Journal articles: 'Youth leaders'

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Burmakina, Anna. "Leader Status in Youth Organizations and Movements: the Case of Ethnocultural Associations of the Kemerovo Region." Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Political, Sociological and Economic sciences 2020, no. 1 (April 24, 2020): 44–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.21603/2500-3372-2020-5-1-44-52.

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The research objective was to characterize the phenomenon of the leader status based on the case of various ethnocultural youth associations of the Kemerovo region. At first, leaders use their experience and skills to get promoted within and outside youth organizations. After that, the personality of the leader strengthens the organization in socio-political interaction. Power rests on authority and various types of capital. According to M. Weber, P. Bourdieu, and L. Stout, youth authority is unstable and requires constant conscious efforts. Youth leaders transfer their characteristics into various types of capital: by managing this capital, they climb the social ladder and exercise their power on the group. Youth organizations and movements act as a training platform for young leaders: they accumulate the required qualities and develop a certain specialization. As a result, they develop potentials that depend on the activity of the youth organization, which, in turn, diversifies the leader’s position in the organization. In general, youth organization leaders herald the interests and needs of their group, while pursuing their own goals.

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Bading, Charla, Barry L. Boyd, David Lawver, Jon Ulmer, and Chris Boleman. "Youth Voice: Developing Future Leaders." Journal of Youth Development 7, no. 4 (December 1, 2012): 37–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2012.116.

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The purpose of this study was to examine youths’ perceptions regarding their involvement on youth advisory boards in Cooperative Extension. A stratified, random sample of counties with active youth advisory boards was selected to ensure representation from all Extension districts in the state. A copy of the Involvement and Interaction Rating Scale was mailed to all participants. The findings indicate that Youth feel good about their level of participation on their youth advisory board and that adult members of the board allow them to have an active voice in the activities of the board.

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Botchwey, Nisha, L. Katie O'Connell, Kim Bryan, and Tonya Ricks. "Successful youth advocacy (YA) programs." Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living 1, no. 2 (April 5, 2021): 41–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.51250/jheal.v1i2.8.

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Disparities in youth obesity continue despite an increasing number of programs designed to combat this challenge. Policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes hold promise for these populations. This study identifies lessons from adult leaders for youth advocacy programs. Youth Engagement & Action for Health! (YEAH!) is a youth advocacy curriculum for PSE change that promotes healthy behaviors. From 2017-2019, 18 youth-serving organizations recruited 11-14 year olds from low-income urban, suburban, and rural areas. 237 participants in 19 youth groups completed YEAH! with 28 adult leaders. YEAH! adult leaders completed pre- and post-surveys on adult leader characteristics, group structure and dynamics, barriers to success, and technical assistance needs. Researchers interviewed adult leaders at the completion of each YEAH! project. This community based participatory research (CBPR) project engaged adult leaders to collect data, analyze coded transcripts and interpret results. Clubs evaluated with positive outcomes were facilitated by adult leaders who had previous engagement with the youth, showed enthusiasm for youth advocacy, and had access to resources to motivate group cohesion, participation, and commitment. The adult leader steering committee synthesized the findings into a set of best practices and strategies to help group leaders be as successful as possible when leading future youth advocacy groups.

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Walker, Kathrin C. "The Multiple Roles That Youth Development Program Leaders Adopt With Youth." Youth & Society 43, no. 2 (December 6, 2010): 635–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0044118x10364346.

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The roles that program leaders establish in their relationships with youth structure how leaders are able to foster youth development. This article examines the complex roles program leaders create in youth programs and investigates how they balanced multiple roles to most effectively respond to the youth they serve. Analyses of qualitative data from 12 high quality programs for high school—aged youth suggest that program leaders take on different roles. In some cases, youth experienced their program leader as a trusted friend, caring parent figure, or influential mentor. In other instances they described him or her as having the knowledge and authority of a teacher or boss. Analyses further suggest that moving across multiple roles appeared to make the program leaders more effective.

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Hershberg, Rachel M., Paul A. Chase, Robey B. Champine, Lacey J. Hilliard, Jun Wang, and Richard M. Lerner. "You Can Quit Me But I’m Not Going to Quit You:” A Focus Group Study of Leaders’ Perceptions of Their Positive Influences on Youth in Boy Scouts of America." Journal of Youth Development 10, no. 2 (June 1, 2015): 5–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2015.406.

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As part of a longitudinal, mixed-method study with Boy Scouts of America, we conducted five focus groups with a diverse group of 46 program leaders in order to better understand their perceptions of how they influence youth. Drawing from grounded theory analysis methods, we found that leaders believed they promoted positive youth outcomes, including character and self-confidence, through caring youth-leader relationships and facilitating opportunities for youth to participate in and lead skill-building activities and apply skills in different contexts. Leaders differed in the particular outcomes that they emphasized. Implications of these findings for future research and practice are discussed.

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Bennett, M., A. Fraknoi, and J. Richter. "Project ASTRO: A Successful Model for Astronomer/Teacher Partnerships." International Astronomical Union Colloquium 162 (1998): 249–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100115192.

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Project ASTRO is designed to improve astronomy education and science literacy in grades 4-9 by creating effective working partnerships between teachers/youth leaders and astronomers (both professional and amateur). Key elements of the program include:•training the teachers/youth leaders and astronomers together in inquiry-based “hands-on, minds-on” learning activities•encouraging an active working partnership between the astronomer and the teacher/youth leader•encouraging multiple visits by the astronomer to the classroom or youth group meetings.

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Oreskovic, Luka. "Youth leaders must be accountable." UN Chronicle 47, no. 4 (April 17, 2012): 38–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.18356/77782e63-en.

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McDevitt, Michael, and Shannon Sindorf. "Casting Youth as Information Leaders." American Behavioral Scientist 58, no. 5 (December 17, 2013): 701–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764213515222.

