youth participation. Thematic contents analysis was employed as a methodology of this research in order to conduct comparative analysis. To grab context of youth participation in the respective countries, key concepts: youth participation and youth policy as well as historical development of youth policy in each countries were described. Analysis with self-organized framework found that the two countries shares several commonalities in youth policy such as rights perspectives, cross sectorial approach, social inclusion of risky young people and promotion of independence. However, policies in reality for participation of young people are implemented in differently, which reflects different recognition on youth participation in the contexts of the respective countries.

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Henry, Sandra. "Developing a shared vision for youth recreation services with meaningful youth involvement for Esquimalt Parks and Recreation." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ49184.pdf.

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Dean, Jon. "Cultures of participation: delivering youth volunteering in contemporary Britain." Thesis, University of Kent, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.592016.

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The 'big society' policy agenda of the United Kingdom coalition government has come under immense criticism. From being 'a cover for cuts' to mere 'aspirational waffle', the big society has provoked debate and anger across the political spectrum. If it is to succeed however, how the next generation of citizens, those aged 16 to 25, respond to programmes aimed at increasing their civic and community engagement will be vital. Drawing on qualitative research with volunteer brokerage workers and young volunteers in two localities in England, this research addresses what role volunteering currently plays in the lives 'of young people. Through situating volunteering policies within a governmentality framework, as part of a history of population development and control by the state, we see how young people have been increasingly implored to become 'responsible' citizens through volunteering. Utilising both Foucauldian and Bourdieuian social theory, it is demonstrated that social class is a significant determinant in young people's relationships to volunteering and wider participation, and that the current delivery of volunteering programmes for young people exacerbates this divide. This is witnessed between a largely instrumentalised middle·class engagement, and Significant cultures of inhabited alienation within working-class youth. Concurrently, through taking an approach inspired by Bourdieu and Mills of reflexive sociology, and drawing on the author's own biography and emotional response to the fieldwork, this research seeks to understand epistemological questions of subjectivity. It will be argued that biographical reflection needs to be built into research methodology in order to produce honest, accessible, and Scientifically rigorous public sociology.

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Rufino, De Oliveira Neto G. (Gilberto). "Empathy as a social change factor through youth participation." Bachelor's thesis, University of Oulu, 2018. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201811233103.

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This Bachelor’s thesis is a theoretical work based on an integrative literature review which explores empathy as determining factor for youth participation towards social change, bringing together an interdisciplinary understanding of empathy as a phenomenon and introduces the definition for youth participation. This thesis combines literature from authors such as Roman Krznaric, Barry Checkoway, M. Alex Wagaman, etc. that discuss the role of empathy and youth participation for social change from historical, educational, evolutionary and psychological standpoints, among others. After thorough review and discussions which combine research on empathy and youth participation together, examples are examined considering real events which illustrate all that has been brought up in terms of the role of empathy as social change factor through youth participation. Finally, the thesis analyses the essential role empathy has on altruistic behavior and finds an important element for engagement that youth experiences when participating: psychological empowerment. Considering youth as important agents of social change, empathic capacity development is a key to impact positively the society as well as the young people themselves. The aim of this thesis is to raise awareness on the importance of developing the empathy capacity in a more in-depth and in a wider diversity of contexts.

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Gutierrez, Sanchez Braulio Francisco. "Hej Åsikter! : An Ecosystem of Child and Youth Participation." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för design (DE), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-89306.

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One of the major contributions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child(UNCRC) to the context of children’s rights was the introduction of participation.In addition to the right to provision and protection, participation gives children theright to express their opinions in all matters affecting them. Furthermore, theyhave to be provided the opportunity to be heard. As part of their continuedcommitment towards children’s rights, Sweden has now decided to incorporatethe UNCRC to its legislation. Based on this context and drawing from literatureabout children's rights and participation, and a study case of youth participationand culture, the project seeks to create a model that promotes and improvechildren’s and young people’s participation an influence. Thus, the project aimsto contribute to the applied research field and inform on practical approaches tochildren’s participation and influence. As a result, the project proposes HejÅsikter! An ecosystem for children’s and young people’s participation, wheredifferent stakeholders benefits from collaborative and coordinated work andultimately achieve children’s acknowledgement and empowerment.

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Lellock, John Slade. "Socioeconomic Status and Youth Participation in Extracurricular Arts Activities." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24785.

