Title: Contemporary Youth Research: Local Expressions and Global Connections
Abstract: Contents: Preface Introduction. Part I Overview of Youth Research Globally: Conceptualizing and theorizing youth: global perspectives, Vappu TyyskA.. Youth research in Europe, Helena Helve, Carmen Leccardi and Siyka Kovacheva Youth research in Africa, David Everatt Trends in youth studies in (English-speaking) North America, James CA'te The socio-cultural construction of youth in Latin America: achievements and failures, Carles Feixa Pampols and Yanko GonzA!lez Cangas Contemporary trends in youth and juvenile studies in China, Jin Zhikun and Yang Xiong Youth research in Australia and New Zealand, Johanna Wyn. Part II Current Trends in Youth Research: Topic area 1, Education, Technology and Work: Biographical turning points in young people's transitions to work across Europe, Manuela du Bois-Reymond and Barbara Stauber Texting as style: preliminary observations on cellular phone use among Filipino college students, Clarence M. Batan Risk among youth in modern Russia: problems and trends, Julia A. Zubok An attempt to reverse the failure of rural youth development in South Africa, David Everatt, Sipho Shezi and Ross Jennings Cross-cultural understanding: service-learning in college coursework, Gunilla Holm and Paul Farber Topic area 2, Youth Engagement: Latina/o youth contest for equity in the public school system in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles: a political and theoretical perspective, Fazila Bhimji Young people's civic engagement. The need for new perspectives, Henk Vinken Learning to destroy the world: western schooling and the natural environment, Thomas Ray Topic area 3, Culture and identity in a culturally diverse and global world 'Remaking citizens': perspectives from the lived temporalities of four Singaporean youths, Yen Yen Joyceln Woo Mobilizing a lesbian identity as a means for educational achievement: Mizrachi lesbians in Israel, Liora Gvion and Diana Luzzatto Cool nostalgia: Indian American youth culture and the politics of authenticity, Sunaina Maira Teenage pregnancy in Mexico: why the panic?, Noemi Ehrenfeld Lenkiewicz Index.
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-03-02
Language: en
Type: book
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