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Davidson, Adina, Sarah E. O. Schwartz, and Gil G. Noam. "Creating youth leaders: Community supports." New Directions for Youth Development 2008, no. 120 (September 2008): 127–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/yd.288.

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Gabbey, Amber Erickson. "Make Leaders of Youth Volunteers." Volunteer Management Report 24, no. 7 (June 13, 2019): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vmr.31208.

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Haryanto, Yoyon, and Suyadi. "Peran Kepemimpinan Tokoh Informal terhadap Kemandirian Pemuda Sekitar Hutan di Kabupaten Bogor." JPM (Jurnal Pemberdayaan Masyarakat) 6, no. 2 (October 22, 2021): 687–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.21067/jpm.v6i2.5434.

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Youth around the forest in general is still very trusting, submissive and obedient to their informal leader. Independence of youth around the forest can be measured from the power strain, competitiveness and sanding. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors that influence the leadership role of informal leaders, youth independence around the forest, and the leadership role of informal leaders on youth independence around the forest. The research was conducted from October to November 2020, located in the village of Pasir Madang, Sukajaya Subdistrict, Bogor Regency with a sample size of 50 youth. Data were analyzed using path analysis (path analysys). The results of this study are the factors that directly affect the leadership role of informal figures are the individual factors of informal figures, the independence factor of youth around the forest is influenced by the leadership role of informal figures and individual factors of informal figures, and the leadership role of informal figures significantly affects the independence of youth around the forest. Extension support by the government tarhadap informal leaders need to be improved, so that the informal leaders can be more active, innovative, and also care about the community

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Atkins, Robert L., Daniel Hart, and Susan Altman. "Next Generation Community Leaders Initiative: Collaborating With Youth to Develop Leaders and Healthier Communities." Journal of Youth Development 15, no. 5 (September 22, 2020): 146–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2020.777.

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Central to addressing the social determinants of health and challenges to health equity in the United States is the growing acknowledgement among solution seekers of the importance of cross-sector collaborators and partners. Youth are an underutilized and overlooked partner, especially in vulnerable urban communities, who bring diverse perspectives on their communities. Provided the opportunity and resources (e.g., coaching, compensation, and connections), youth can add value as partners to solve problems and achieve goals to benefit their communities. In this paper we review and discuss the Next Generation Community Leaders initiative (NGCL) a $2.8 million initiative funded by New Jersey Health Initiatives, the statewide grantmaking program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. We also describe findings from an independent evaluation of NGCL that explored how investments in youth through youth-serving organizations benefitted the youth who participated and increased health equity in their communities. Finally, we share 5 principles of youth engagement that we identified through our work as practitioners and scholars.

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SHONHAYI, GIVEMORE. "EXPLORING LANGUAGE AS THE TOOL FOR RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN COUNTERING RADICALISATION AND RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM AMONG THE YOUTH IN EASTLEIGH, NAIROBI COUNTY." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 6, no. 12 (December 14, 2019): 60–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.612.7492.

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The gist of this study was to explore language as a tool for religious leaders in preventing and countering radicalisation and religious extremism among the youth. This study emphasised on language an indispensable tool that religious leaders can use in curbing this recruitment which has claimed lives and has had economic repercussions. The study specifically assessed the collaboration between the Government of Kenya (GoK) and religious leaders in Eastleigh towards countering radicalisation and religious extremism among the youth and it proposes a common discourse that religious leaders could use in preventing radicalisation and religious extremism of the youth. The study was anchored by the Social Movement Theory (SMT). The target population comprised of the religious leaders, security operatives and youths in Eastleigh. The study implored simple random sampling technique. In total a sample of 100 respondents were randomly selected from the study site. The researchers collected primary data from the respondents by administering questionnaires (to the youth) and interview schedules on religious leaders and the security personnel. The data was analysed using quantitative and qualitative techniques. Quantitative data was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 program while qualitative was analysed through narrative descriptions. The study findings established that among many other tools and means, language is key in curbing youth radicalisation and religious extremism. It also revealed that the Government of Kenya should directly engage the religious leaders on matters prevention of youth radicalization and religious extremism. The youth bemoaned lack of employment and political participation as the factors that pull them to radicalisation and religious extremism. They also want to be fully engaged in occasions where language is used between the GoK and Religious leaders.

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Krisantana, Ivana. "Servant Leader’s Characteristics: Implications for Youth Christian Leaders in FS Community." IPTEK Journal of Proceedings Series, no. 1 (October 10, 2021): 353. http://dx.doi.org/10.12962/j23546026.y2020i1.11359.

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Monchalin, Renee, Sarah Flicker, Ciann Wilson, Tracey Prentice, Vanessa Oliver, Randy Jackson, June Larkin, Claudia Mitchell, Jean-Paul Restoule, and Native Youth Sexual Health Network. ""When you follow your heart, you provide that path for others": Indigenous Models of Youth Leadership in HIV Prevention." International Journal of Indigenous Health 11, no. 1 (June 30, 2016): 135. http://dx.doi.org/10.18357/ijih111201616012.

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Cultivating and supporting Indigenous peer youth leaders should be an important part of Canada’s response to HIV. This paper examines how a group of Indigenous youth leaders took up the notion of leadership in the context of HIV prevention. Taking Action II was a community-based participatory action research project. Eighteen Indigenous youth leaders from across Canada were invited to share narratives about their passion for HIV prevention through digital storytelling. One-on-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants after they developed their digital stories, and then again several months later. A thematic analysis of the interviews was conducted to identify major themes. Youth identified qualities of an Indigenous youth leader as being confident, trustworthy, willing to listen, humble, patient, dedicated, resilient, and healthy. A number of key examples and challenges of youth leadership were also discussed. In contrast to individualized mainstream ideals, Indigenous youth in our study viewed leadership as deeply connected to relationships with family, community, history, legacies, and communal health.