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A growing amount of research finds that the accumulation of, investment in, and mobilization of certain cultural resources are significant predictors of children's advantageous social development in both institutional settings and interpersonal relationships. Several theories and empirical analyses illustrate the importance of children's leisure-time activities in the accumulation of valuable resources. These cultural resources confer advantages to children, especially in educational settings (e.g. teachers' perception of students, intellectual development, and academic outcomes) because these arenas are often key spaces for social mobility. However, few research studies attempt to empirically pinpoint the socioeconomic origins of children's cultural (dis)advantages. This notable gap in the research literature can be addressed by examining family-level predictors of the accumulation and transmission of these cultural resources. The purpose of this study is to investigate the link between family-level socioeconomic status and children's participation in structured, extracurricular, arts-based activities as well as cultural performance attendance. Drawing on Bourdieu's (1984) concept of 'cultural capital' and Lareau's (2002; 2003) concept of 'concerted cultivation', this study explores whether or not socioeconomic status is a significant predictor of children's participation in extracurricular arts activities as well as attendance of cultural performances using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) and the Child Development Supplement (CDS-II). I evaluate Lareau's class analysis and expand upon it by disaggregating the key dimensions of socioeconomic status and identifying which are the most salient for increased participation in arts-based activities among children in the United States context. I provide a detailed analysis and discussion of the nuanced relationships between socioeconomic status measures and youth participation in the arts.
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Kvedaraite, Goda. "Youth participation in NGOs in post-soviet country Lithuania." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-21728.

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This paper focuses on youth volunteering in the post – communist societies, more specifically, in the post- soviet country Lithuania. Volunteering as a formal action performed by organizations is well known in Western Europe for ages, but in Eastern European countries, especially in Baltics it has been a new phenomenon after the collapse of the former Soviet Union.During the communist regime, volunteering was compulsory for young and for old generations. In this period of time not only the volunteering was under Soviet Union control but also the civil society, which was the keystone of voluntary activities. After the fall of the communist regime volunteering levels in Eastern Europe have decreased. However, in Lithuania volunteering in NGOs has recently become one of the most popular culture movements of youth. This research paper aims to raise an awareness on the positive and negative impacts of it. Chapter first addresses to the significance of the topic; chapter second critically reviews the existing theoretical underpinnings related to the theme; chapter three represents the story of Lithuania; chapter four is focused on the research carried out. Addressing the issues of youth engagement in NGOs this paper concludes that research made together with literature review can be sufficient enough to justify the negative reasons of the youth engagement in NGOs in post- soviet state.

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Kasongo, Atoko Haydee AH. "Youth wage subsidy as a possible solution to youth unemployment in South Africa." University of the Western Cape, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4062.

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South Africa is characterised by its high and persistent level of unemployment, in particular among the youth. The high youth unemployment is attributed to various reasons, ranging from their lack of work experience, skills mismatch to employment and wage rigidities. The South African government proposed the youth wage subsidy to be implemented in 2011, with the primary aim of solving the youth unemployment problem. This study starts by providing a literature review on the youth labour market trends since the transition; it emerged that there is a lack of studies focusing exclusively on how youths fare in the labour market. Next, the demographic and educational attainment characteristics of the youth narrow labour force, employed and narrow unemployed are analysed under the narrow or strict definition, using the 1995-1999 October Household Surveys (OHSs), the 2000-2007 Labour Force Surveys (LFSs) and the 2008-2011 Quarterly Labour Force Surveys (QLFSs). With regard to unemployed youths, it is found that they are more likely to be blacks, without Matric and have never worked before. The main causes of youth unemployment are then discussed in detail, before the thesis moves on to examine the various active and passive labour market policies that could help to address the youth unemployment problem. The possible pros and cons of the youth wage subsidy, one of the active policies and the focus of this study, are discussed in greater detail. In particular, the claim by institutions such as COSATU that the introduction of the subsidy would lead to elderly workers (who are not subsidised) being replaced by the youth workers (who are subsidised) is not entirely correct, as these two groups of workers could be complementary instead of substitutes, and the introduction of the subsidy programme could result in an increase of demand for both elderly and youth workers. It is concluded that, although the youth wage subsidy could be one of the feasible solutions to stimulate demand for youth labour, it is not sufficient to address youth unemployment. It needs to be complemented by the other policies, such as a job search subsidy (targeting discouraged work seekers) and public employment programmes (e.g. Expanded Public Works Programme); but it is most important to note that these policies could only be fully effective if the root causes of youth unemployment are addressed by the government.
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Toomey, Russell Blake. "Extracurricular Activity and Social Justice Involvement of Sexual Minority Youth." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/145312.

