The social integration of adolescents of foreign origin is of much importance to contemporary Swedish politics, and knowledge is needed about the associations between different forms of leisure and ...social integration. The present study tests the associations between visits to youth centers and participation in structured leisure activities, on the one hand, and having friends regardless of origin, of native origin, and of foreign origin, on the other. Two-wave longitudinal data from 203 adolescents of foreign origin were collected, including friendship nominations from 1,185 peers. Cross-lagged panel models were constructed, controlling for relevant confounders. Visits to youth centers positively predicted the number of friends of foreign origin, while participation in structured leisure activities positively predicted the number of friends regardless of origin. In conclusion, structured leisure activities appear better than youth centers for promoting the social integration of adolescents of foreign origin into networks of friends of different origins.
Youth work is a very recent field in Turkey and the evolution of the field has been very much influenced by the European institutions, especially with the European Union candidacy process of Turkey. ...Youth work in Turkey can be analyzed in three different layers since the central government, local government (municipalities) and civil society organization all have youth work activities. During our Horizon 2020 PARTISPACE research project, we conducted ethnographic research to shed light on the local characteristics of youth work in a central Anatolian city in Turkey. The cases we discuss in the scope of this paper based on our ethnographic research includes two youth centers, one run by a central government agency, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the other by a local municipality run by the party of opposition. The study reveals the influence of local dynamics and political competition in the development of youth policy and youth work. Our research demonstrates that, even if youth work is not a priority in the public policy agenda, it has become an object of political competition in Turkey.
Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund
Partizipation zu ermöglichen ist Teil des Auftrags der Offenen Kinder- und Jugendarbeit. Dazu gehört die Einbindung der Jugendlichen in die Angebotsentwicklung. Der Ansatz ...der Partizipativen Gesundheitsforschung kann einen Beitrag zur Umsetzung dieses Auftrags leisten.
Ziel der Arbeit
Die Durchführung sog. „Autonomer Öffnungen“ (AÖ) in Braunschweig, bei denen Jugendliche ihr Jugendzentrum (JZ) ohne Beisein der Fachkräfte öffnen und die Zeit eigenverantwortlich gestalten, geht auf eine Forderung der städtischen Jugendkonferenz zurück. Jugendliche und Fachkräfte wurden mit partizipativen Methoden bei der Evaluation der AÖ wissenschaftlich begleitet. Diese Arbeit berichtet aus einem der drei mitwirkenden JZ.
Studiendesign und Studiensetting
Nach jeder AÖ haben die Jugendlichen ihr Erlebtes in einem mit den Fachkräften erarbeiteten Fragebogen angegeben, der im digitalen Umfrageinstrument „Mentimeter“ hinterlegt ist. Die Erfahrungen der Fachkräfte wurden in Interviews erfragt. Im Zentrum der Erhebungen stehen das Einbringen eigener Interessen und die Entwicklung von Kompetenzen der Jugendlichen. Die Ergebnisse wurden von den Wissenschaftler*innen ausgewertet und in einem Workshop mit Jugendlichen und Fachkräften reflektiert.
Ergebnisse
Im Zeitraum von zehn Monaten fanden zehn AÖ statt. Fünf Jugendliche nahmen als Hauptverantwortliche und ca. 20 weitere als Mitverantwortliche teil. Es zeigte sich, dass die Jugendlichen ihre Interessen seit Beginn der AÖ verstärkt einbringen. Die Fachkräfte haben eine Entwicklung von Kompetenzen in verschiedenen Feldern beobachtet. Es wurden Kriterien zur Übertragbarkeit der AÖ identifiziert. Belastbare Beziehungen, die einen vertrauensvollen Austausch auf Augenhöhe zwischen Fachkräften und Jugendlichen ermöglichen, sind dabei bedeutsam.
La relation entre art et culture scientifique est une entrée inédite pour l’étude d’une communication bilatérale recadrée au sein d’une méthodologie pédagogique de l’animation culturelle au sein des ...institutions de la jeunesse. Il s’agit de l’éveil et de la mise en évidence de la compréhension et l’interprétation scientifique nées des œuvres d’art et même des simples talents en matière artistique. Deux facettes intimement liées l’une à l’autre, l’art et la culture scientifique se nourrissent des nouvelles perspectives quant à la réflexion sur la médiation artistique et la diffusion de la culture scientifique à partir des clubs d’activités scientifiques.
Purpose: This article outlines the objective and structure of the Center for Youth Research and Practice (CYRP), its contributions toward youth research and practices, importance of the linkages that ...the CYRP has cultivated between research and practice, the facilitation of knowledge exchange with local and global institutions and professionals, and its role in future endeavors.Method: A social impact assessment has been implemented to address the intervention and the outcome based on the contributions of the CYRP to youth research and practices.Results: From this, the work of the CYRP on youth research and practices is concluded to have significant social impacts at the individual, social, organizational, and global levels. The work has found that the quality of life, self-esteem, involvement in society, empowerment through social capacity building, organizational development, and providing an international hub are crucial for youth development and wellbeing.Discussion: Hitherto, the CYRP has published over a hundred journal articles and held nearly 200 events including training courses, workshops, seminars and a conference. Over 6000 participants have taken part in these events and more than 60 institutions have collaborated with the CYRP to exchange knowledge on youth research and practices. The work of the CYRP as a whole has facilitated the participation of different individuals and organizations. In essence, the work of the CYRP has provided important grounds to initiate its role as an international hub as the CYRP is now considered as a center of significance in youth research and practices for Chinese societies in the East Asia region.
t Antwerps jeugdcentrum is van iedereen Van de Mosselaer, Katrien; Mortelmans, Dimitri
Tijdschrift voor communicatiewetenschap,
05/2015, Letnik:
43, Številka:
2
Journal Article
Recenzirano
The Antwerp youth center is an all-inclusive house. A qualitative study of inclusive communication to reach a greater diversity of adolescents This case study focuses on the way in which youth ...centers in the city of Antwerp (Belgium) can reach a greater diversity of adolescents by taking into account certain aspects of their internal and external communication. Building on models of diversity and inclusion management and using information gathered in interviews with professionals working in the youth and cultural sector and focus groups with adolescents, we answer the question how youth organisations can communicate more inclusively in order to make adolescents feel more welcome and appealed to. The results show that certain communication strategies, such as adapting to interests and raising trust, can ensure that the communication becomes more inclusive. Furthermore, inclusive communication appears to be connected to other aspects of youth organizations such as the employees, the volunteers, the offer and the budget. Every one of these aspects has to be taken into account in the effort to reach a diverse public.
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