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Mirza, Shazia. "Impact of Mentoring on At-Risk Youth." Research in Social Sciences and Technology 3, no. 1 (April 2, 2018): 36–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.46303/ressat.03.01.3.

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This study is a Qualitative case study which highlights the important role of an educational leader using mentoring and socio emotional techniques to save her student from extremist activities in name of religion. Educational leaders should be committed not only toward their students' academic enrichment but also focus on developing their student's socio emotional wellbeing. The educational leader plays a profound role toward promoting students wellbeing, giving them a message that yes we are here for you and by building in them confidence when they need it the most. Whenever at-risk youth is mentioned, it is assumed that they hide destructive layers under their body and mind. They need someone who knows how to read these signs and the educational leader plays a key role in this regard. This study will help educational leaders and managers to understand the aspects, importance and applicability of social emotional learning (cognitive affective) on student's behavior. Furthermore the study also shows how using some techniques of care, the teacher not only saved her students' life but also the lives of many students. This research accentuates the importance of creating a strong bonding with students. For curriculum developers, it is of key importance to inculcate religious content that emphasizes more on aspects related to care through animal rights in Islam and humanity on whole. Furthermore this research provides imperative guidelines to inculcate social emotional learning in Islamiat curriculum and shares the result on student's behavior towards general people. It also emphasizes the leaders' role of managing students on the basis of socio emotional learning.

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Sahartian, Santy, and Samuel Brian Septiadi. "Tugas Pemimpin Muda Kristen Masa Kini Sebagai Gembala Menurut 1 Timotius 4." Angelion: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristen 1, no. 1 (July 28, 2020): 83–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.38189/jan.v1i1.45.

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Abstract: The church is God's people who need guidance and leadership so that people can know God. Therefore the Church needs a leader who understands his duties as a leader. But there are still church leaders who do not understand their duties as leaders based on Bible principles. The church is less prepared for the younger generation as leaders. This we can see in the church in general does not provide opportunities for young people to develop their potential to lead. This church's disbelief in youth leadership is increasingly apparent because of the life of the Christian youth itself. Aside from not being able to be considered capable, the church is reluctant to entrust great responsibility to the youth because the lives of Christian youth are often considered far from God's word. Today's young Christian leaders are those who carry out Christian leadership duties at a relatively young age. Today's young leaders have so many weaknesses that young leaders are less accepted and respected by many people, so that Christian youths are trusted they must carry out the duties of young Christian leaders today according to 1 Timothy 4 namely young Christian leaders should remind the congregation of the word, teach the truth of the word , be an example for God's people who are led, grow in service, supervise themselves and teachings. So that the Christian Young leaders can be respected by everyone.Keywords: Task, Young Leaders, I Timothy 4Abstrak: Gereja merupakan umat Allah yang memerlukan pembinaan dan kepemimpinan sehingga umat dapat mengenal Allah. Maka dari itu Gereja membutuhkan sosok pemimpin yang memahami tugasnya sebagai pemimpin. Namun masih ditemukan pemimpin gereja yang kurang memahami tugasnya sebagai pemimpin berdasarkan prinsip-prinsip Alkitab. Gereja kurang mempersiapkan generasi muda sebagai pemimpin. Hal ini dapat kita lihat di dalam gereja secara umum tidak memberikan kesempatan bagi pemuda untuk mengembangkan potensinya dalam memimpin. Ketidak pecayaan gereja terhadap kepemimpinan pemuda ini semakin nyata karena kehidupan pemuda Kristen itu sendiri. Selain karena kurang di anggap mampu, gereja enggan mempercayakan tanggung jawab yang besar kepada pemuda karena kehidupan pemuda Kristen yang sering kali dianggap jauh dari firman Tuhan. Pemimpin muda Kristen masa kini adalah seorang yang menjalankan tugas kepemimpinan Kristen dalam usia yang relative muda. Pemimpin muda masa kini memiliki banyak sekali kelemahan sehingga pemimpin muda kurang diterima dan dihargai oleh orang banyak, agar pemuda kristen dipercayai maka harus menjalankan tugas pemimpin muda Kristen masa kini t menurut 1 Timotius 4 yaitu pemimpin muda kristen seharusnya mengingatkan jemaat akan firman, mengajarkan kebenaran firman, menjadi teladan bagi umat Tuhan yang dipimpin, bertumbuh dalam pelayanan, mengawasi diri dan ajaran. Sehingga pemimpin Muda Kristen dapat dihargai seiap orang.Kata- kata kunci: Tugas, Pemimpin Muda, I Timotius 4

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Kopardekar, Abhay, Vikram Gedipudi, Ahilan Karuppasami, and Vasaav Gupta. "Fostering Soft Skills: Habitat Youth Leaders." Childhood Education 97, no. 6 (November 2, 2021): 68–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00094056.2021.2000308.

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Almarri, Shamsa. "Testing and Validating Youth Leaders' Competencies in the UAE Governmental Organizations." International Journal of Customer Relationship Marketing and Management 12, no. 4 (October 2021): 97–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcrmm.2021100107.

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To date, youth leaders' competencies (YLC) have not been systematically investigated. This study aims to identify the required YLC to determine their readiness and openness amongst other qualities to be able to identify those youths who are able to take on federal government leadership positions in the upcoming 4th Industrial Revolution, which is important for the future economic success of the country. In order to contribute to fill this gap, this study adopted a two-stage design seeking to develop and test a scale of youth leaders' competencies in the UAE governmental organizations. In Stage 1, the author generated and refined the scale items, recognizing unique characteristics of the UAE governmental organizations. In Stage 2, the scale has been assessed in terms of dimensionality, validity, and reliability. Using a sample of 242 youth leaders, the YLC's are then tested and validated.