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Sexual minority youth (i.e., youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or who report same-sex attractions) disproportionally experience negative mental health and academic outcomes. Yet, few studies have examined positive youth development for this population. The goal of these three manuscripts is to add new information about positive developmental contexts for sexual minority youth in order to generate ideas for intervention and prevention. More specifically, the focus of these three manuscripts is on school-based extracurricular activity involvement of sexual minority youth.Manuscript one presents results from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health that compare sexual minority and heterosexual youth involvement in school-based extracurricular activities. Results documented that sexual minority youth are involved in school-based extracurricular activities at the same frequency as their heterosexual peers. For all youth, there was a small, but positive association between extracurricular activity involvement and school connectedness. School connectedness was associated with better mental health (i.e., higher self-esteem and lower depression), and these associations were stronger for sexual minority youth.Manuscript two presents results from the Preventing School Harassment Study that examine lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) youth involvement in Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs). GSAs are extracurricular clubs that are tailored to the needs of LGBQ youth. This study examined the concurrent associations among GSA presence, GSA membership, and participation in GSA-related social justice activities, with victimization based on sexual orientation and school-based and civic outcomes. GSA presence and participation in GSA-related social justice activities were positively associated with school belongingness and grade-point average (GPA), and GSA membership was associated with greater school belongingness. Results suggested, however, that the positive benefits of GSA presence and social justice involvement dissipate at high levels of school victimization.Manuscript three extends findings from manuscript two by examining the associations among GSA presence, GSA membership, perceived GSA effectiveness, and young adult well-being. The study utilized the Family Acceptance Project and found that the presence of a GSA, membership in a GSA, and GSA effectiveness differentially predicted LGBT young adult well-being. In some cases, these three facets of GSAs buffered the negative effect of LGBT-specific school victimization.

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Woodbury, Christine W. "Multiple Mentors and Family Involvement in Mentoring At-Risk Youth." DigitalCommons@USU, 2004. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2523.

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This study examined whether higher family involvement plus additional mentoring relationships had a greater positive effect than a one-on-one relationship with a mentor and low family involvement. The study demonstrated, in this sample, that having two mentors does not have a greater impact on academic motivation, social competency, family unity, self-esteem, and deviance than having one mentor. It was also shown, in this sample, that higher family involvement does not have a greater impact on academic motivation, social competency, family unity, self-esteem, and deviance than lower family involvement. Although additional studies are needed to fully understand the impacts of mentoring and family involvement, this study suggests that the multiple components of two mentors and increased family involvement do not have a greater impact on at-risk youth than a traditional mentoring program utilizing only one-on-one mentoring. The information from this study could prove useful in designing comprehensive support programs for families of at-risk children.

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Freeman, Tyrone McKinley. "Youth input and participation in Reach for Youth's strategic planning for community-based youth and family social services." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1217402.

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This creative project was developed as a supplement to the external stakeholder assessment component of the strategic planning process that Reach for Youth, Inc. (RFY)-a nonprofit youth organization located in Indianapolis, Indiana-adopted to create its strategic plan for 2002 to 2005. It supplemented the larger strategic planning process by positively engaging youth in focus group activities using surveys, creative exercises, and questionnaires, to attain their input and feedback, as program participants and primary stakeholders in the agency. As a result, youth participation validated the overall process, substantiated RFY's interest in expanding programs, influenced identification of critical issues that formed the basis of the plan, and sparked an organizational conversation about youth participation in the agency. The youth not only provided important feedback that informed RFY's strategic plan, they also were given a meaningful opportunity to express themselves as individuals, and had their roles in and contributions to the agency affirmed.
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Niba, Jude A. "Examining extrinsic rewards and participation motivation in male youth soccer." Thesis, United States Sports Academy, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3582358.

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This study purposely examined the types of extrinsic rewards in male youth soccer programs and measures those that are most preferred by players to influence their participation motivation. It also checked if young soccer players skew towards programs that provide more reward opportunities. For this reason, 1000 teenage soccer players were randomized in an online survey administered by a community-based organization. 800 chose programs that provided extrinsic rewards and identified fame, trophies, travel, scholarship, exposure opportunities and money as the six main rewards that influenced their decision to join soccer programs.

A Participation Motivation Questionnaire (PMQ) was then modified using the identified factors and issued to 400 participants between ages 14-18 years, randomly selected from 20 Las Vegas soccer clubs in another survey to rank extrinsic rewards according to importance. Data was collected and entered into the SPSS 17.0 software for analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate frequencies, percentages, mean, and standard deviation. Cronbach alpha was applied to measure internal consistencies based on the demographics and attitudes towards participation motivation. One way ANOVA sought to determine the extent to which the identified extrinsic rewards affected participation motivation, and regression analysis examined the relationships across all factors.

Results from data analysis revealed that, exposure opportunities constituted the most important extrinsic reward that influenced young male soccer players' decision to join soccer programs. Scholarship, travel, fame, money and trophies followed suit. One-way ANOVA showed that race had a significant effect on scholarship, exposure opportunities, and fame. Multivariate regressions revealed that young players that are more motivated by scholarship, fame and travel tended to have higher ability levels. These effects were held even after adjusting for grade and age.

Results from the online survey also concluded that more young players tend to be attracted to soccer programs that provide extrinsic reward opportunities. Thus, extrinsic rewards should be considered and included in programs to enhance motivation.

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Powley, Terry. "The concept and practice of participation in the youth service." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.357015.

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Dominski, Hilke G. "LGB,T youth experiences of bullying : power, intersectionality and participation." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2018. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49332/.

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The ensuing thesis is the result of an in-depth interrogation of the following research question: What are the school experiences of LGB,T youth? Despite much research on homophobic bullying in school, little is known about how power intersects and prolongs a bullying event after the initial victimization is over. This study sheds a light on this issue, examining how LGB,T youth understand bullying, their capacity within individual events, while uncovering how power shapes a bullying incident. The first part of the thesis forms the central argument demonstrating key principles underpinning challenges sexual minority youth face while at school. Interrogating political and neoliberal influences, this thesis introduces young people’s stories through multiple lenses. This thesis uncovers schools ineffectual use of inclusion policy revealing policy and practice are failing young people. Furthermore, LGB,T young people’s human rights are also largely overlooked in policy practice. Not treated as having the same rights as other students interferes with their education, and therefore, their human rights. The first two chapters are grounded in present literature as demonstrated in chapter three, which is followed by methodologies in chapter four, rounding out the first section. Chapters five through seven establish the second part of this thesis. Here the reader is introduced to young people’s accounts unpacking bullying incidents. Introducing critical incidents revealed through narrative inquiry, leads to an interrogation of bullying and how power punctuates, intersecting a single event. While chapter eight concludes this thesis. Up to thirty young people participated in sessions, ranging in ages from sixteen to nineteen. Eighteen filled out a questionnaire, while surveys ranged from eight to seventeen participants. Eighteen participated with the one-to-one interview lasting from 30 to 60 minutes. Interviews revealed all young people had experienced bullying at school while several were severely physically bullied and harmed. Girls reported experiencing and identifying bullying differently than boys, while boys reported struggling with homophobic bullying representing their lost male privilege suggesting girls and boys experienced, perceived and defined bullying and power differently. Results revealed not everything defined as bullying, is understood as such. Additionally, power exerted onto the victim during a bullying incident came from multiple sources. First, it came rom the initial attacker then moved to the teacher attempting to resolve the incident, and then to the administration. How they interrogated bullying informed and prolonged a bullying incident long after the initial event ceased. This thesis will reveal how bullying is understood and addressed in schools is ineffective due to its universal ideology considering all experience as the same, and is faulty.

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Baker, Razan. "Online social networks and Saudi youth participation in physical activity." Thesis, Brunel University, 2016. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/14522.