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Alomair, Miznah Omair. "Peace leadership for youth leaders: a literature review." International Journal of Public Leadership 12, no. 3 (August 8, 2016): 227–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijpl-04-2016-0017.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review current literature on peace leadership and youth leadership. It aims to shed a light on the extent to which peace leadership can afford youth leaders and youth peace activists to engage in peace processes and peacebuilding initiatives. By understanding how notions of peace leadership are realized in youth leadership practices, the paper hopes to contribute to the ongoing dialogue on advancing the practice of peace leadership for present and future young leaders. Design/methodology/approach The literature review explored peace leadership from the approaches of peacebuilding processes, nonviolence, and an integral perspective; expanded the current understanding of youth leadership by presenting the theoretical foundations and the role of youth in leadership that align with an advanced view of youth leadership; and described the intersection of peace leadership and youth leadership by identifying how youth leadership is related to peace leadership within three overarching contexts: political systems, schools, and communities. Findings The literature review highlights the reciprocity between peace leadership and youth leadership. It identifies nonviolence, communication, dialogue, conflict resolution, mediation, building social capital, and relationship building as practices in which youth leaders engage in to promote peaceful and sustainable change in varying contexts. Originality/value This review of the literature presents the need for further research on the intersection of peace leadership with youth leadership to help advance both areas within the field of leadership studies and understand how peace leadership for youth informs leadership theory and practice across contexts and areas of discipline.

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MARIN, EGOR. "IMAGES OF PROTEST LEADERS IN THE REPRESENTATION OF RUSSIAN YOUTH." Sociopolitical sciences 10, no. 5 (October 30, 2020): 115–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.33693/2223-0092-2020-10-5-115-127.

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The publication presents the results of a study devoted to the study of images of Russian protest political figures in the representation of young people. In the course of an empirical study conducted in the spring of 2020, students of higher educational institutions in Vladivostok and St. Petersburg were interviewed. Both the leaders of the liberal non-system opposition (A. Navalny and L. Sobol) and the leader of the Communist party of Russia G. Zyuganov were taken as objects. We used the method of semantic differential (SD), factorization of data by the principal component method, as well as the method of free associative experiment. The categorical structure of the semantic space of ideas about protest political leaders was determined. The General categories identified on the basis of factorization of SD data include such axes of evaluating political leaders as “intellectual and leadership qualities”, “aggressiveness”, “hypocrisy and corruption”, and “honesty and kindness”. These categories reflect the structure of young people's political thinking. Based on these semantic universals, the images of Russian protest leaders were reconstructed and their main characteristics in the representation of young people were revealed. Analysis of the results showed the presence of many common structural components in the political consciousness of young people in different cities of Russia. Young people use roughly the same basic categories for evaluating political leaders. The images of protest leaders in the representation of the youth of the two cities also turned out to be almost identical. The results of the study can be useful for researchers, political forces, political and civil leaders.

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Ationg, Romzi, Irma Wani Othman, Mohd Sohaimi Esa, Budi Anto Mohd Tamring, Mohd Nur Hidayat Hasbollah Hajimin, and Jais Abdul Hamid. "LEADERSHIP ETHICS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION IN MALAYSIA." International Journal of Law, Government and Communication 6, no. 23 (April 30, 2021): 171–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.35631/ijlgc.6230012.

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This paper presents a discussion on the need to improve leadership ethics for sustainable development of youth voluntary associations through the examination of theoretical literature that focuses on understanding leadership, particularly the leadership of youth voluntary associations. It also discusses the concept of youth, leadership, and youth voluntary associations. For this reason, this paper is being organized according to subtopics namely the concept of youth, youth voluntary associations, leaders and leadership, leadership ethics, and the need to improve leadership ethics among youth leaders. It is hoped that this preliminary discussion on the need to improve leadership ethics among the leaders of youth voluntary associations provides room for national development that focuses on youth development.

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McGovern, Gina, Marcela Raffaelli, Crystal Moreno Garcia, and Reed Larson. "Leaders’ Cultural Responsiveness in a Rural Program Serving Latinx Youth." Journal of Adolescent Research 35, no. 3 (September 13, 2019): 368–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0743558419873893.

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To provide examples of culturally responsive practices used by leaders of a rural Latinx-serving youth program, this case study focused on a community youth program in a small, rural Midwestern town. Program leaders (one White man and one Latinx woman) were both middle-aged and had postsecondary degrees. Nine Latinx youth participants (four girls, five boys; Mage = 15.5 years) were primarily from Mexican immigrant families. Repeated semi-structured interviews were conducted with leaders and youth. Holistic analyses used grounded theory practices and focused on a subset of questions about cultural program experiences. Leaders of Unified Youth supported the positive development of rural Latinx youth through four categories of culturally responsive practices. They cultivated a safe space that affirmed youth’s cultural values and bilingualism; served as trusted allies for youth, connecting across shared experiences and helping youth process discrimination; promoted cultural awareness and appreciation while encouraging youth to explore cultural nuances; and supported youth’s leadership development and advocacy through community events promoting cultural awareness. These rich descriptions of practices contribute to our understanding of cultural responsiveness in context and can be used to inform research, policy, and practice with Latinx youth in rural communities.

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KAZANTSEV, DMITRY. "SOCIAL RELATIONS AND SELF-PRESENTATION OF THE YOUTH POLITICAL LEADERS OF ALTAI KRAI AND NOVOSIBIRSK OBLAST IN VKONTAKTE SOCIAL MEDIA." History and modern perspectives 3, no. 1 (February 28, 2020): 100–113. http://dx.doi.org/10.33693/2658-4654-2021-3-1-100-113.

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The article is dedicated to the research of self-presentation and social relations of the youth political leaders in VKontakte (VK) social media in Siberian Federal District by example of Altai krai and Novosibirsk oblast. This includes the analysis of social and political capital of the youth political organisations’ leaders in online environment. The goal of this research is to distinguish the forms and contents of self-presentation, the image of the youth political leaders, basing on their social relations and communications in VK. For this purpose, the author uses the TargetHunter parcer, as well as the R programming language for the open data harvesting, and Gephi program to create the social media graph. Conclusion. Basing on the research results, the author concludes that the youth political leaders actively use social media resources, particularly VK, to shape their image and promote it in public affairs. Meanwhile, the process of self-presentation of such leaders is impacted by numerous variables. It also tends to change its forms. VK is especially effective for political activity of the leaders who strive to gain their personal social capital, to create unique and high quality content, and to create channels for steady communication with their primary audience. As for the youth political organisations’ heads, their social media space is more miscellaneous and is usually subjected to clasterization, creating groups. The youth leaders also represent similar social environment. Therefore, the environment creates the leaders, as much as the leaders create the environment.

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Mohamed, Nor Hidayah, and Siti Azura Abu Hassan. "Developing Youth Leaders: Institutional Social Bonding Influence and Positive Youth Development." Archives of Business Research 8, no. 5 (May 25, 2020): 137–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/abr.85.8203.

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The purpose of this research is to identify the factors contribute to Positive Youth Development (PYD) among Community Colleges’ students comprising the 5Cs namely Competence, Confidence, Character, Connection and Caring and Compassion. Moreover, the study highlighted the domains from institutional social bonding that might influence the development of youth at Community Colleges to be a positive leader. The Ecology of Human Development theory, the Developmental Science theory and Social Bonding Theory provide the foundation for this area of study. The framework form Institutional social bonding and 5C’s of PYD elements are recommended. Leadership and PYD are related theoretical based approach in youth development. A youth leadership potential can be unleashed through the development of the 5Cs that lead to positive outcomes. Social bonding with school or institution will nurture and develop the positive characteristics of a leader through involvement, attachment, commitment and trust between both elements.

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Griffith, Aisha, and Reed W. Larson. "Dealing with Moms and Dads: Family Dilemmas Encountered by Youth Program Leaders." Journal of Youth Development 9, no. 2 (June 1, 2014): 34–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2014.58.

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The leaders of youth programs encounter a range of challenging situations that involve youth’s parents or families. This qualitative study obtained data on the variety and nature of these family-related “dilemmas of practice.” Longitudinal interviews with leaders of 10 high quality programs for high-school-aged youth yielded narrative information on a sample of 32 family dilemmas that they had encountered. Grounded theory analysis identified four categories of family dilemmas: 1) problems at home that become a concern to the leader, 2) parents’ expectations are incongruent with program norms or functioning, 3) parents do not support youth’s participation in the program or an aspect of the program, and 4) communicating with parents on sensitive matters. Each of these categories of dilemmas entailed distinct considerations and underlying issues that effective leaders need to be able to understand.

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TEBELIUS, ULLA K. "Youth leaders' views of their professional tasks." World Leisure Journal 49, no. 2 (January 2007): 94–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/04419057.2007.9674490.

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Luna, G. Cajetan, and Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus. "Youth Living with HIV as Peer Leaders." American Journal of Community Psychology 27, no. 1 (February 1999): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/a:1022861610985.

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Mpofu, Chido, Patreese D. Ingram, and Rama Radhakrishna. "Perceptions of 4-H Extension Educators and Volunteer Leaders toward the Inclusion of Youth with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder(s) in 4-H Programs." Journal of Youth Development 5, no. 1 (March 1, 2010): 16–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2010.227.

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The challenges, attitudes, training and support systems needed by 4-H extension educators and volunteer leaders in order to successfully and effectively include youth with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) in their programs are discussed within this article. Data were collected from extension educators and volunteer leaders in a Northeastern state. The results revealed that 4-H extension educators and volunteer leaders are not adequately trained to include youth with ADHD despite the fact that they may have one or two children with these symptoms in their clubs. For inclusion to be meaningful for youth with ADHD we recommend training for extension educators and volunteer leaders on characteristics of ADHD, its implication for youth involvement as well as techniques/ways of meeting the learning styles of youth with ADHD.

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Karanu, Mercy, Peter Koome, and Paul Omato Gesimba. "Influence of church policies on the economic empowerment of the youth." International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478) 9, no. 5 (September 20, 2020): 387–400. http://dx.doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v9i5.819.

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Kenyan youths have been marginalized from mainstream economic activities since independence. This situation has had a negative impact such as slowed economic growth, a rise in crime and violence, and the spread of diseases. It is these issues that have prompted this study on the influence of church policies on the economic empowerment of youths with a specific focus on the PCEA Nyahururu Parish. The study was guided by the Positive Youth Development model. It employed the descriptive research design and targeted a population of 233respondents comprising of 220 youths and 13 leaders (2 congregation chairpersons, 1 clergy, 1 evangelist, 1 youth coordinator, and 8 youth leaders). From this population, a sample of 94respondentswas selected using the clustered random sampling method where the two congregations that make up the PCEA Nyahururu Parish formed the clusters. Quantitative data was collected from youths using structured questionnaires while qualitative data was collected from the church administrators using interview guides. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentages and means as well as inferential statistics. Qualitative data were analyzed using the thematic content analysis technique and results reported using quotes. Findings revealed that there is a low level of economic empowerment among the youths at the PCEA Nyahururu parish. Church policies on single parenthood and divorce/ separation have a statistically significant and negative contribution towards youth economic empowerment. Church policies on the use of modern technologies have a positive and statistically significant relationship with youth economic empowerment. The study recommends that churches should re-examine its policies in single parenthood and divorce/ separation.

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Bahri, Samsul, and Harun Arrasyid Sitorus. "Medan Youth and Community Center." International Journal of Architecture and Urbanism 2, no. 1 (March 14, 2018): 46–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.32734/ijau.v2i1.296.