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Previous studies targeting youth participation in physical activity have argued that self-motivation is the main key to increasing participation. However, few studies have focused specifically on the role of structural factors in prompting youth participation in physical activity. The structure may include people, and institutions that are introducing, providing and facilitating physical activity to youth. Therefore, this study focuses on the role of the structure surrounding youth. The study takes youth in Saudi Arabia aged 15-24 as its subjects in order to examine the use of three online social networks (OSNs), i.e., Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, for communication and exchange of resources and the influence on participation of key decision makers such as home (parents and siblings), school (Ministry of Education and PE teachers), physical activity and sports clubs (General Authority of Sports [GAS]), and friends. The study uses mixed methods and follows the social network structural theory to examine how the exchange of resources (e.g., information, emotional support, financial support, and facilities and services) takes place between agent and structure. The main findings are that the structure plays a role in influencing participation among Saudi youth. Friends are of great influence, as they occupy the longest hours of youth time both at school, where friends interact in person, and outside of school, where friends communicate through OSNs. An Islamic and conservative society prevails in Saudi Arabia, where 99 per cent of the population is Muslim. Therefore, in addition to the structural factors noted above, religion is also investigated. Indeed, Islam drives motivation in this large conservative group as individuals learn to obey and implement the religious advice and Islamic teachings of the prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him), including those messages with relation to becoming a healthy and strong Muslim. Finally, the study also focuses on the participation of Saudi female youth in physical activity. Due to cultural reasons preventing women from participating in physical activity as freely and equally as their male peers in the country, Saudi Arabia has seen an increasing percentage of obese women. The main aim of this research is to understand the relationship between agency and structure and thereby to identify the role of structure in increasing the participation of youth in physical activity. The research question (How do OSNs facilitate Saudi youth participation in physical activity?) investigates the relationship between agency and structure to delineate the pattern of information exchange regarding resources for involvement in physical activity. Through the use of mixed methods including face-to-face interviews, online survey and digital ethnography, the researcher investigates how youth social networks function both offline and online. The study concludes that decision makers in the field of physical activity participation in Saudi Arabia vary in their level of encouragement, influence and communication. Family members do not seem to communicate with youth via online platforms, but they do play a crucial role in offline social networks. Private institutions are becoming very active in OSNs, and public institutions are following the trend, albeit at a slower pace. The study shows that physical activity facilitators in Saudi Arabia are still failing to effectively reach youth and encourage them to participate in physical activity. Various policies need to be reviewed and enhanced if the public institutions do indeed want to reach more youth and benefit youth and the community, including the female youth, who make up more than half of the population. The study shows that the way to develop these policies is to communicate with youth via OSNs and to provide youth with more facilities, venues and services in the country that are suitable for both genders.

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Whitehead, Jennifer N. "Factors Influencing Racially Ethnic Minority Youth Participation in Snow Sports." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7845.

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Low participation of racially ethnic minority youth in snow sports activities may be caused by racism through structural and symbolic factors. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of teachers from school-based programs and resort ski school programs as well as coaches from afterschool club and community-based organizations regarding the structural and symbolic influences on the participation of racially ethnic minority youth in snow sports. Using critical race theory as the conceptual framework, a qualitative, phenomenological inquiry was centered on the experiences of ethnic minority youth related to potential racism in structural and symbolic factors regarding participating in snow sports activities. Participants were selected by a purposeful, homogenous sampling strategy, and data were collected from semistructured interviews of the 12 participants. Data were analyzed through the use of NVivo12 to search for codes, categories, and themes related to racism and the structural and symbolic factors that influence racially ethnic minority youth participation in snow sports activities. The findings of this study help bring an increased understanding of why there continues to be a lack of racially ethnic minority youth in snow sports through themes, such as exposure and access, cultural representation, and racism, which may be useful to schools, resorts, clubs, and similar organizations who educate youth and promote snow sports activities. The results of this study may help bring about positive social change by supporting culturally responsive practices throughout the snow sports industry, which aim to provide fair, equitable, and inclusive opportunities for racially ethnic minority groups to participate in snow sports.

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Robertson, F. M. "A study of youth political participation in Poland and Romania." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2009. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/18725/.

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Although perceived changes in political participation patterns amongst young people in recent years have attracted much academic research in established democracies this remains an understudied area in the newer post-communist democracies of Central and Eastern Europe. In established democracies, researchers have shown that although many young people are increasingly shunning traditional forms of political involvement, such as voting and political party membership, instead they are turning to more direct methods such as volunteering and protest. Despite evidence that young people in newer democracies may also have low levels of electoral participation and party membership, there is little understanding of whether this is due to communist legacies of forced participation, economic and social hardship or indeed reflects trends in established democracies. As active political participation plays a vital role in the improvement of the quality of democracy, this represents an important gap in our knowledge. The aim of this thesis is to start to address this by analysing the logics behind youth political participation in two contrasting newer democracies, Poland and Romania. To do this, I employ a multi-method comparative approach which combines qualitative findings of fieldwork and quantitative data on electoral turnout. The thesis assesses electoral participation, party membership and involvement in informal forms of participation such as volunteering and protest. It finds that many young people in postcommunist democracies choose to opt out of traditional forms of political participation because, as in established democracies, they feel alienated from formal political agents. However, this exit from formal methods of participation is not generally coupled with active participation in informal forms of involvement. The thesis concludes that despite sharing some important characteristics with young people in established democracies, legacies of communism and the rapid nature of post-communist political and socioeconomic transformation continue to negatively influence youth political participation in Poland and Romania.