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Medan City is one of the big cities in Indonesia that also can not be separated from the process of guidance and talent of the youth who often become issues that are closely linked with the nation's moral problems as a whole there is no guidance and talent for young people. At the regional level, the number of youths reaches 40% of the total population. It is the responsibility of the government to provide a means of talent development to boost the sporting achievements and youth work that will become leaders in the future. Based on the background of this problem required a facility that can support and develop the talent of the youths in the city of Medan.

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Rajda, Daria. "The picture of Youth Prevention Leaders in biographical research." Problemy Opiekuńczo-Wychowawcze 570, no. 5 (May 31, 2018): 45–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0012.1579.

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The purpose of the article is to present the activities of Youth Prevention Leaders. The research shown in the article presents activities carried out by youth leaders and also their biographical and personality conditions. The research included 20 prevention leaders who act as part of universal prophylaxis in one of the Upper Silesian cities. A focus interview was applied with the leaders, analysis of the documents and an open interview with the program's supervisor. I show in the article the biographical and personality conditions of the leaders, the reasons for engaging in this activity and features and competences. I also discuss a their benefits, difficulties, successes and needs. In effect of the conducted research I selected three types of leaders: an activist, a conscious motivator and a goal driven individual getting out of the shadow. The analysis shows that the effects of activities carried out in schools in which youth leaders are present, are definitely better than in schools where they do not work.

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Meinema, Erik. "‘Idle minds’ and ‘empty stomachs’: youth, violence and religious diversity in coastal Kenya." Africa 90, no. 5 (November 2020): 890–913. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001972020000637.

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AbstractThis article analyses how concerns about youth and violence intersect with the politics of managing religious coexistence in the coastal Kenyan town of Malindi. During extensive ethnographic research, I noticed that Muslim, Christian and ‘Traditionalist’ leaders, politicians and NGO officials often fear that the ‘idleness’ of young people leaves them susceptible to various immoralities, including political violence and ‘violent extremism’, that threaten peaceful ethnic and religious coexistence. The article explores how these concerns motivate leaders’ attempts to incorporate youth in development and peace projects, and how youth respond to these interventions. These projects are funded by Western donors, who often see ‘radical’ religiosity, especially among Muslim youth, as a security threat. Yet, leaders in Malindi accommodate donor policies to the (coastal) Kenyan context, and tend to understand immoralities and violence as resulting from a lack of religiosity among youth. The article argues that perceptions of ‘idle youth’ as potentially violent threats to peaceful religious coexistence and morality allow leaders to develop a ‘moral religiosity’ that is shared across religious divides. However, the ways in which youth strategically resist or comply with interventions to pacify them demonstrate that they do not necessarily agree with dominant moral and political constellations.

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DeGennaro, Donna. "Toward Transformative Praxis." Journal of Transformative Education 16, no. 3 (November 1, 2017): 220–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541344617736635.

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In Unlocking Silent Histories (USH), Indigenous youth participate in a pedagogical engagement with theoretical roots in critical pedagogy, media studies, and cultural sociology. These frameworks inform how youth participate in a self-directed, technology-enabled learning design to critically inquire about and creatively express their worlds from their perspectives in the form of documentary shorts. This intentional strategy discloses our belief that Indigenous youth viewpoints are absent from a digital landscape. Our philosophical engagement further divulges learning design deficiencies, asserting that (1) local voice and knowledge are foundational to authentic learning, (2) community-connected themes inspire critical inquiry and creative expression, and (3) youth have the capacity to direct their own learning and author their own stories. Our program design calls for a shift in focus when thinking about the definition and roles of youth knowledge, voice, and learning. To ignite this shift, framing and bringing to life what is termed transformative praxis, youth become teacher|leader|learner in our pedagogical engagement. We convey this by focusing this article on our program leaders’ experiences in this multifaceted role. In doing so, we highlight the development of these program leaders as they encounter, negotiate, and struggle between unconscious and conscious oppression and liberating educational practices.

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Okpe, Blessing. "EFFECT OF DEPRESSION ON PRODUCTIVITY AMONG THE YOUTH." International Journal of Innovative Research in Arts, Education and Technology 2, no. 1 (January 5, 2021): 32–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.48028/iiprds/ijiraet.v2.i1.04.

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Youth can only achieve meaningful social and psychological maturity if he or she is able to master the successful roles expected of him/her at different stages of life. Maturity and responsibility lead to productivity that will be of benefit to the youth and society. Depression is one of the major mood disorders; it is associated with a pervasive feeling of sadness/low mood, lack of interest and engagement in previously pleasurable activities and reduction in energy or feeling of weakness. The youth suffering from depressive reactions, on the other hand, is an unhappy individual with a pessimistic outlook on life, vulnerable to threats and even minor frustrations, which may bring along increased feelings of depression and low productivity. The belief that youths are the leaders of tomorrow is still strongly held in our societies. As future leaders, youth can only actualize the goal of maintaining national stability, integration, and productivity if they can successfully surmount the academic, social and psychological challenges confronting their present stage of life development. This paper discussed the causes of depression, the effects of depression on productivity and a way forward.

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Newman, Tarkington J., Melissa Kim, M. Antonio G. Alvarez, and Anita R. Tucker. "Facilitative coaching: a guide for youth sport leaders." Leisure/Loisir 42, no. 2 (March 9, 2018): 129–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14927713.2017.1415165.

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Knopf, Alison. "Youth trained in primary drug prevention as ‘leaders’." Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly 28, no. 7 (February 15, 2016): 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adaw.30473.

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Burgard, Wolfram. "Today's Youth Are Our Future Leaders [President's Message]." IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine 26, no. 4 (December 2019): 6–130. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mra.2019.2949185.

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Karnes, Frances, Tracy Riley, and J. Christopher McGinnis. "Perceptions of Great Leaders Held by Gifted Youth." Gifted Child Today 19, no. 4 (July 1996): 14–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107621759601900408.

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Cooper, Jessica Altum. "Florida 4-H Camp Counselor Training Guide." EDIS 2019, no. 4 (August 28, 2019): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.32473/edis-4h398-2019.

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4-H Residential Camp Counselor Training empowers youth ages 14-18 to be positive role models, leaders, and mentors to their campers. This new 38-page guide, written by Jessica Altum Cooper and published by the UF/IFAS Florida 4-H Youth Development program, provides preparation and training modules to help youth reach their full potential as the next generation of community leaders. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4h398

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Shaikh, Majidullah, Corliss Bean, and Tanya Forneris. "Youth Leadership Development in the Start2Finish Running & Reading Club." Journal of Youth Development 14, no. 1 (March 12, 2019): 112–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2019.674.

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Researchers have asserted that offering intentional leadership roles to youth can help them to develop life skills (e.g., communication, decision-making); however, few physical-activity-based positive youth development programs provide youth these intentional leadership roles, and little research has explored the impact of these opportunities on youth who take them up. The purpose of this study was to understand the developmental experiences of youth leaders in a physical-activity-based positive youth development program. Sixteen youth leaders (Mage= 13.37, SD = 1.36) from 4 sites of the Start2Finish Running & Reading Club participated in semi-structured interviews to discuss their experiences as junior coaches. Fertman and van Linden’s (1999) model of youth leadership development was used to guide the data collection and analysis. Through deductive-inductive thematic analysis, 3 themes were constructed: (a) awareness: developing into leaders started with seeing potential through role models, (b) interaction: learning by doing and interacting with others helped youth to practice leadership abilities, and (c) mastery: taking on greater responsibility allowed for opportunities to refine leadership abilities and develop a variety of life skills. These themes helped to bring an understanding to the processes involved in leadership and life-skill development. Practical and research implications are discussed regarding leveraging youth leadership opportunities in youth programming.

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Stein, Megan. "Exemplary Youth Leadership Series: Activities to Engage Youth with Practices of Exemplary Leaders." EDIS 2019, no. 6 (November 6, 2019): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc344-2019.

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This publication series is designed to outline strategies and experiences to expose youth to and engage them with leadership concepts. In this series, activities have been developed to introduce youth to Kouzes and Posner’s five practices of exemplary leaders. Each article in the series directly relates to one of the practices and the topics of values, vision, teamwork, trust, and gratitude. This new 3-page article, the first in the series, introduces each practice and Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model. Written by Megan Stein and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc344

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Maulana, A. O., A. Krumeich, and B. Van den Borne. "In Their Eyes: HIV prevention from an Islamic perspective in Lamu, Kenya." Health, Culture and Society 2, no. 1 (April 25, 2012): 89–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/hcs.2012.73.

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Despite efforts to curb the spread of HIV amongst the youth and its positive indication of success in Kenya, the epidemic continues to pose serious challenges to these efforts amongst all demographic groupings across Kenya. This article presents findings of a qualitative study involving 45 youth and 23 Islamic leaders from Lamu, Kenya. The study looked at participant’s perceptions of HIV/AIDS. It also explored participant’s perceptions on what they see as the factors influencing HIV transmission amongst the Lamu youth. Additionally a literature review was used together with the study findings to identify elements for an Islamic based HIV prevention intervention. Our findings indicated that both the youth and religious leaders’ perceptions of HIV/AIDS comprise a mixture of facts and misconceptions. The participants identified idleness, drug abuse and premarital sex as key factors contributing to the risk of HIV infection amongst the Lamu youth. The symbiotic relationship between religious leaders and youth on various aspects of daily practices was evident throughout the study thereby suggesting the importance of working with both in addressing HIV/AIDS in Lamu.

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Bean, Corliss, and Tanya Forneris. "Strategies for Fostering a Quality Physical Activity-Based Mentoring Program for Female Youth: Lessons Learned and Future Directions." Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology 1, no. 1 (January 2017): 52–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/cssep.2016-0008.

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The current case outlines practical strategies used by youth leaders to implement a female-only physical activity-based mentoring program. This program was selected as the case for the current paper as it scored the highest on program quality out of 26 different sport and physical activity-based youth programs within a larger project. The two program leaders were interviewed to understand what practical strategies they used to foster a high-quality program within this context. The leaders discussed how they: (a) focused on developing individualized relationships with youth, (b) balanced structure with flexibility to allow for youth voice, (c) intentionally integrated life skills, and (d) combined engaging activities with downtime to differentiate the program from school. This case provides a practical account of how front-line workers in youth mentoring programs, specifically within sport and physical activity contexts, can deliver a quality program. Reflection on areas for future work within the field of sport psychology, including ways to bridge the gap between research and practice and the need to develop communities of practice for youth programmers, are presented.

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Massey, Kamaria C., Alexander E. Chan, Edwin Green, Jr., and Maru Gonzalez. "Cultivating True Leaders: A Social Justice Curriculum for Youth Development Programs." Journal of Youth Development 16, no. 5 (December 14, 2021): 269–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2021.1189.

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In recent years, there have been increasing calls to intentionally center diversity, equity, and inclusion within positive youth development programs. True Leaders: Culture, Power and Justice is a 4-H curriculum designed to engage young people in understanding and applying social justice concepts with the ultimate aim of nurturing their sense of self-efficacy as they work to find solutions to pressing social issues. The True Leaders curriculum is shaped by the Five Cs of positive youth development—confidence, competence, connection, caring, and character—and a social justice youth development framework. Each lesson is grounded in the critical experiential learning model, which seeks to move participants through a process of hands-on learning about social justice concepts, critical reflection, and, ultimately, collective action. The True Leaders curriculum is intended for use with middle and high school-aged youth.