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Hailer, Julie Ann. "American Indian Youth Involvement in Urban Street Gangs: Invisible No More?" Diss., The University of Arizona, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195960.

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Urban street gang characteristics and crimes are present on American Indian reservations. The research on American Indian gangs has focused on the reservations with minimal attention paid to their interaction with American Indian gang members in the urban setting. Examining this interaction is of particular importance since Census 2000 figures indicate that 64 percent of American Indian/Alaskan Natives reside in the urban areas. If we are to continue building the knowledge base about American Indian gangs, then any exploration of Native gangs must include American Indians in the urban setting. This is the first study to focus on urban Indian gangs.The purpose of this study was to explore the extent and nature of American Indian involvement in contemporary street gangs with a secondary goal of assessing the influence of a gang impacted metropolitan area on Native gangs on the reservations. For this study, forty-two metropolitan areas in the U.S. were chosen as well as reservations with a tribal police department and sheriff's departments whose jurisdiction was inclusive of, or adjacent to, the metropolitan and/or tribal areas. A survey instrument methodology was employed.The literature on American Indian gang members alleged that urban Indian gang members only joined other established ethnic gangs. This study found that urban Indian youth have formed their own gangs with criminal participation running the gamut as other gangs. However, the levels of participation and severity are lower than other street gangs. Results also found no correlation between distance or exposure to an urban center and the presence of gangs on the reservations. It appears that it is an adoption of a 'gang mentality' that is occurring as opposed to a physical exposure to other gang members.Fortunately, the levels of American Indian gang involvement are still lower than established street gangs, particularly in the area of gang violence. This fact makes this a timely opportunity for strengthening prevention and intervention efforts towards lessening the lure of the 'gang life' for American Indian youth, both in the urban and reservation settings, before they too become entrenched in the destructive gang lifestyle.

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Griffin, Amy J. "Dually Involved Youth: Exploring Child Welfare Involvement, Maltreatment, and Offensive Severity." Thesis, Boston College, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:103618.

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Thesis advisor: Ruth G. McRoy
Thesis advisor: Thomas M. Crea
Youth involved with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems are referred to as dually involved youth. Children involved in the child welfare system are highly vulnerable for maladaptive outcomes, and in particular, engagement in delinquent behaviors. Those youth who criminally offend are likely to shift back and forth between the two systems, potentially increasing their vulnerability for poor outcomes. The theoretical bases for this study are derived from ecological systems and attachment theories, specifically the influence of trauma on attachment. The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Department of Youth Services (DYS) provided the data for this secondary analysis of the characteristics of dually involved youth and the factors related to offense severity for youth committed to DYS. The study explored: 1) the relationship of gender, race, and age of delinquency commitment to offense severity; 2) the influence of child welfare involvement (measured by total unique count of social workers, home removal, and out-of-home placement) to offense severity; 3) the influence of prior maltreatment to offense severity; and 4) the association of gender and race to the likelihood of dual involvement. Results indicated that while maltreatment was found to be significantly associated with more severe offenses, greater child welfare involvement was associated with less severe offenses. Additionally, the results indicated that female juvenile delinquents were significantly more likely to be dually involved. The issues of racial disproportionality within the juvenile justice and child welfare systems were examined. While results did not indicate statistical significance in determining the likelihood of dual involvement based on race, disproportionality in the juvenile justice system exists. Implications for policy changes included the following: 1) the need for gender specific programming, 2) an increased commitment to reducing disproportionality in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, 3) increased focus on multisystem services to meet the needs of youth. Strategies for using kinship placements as an avenue to maintain familial connections are discussed. Additional research is needed to explore the influence of the interaction between gender and race, mental health and environment factors (e.g., poverty, neighborhood characteristics) on likelihood of dual involvement
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2014
Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Social Work
Discipline: Social Work

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MacLeod, Iain M. "Youth participation and the Scottish Parliament : accessibility and participation for children and young people." Thesis, Robert Gordon University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/508.