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Chernyshev, A. S., S. V. Sarychev, and N. N. Grebenkov. "Contribution of the Kursk Psychological School of Youth Leaders to the Youth Movement and Human Resources of the Region." Вестник практической психологии образования 16, no. 2 (2019): 15–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/bppe.2019160202.

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The article presents the psychological foundations, technologies of working with socially gifted adolescents and high schoolers (organizing leaders) and summarizes the work of the Psychological School of Youth Leaders in the Kursk region. The authors described the features of social learning as a kind of psychological assistance to the younger generation.

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Ishihara, Kohei. "An Agenda for Policy Change: Participatory Research and Data Collection by Southeast Asian Youth." AAPI Nexus Journal: Policy, Practice, and Community 9, no. 1-2 (2011): 29–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.36650/nexus9.1-2_29-36_ishihara.

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In a policy-making world that is influenced by “model minority” ideology and racial aggregate data, Southeast Asian Americans have become one of the most underrepresented and misunderstood Asian American communities. Cambodian, Laotian, and Hmong youth leaders in Providence, Rhode Island, protested this lack of representation by surveying 16 percent of the city’s Southeast Asian youth population. This data became the first of its kind to provide a quantitative and qualitative portrait of the lives and issues experienced by the city’s Southeast Asian residents. Youth leaders were trained in survey administration and data analysis in order to design and execute the survey. Survey results revealed the very intricate and oppressive realities faced by Southeast Asian youth, including lack of education, gang violence, racial profiling, inter-generational conflict, as well cultural conflict over ideas of gender and sexuality. Youth leaders used the data and a process of consensus decision making to develop a list of policy-change recommendations targeting Rhode Island decision makers and power brokers.

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Lofton, Saria, Kathleen F. Norr, Diana Jere, Crystal Patil, and Chimwemwe Banda. "Developing Action Plans in Youth Photovoice to Address Community-Level HIV Risk in Rural Malawi." International Journal of Qualitative Methods 19 (January 1, 2020): 160940692092013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1609406920920139.

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Youth-driven approaches to HIV prevention can engage youth and improve health outcomes. Photovoice has been used to engage youth in identifying the assets and challenges in their communities. In sub-Saharan Africa, youth remain vulnerable to HIV infection. This article describes a photovoice project, named Youth Photovoice, conducted in rural Malawi, which focused on community places and situations relating to risky sexual behaviors that place youth at risk of HIV infection. Twenty-four youth, ages 13–17 (12 males and 12 females), participated in Youth Photovoice. During the photovoice process, youth identified five community situations and places that put them at risk of unsafe sex and thus HIV infection: initiation ceremonies, isolated places, community celebrations, local businesses such as bars and rest houses, and church-sponsored activities. Youth used a systematic action planning process to develop action plans. They presented their action plans to local leaders and parents. Parents and leaders responded positively and agreed to help the youth carry out their plans. If their plans to address community situations that put them at risk of unsafe sex succeed, there will be a direct impact on reducing the risk of HIV infection among youth. Youth Photovoice provided the opportunity for youth to obtain new skills, build new partnerships, and present their ideas to community leaders. Integrating this action planning process into photovoice helped to guide the youth toward actualizing their HIV prevention plans in their community. This process can increase the effectiveness of photovoice initiatives to address other community issues in a wide variety of settings.

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Gutiérrez, Vanessa, Reed W. Larson, Marcela Raffaelli, Mariela Fernandez, and Sandy Guzman. "How Staff of Youth Programs Respond to Culture-Related Incidents." Journal of Adolescent Research 32, no. 1 (December 27, 2016): 64–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0743558416664028.

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Incidents in which program leaders confront issues of culture and race occur regularly in many youth programs. These incidents are important because they reflect powerful dimensions of youth’s lived experience and bring issues of injustice and program inclusiveness to the fore. This study examined these culture-related incidents and how leaders responded to them. Interviews were conducted with 50 leaders from 27 programs serving primarily Latino, African American, and European youth. Half the programs served middle school–aged teens and half high school–aged teens. Qualitative analyses identified four categories of incidents, each presenting distinct considerations for leaders. Two ( offensive remarks and discrimination) involved inappropriate speech and unjust actions. Two ( discomfort with intercultural contact and cultural identification and identity) involved youth’s expression of negative attitudes toward others’ or own group. Leaders differed in their responses to incidents. A universalist, race-blind group asserted that culture did not matter in their program and reported virtually no incidents. A second group reported culture-related incidents but described limited responses because they lacked confidence or skills. A third group appeared to represent best practices: These leaders engaged directly with the incidents and facilitated reflective dialogue in which youth drew on experiences, analyzed situations, and learned through collective discussion. Implications for practice are drawn.

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Majee, Wilson, Karien Jooste, Lydia Aziato, and Adaobi Anakwe. "Scars of disengagement: perspectives on community leadership and youth engagement in rural South Africa." Global Health Promotion 26, no. 3 (August 30, 2017): 5–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757975917715877.

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Given the emerging global youth disengagement epidemic, anticipated population growth, and the threat of continued rural–urban migration among young adults, recent research has focused on community leadership practice and the factors that influence youth engagement at the local level. Studying these practices and factors can elicit interventions that can improve youth engagement and youth health. This study engaged South African rural community leaders in interviews to collect perceptions and experiences on community leadership and factors that influence youth engagement and their health behaviors. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. Emergent themes are categorized into four domains: conceptualizations of leadership, current youth behaviors, barriers to youth engagement, and youth leadership opportunities and potential solutions. Findings demonstrate a clear grasp of the concept of community leadership among community leaders, and an awareness of the complex interplay of social, economic and environmental factors on youth disengagement and the potential interventions to promote more youth participation.

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