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The Scottish Parliament which (re)convened in 1999 was designed to engender a new style of political practice. This ‘new politics’ was intended to address perceived failures within the ‘Westminster approach’ to policy‐making and the ‘democratic deficit’ believed to have emerged during the 1980s in Scotland. Key to achieving this were four principles around which the Parliament’s operations were designed: power‐sharing; accountability; accessibility and participation; and equal opportunities. Citing accessibility and participation as the ‘cornerstone’ of their work, the Parliament’s institutional architects (the Consultative Steering Group) argued that devolution should deliver a participatory democracy, with proactive efforts to be made by the Parliament to involve groups traditionally excluded from the policy process. Due to the increasing prominence in recent years of discourse relating to young people’s disillusionment with organised politics and the CSG’s recommendation that every effort should be made to include them in the new Parliament’s work, this research examines the degree to which greater accessibility to and participation in the Parliament’s work has been delivered for children and young people during the Parliament’s first two terms (1999‐2007). Findings are based upon a mixed‐methodological case‐study approach, involving an audit of the Parliament's activity and qualitative input from MSPs, Parliament staff, representatives of youth charities / organisations / advocacy groups, and young people themselves. The thesis argues that progress has been more pronounced in relation to accessibility than participation for younger people. The neoinstitutionalist theoretical framework suggests that insufficient rule specification in relation to the value of public participation and younger people has resulted in the emergence of hybridised logics of appropriate behaviour, particularly among parliamentarians. The result is the persistence of attitudes and practices which appear to reinforce aspects of Westminster practice and an adultist approach to young people’s role in politics. Drawing upon recent developments in neoinstitutionalist theories of reliable reproduction, institutional breakdown and gradual change, the thesis examines the institutional logic behind the failure to consolidate the Parliament’s founding vision.

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Riley, Allison Boester. "Mechanisms and Outcomes Associated with Disadvantaged Youth Participation in a Summer Sport-Based Youth Development Program: Getting the Parent Perspective." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1282077472.

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PEREIRA, LUCILEIA. "YOUTH PARTICIPATION AND RIGHTS: YOUTH PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THEIR PARTICIPATION ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROJECT PROJOVEM (NATIONAL PROGRAM OF INCLUSION OF YOUNG: EDUCATION, QUALIFICATION AND COMMUNITARIAN ACTION)." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2007. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=11064@1.

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CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO
Esta dissertação aborda as percepções de jovens sobre sua participação no PROJOVEM. O estudo foi realizado em seis estações da juventude na cidade do Rio de Janeiro onde o programa foi implantado. A reflexão é acerca do direito à participação da juventude nas políticas públicas de promoção da cidadania, conforme proposto pela Constituição Federal de 1988, pelo Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente de 1990 e pelo Estatuto da Juventude de 2004, nos quais as políticas públicas para este segmento são concebidas como um direito. A análise da participação e direitos à juventude brasileira da atualidade, se impõe como necessidade perante o grande contingente jovem e à situação de vulnerabilidade que se encontra grande parte desse contingente. A pesquisa demonstra que o PROJOVEM é percebido pelos jovens entrevistados não somente como um direito, mas também como um favor. Em alguns aspectos os jovens reconhecem benefícios nesta iniciativa do governo, no entanto, não acreditam que venha promover uma mudança em sua condição de vida, pois não atende suas expectativas de direitos igualitários. Os jovens demonstram estar conscientes de seus direitos, participação e responsabilidades.
This dissertation explores the perception of youth about their participation on the Federal Government Project known as PROJOVEM. The research took place in six different establishments where the project was implemented in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The main focus is on the right to participation for youth guaranteed in the Brazilian Constitution of 1988, in the National Statute for Children and Youth created in 1990 and also by the Youth Statute from 2004. The analyses of youth participation and their rights have a particular importance considering the number of youth in Brazil living in vulnerable situations. The research has demonstrated that the youth interviewed perceives PROJOVEM as a right but at the same time as a favor. Even though they recognize that this federal project offer alternatives in general they feel that it won´t change their life conditions. The youth demonstrated to have a good understanding of their rights and responsibilities.

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Chan, Ching-nar Easter. "The impact of voluntary participation of China activities on the national identity of the participants." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B20125537.

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Bonnett, Erika Dawn. "What is the effect of 4-H involvement on levels of empathy, self-esteem, community involvement and positive view of the future on urban youth?" Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4843.

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The purpose of the study is to examine the variable of empathy, self-esteem, community involvement, and positive view of the future for both 4-H and non-4-H members in an urban setting. The study also evaluates the link of leadership to empathy, self-esteem, positive view of the future, and community involvement. The study utilized a quantitative research model in which a survey was taken of youth presiding in urban areas in the state of Texas. Descriptive statistics were used to report subject responses from each of the four variables for each question. Individual demographic data was reported by each participant. Reliability was calculated for each sub-scale based on the question section. The reliabilities reported internal constancy within the instrument. The study was designed to look at both 4-H and non-4-H participants in an urban population. Seven of the twenty urban and urban initiative counties chose to participate; these counties were Bexar, Denton, Harris, Lubbock, Montgomery, Nueces, and Travis. Data were collected using purposive sampling. County extension agents were targeted who had access to both 4-H and non-4-H groups. Data collection was consistently below the expectation for each county. This resulted in the low number of overall respondents and low representation of both 4-H and non-4-H members. One problem that occurred was the lack of representation of non-4-H members due to the 4-H agent not being able to contact other agencies due to the timing of the questionnaire and the amount of time and depth of the questionnaire. The overall response rate for the study was 27%. This low response rate hinders results and decreases the applicable differences between the two groups. All findings can only be based to the specific group that was sampled. Findings are: 1. Empathy, community involvement, self esteem, and positive view of the future can be indicators of leadership. 2. Race has a significant impact on self-esteem. 3. 4-H involvement has a significant impact on community involvement. 4. Race has a significant impact on positive view of the future.

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Meads, Holly L. Jackson John D. "An examination of the youth voter participation rates with individual level and election specific information." Auburn, Ala, 2008. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/EtdRoot/2008/FALL/Economics/Thesis/Meads_Holly_5.pdf.

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Sheridan, Louise Ann. "Youth participation practice in North Ayrshire, Scotland from a Freirean perspective." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2018. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/9085/.

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There is a desire in policy, to encourage young people to take part in Youth Participation Practice (YPP). More insight is needed in approaches to YPP that enable meaningful and positive experiences for young people and communities. This qualitative study investigates youth participation practice in North Ayrshire Council in Scotland. Theories and principles from Paulo Freire (1996; 2000) form the framework for analysis. The study examines what young people and youth workers define the purpose of YPP to be; investigates the approaches that are used; and analyses what participants define as the benefits and outcomes of YPP for young people and communities. Through two focus groups with young people, 22 semi-structured interviews with young people, youth workers and Ruth Maguire, an elected member in North Ayrshire, themes were identified. These include the notion of young people feeling ‘connected’, being ‘enabled’ and feeling ‘transformed’ through their involvement in YPP. Freire’s notion of armed love has been interpreted and redefined as the term ‘alfirmo’, which is the act of caring for, nourishing and supporting people, while asserting belief in their ability as agents of change. This study found that ‘alfirmo’ is embodied by youth workers and noticed by young people who have taken part in YPP in North Ayrshire Council. Through the embodiment of ‘alfirmo’, young people in this study feel connected to peers and youth workers and enabled to undertake many tasks such as presenting in front of peers and adults. Through their experiences in YPP, young people expressed that they have gone through a personal transformation, with a greater sense and feeling of confidence as a key example.

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Matsela, Tebatso. "Exploring youth participation in community development organisations in the Western Cape." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13743.

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The aim of the study was to explore youth participation in Community Development Organisations and its implications for positive youth development from the perspective of a select sample of Youth in the Western Cape. A purposive sample of 18 youth respondents between the ages (14-35) from five communities in the Western Cape were approached. The study used Lerner (2004) and Lerner et al.'s (2005) Positive Youth Development model (PYD), and the Critical Youth Empowerment model (CYE) by Jennings et al (2006). The study adopted a qualitative exploratory approach, using a structured interview schedule for face to face interviews with the young people. The findings revealed that young people volunteer in youth-initiated organisations within their communities because they are able to occupy instrumental roles. The findings also revealed that young people participate because they want to see positive change in their communities. Additionally, youth participation in community development has a positive impact on young people's lives (skills acquisition, personal growth, opportunities made available, connection to their communities and community members). Lastly, the findings revealed that young people are capable of making a positive contribution by getting involved in meaningful activities in their communities. The study's main recommendation is for increased efforts in education institutions, community councils and development organisations to involve young people in effective and instrumental participation in community development initiatives. Another recommendation is for the adoption of the Positive Youth Development approach in community and youth development programmes/strategies across the country.

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