scholarly journals Promoting Youth Development Worldwide: The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Van Baren ◽  
Marieke Meelen ◽  
Lucas C.P.M. Meijs
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
International Award ◽  
Award Program ◽  
Educational Framework ◽  
Physical Recreation

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is a youth achievement Award program that aims to engage young people in purposeful activities focused on gaining knowledge, broadening horizons and accumulating a diversity of experiences. The program promotes positive youth development through an experienced based learning approach and is known to play a vital role in providing opportunities for young people to develop essential life skills, complementing their formal education. Comprised of three levels (Bronze, Silver and Gold) and four sections (Service, Skills, Physical Recreation and Adventurous Journey) the Award is designed to provide a balanced programme of personal development. The Award operates worldwide in over 140 countries and territories, through the International Award Association. This article will discuss The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award program and its non-formal educational framework. Participants reported that it has enabled them to grow in confidence and in their ability to contribute positively to their communities.

scholarly journals Youth Volunteerism, as Non-formal Education, for Professional and Social Integration of Young Labor Force in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Sadaf Taimur ◽  
Huma Mursaleen
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Youth Volunteerism

Young people are an asset to Pakistan, and they can play a vital role in the country's social and economic development. Non-formal education to promote volunteering activity in Pakistan can endorse the professional and social integration of the young labor force by preparing them with the labor's contemporary skills. The current study is an attempt to explore the situation in Pakistan and identify: (a) if non-formal education plays a role in youth's engagement in volunteering activity; (b) why young people volunteer; (c) what they can learn through volunteering; (d) the significant barriers which can prevent them from volunteering even after getting the training and opportunities to volunteer. Data was collected using purposive sampling from 4 different nonprofit organizations (NPOs), with city offices in three major cities of Pakistan. NPOs, on their end, collected the data form the youth volunteers working with them randomly using an online survey. The research findings revealed that non-formal education plays a significant role in ensuring young people's engagement in volunteering activity. The findings and recommendations from the study can guide youth initiatives and policies in Pakistan to include systematic and consistent non-formal education programs to promote youth volunteerism in Pakistan.

Fifteen facts about modern students in Khabarovsk: sociological analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 110-117
Author(s):  
Yu. V. Berezutskiy ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Sociological Analysis ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Youth Development Programs ◽  
Youth Entrepreneurship ◽  
Problem Youth ◽  
Life Education ◽  
The City

The article presents a sociological analysis of the state of modern student youth in Khabarovsk. The scientists investigated: the ideas of student youth about the city of Khabarovsk and living conditions in it; peculiarities of youth leisure; basic problems of life; education, employment and professional development; migratory moods of young people; youth assessments of youth policy.The results of the study showed that the main problem of realizing youth potential in the city and the region is the high migration outflow of young people, which is based on the problem of young people seeing the prospects for their development, confidence in their future. The high cost of living, decent wages, the danger of being unemployed, the quality and accessibility of medicine, the improvement of the territory of residence, the housing problem, youth leisure - these problems worries young people very much today. At the same time, one of the main requests of student youth for the development of youth leisure is associated with personal development, the development of intellectual leisure. Interesting educational formats, forums, trainings, seminars, speakers are in great demand today among young people. But, of course, the development of creative directions, entertainment events, places for sports and cultural recreation is also important. A special youth demand is the development of youth entrepreneurship. All this, ultimately, should fill the municipal and regional youth development programs.

scholarly journals Educación y desarrollo personal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Peñacoba-Arribas ◽  
Diana Constanza Nossa-Ramos ◽  
Francesco Ferrari ◽  
Marisol Bolívar-Ramírez ◽  
Karen Gaitán-Acosta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Educational Setting ◽  
The Family ◽  
Practical Research ◽  
Human Fulfillment ◽  
The University

This work is the result of theoretical and practical research and points out the privileged settings that lead the person towards human fulfillment and happiness. The first setting is the family, the educational setting par excellence, since the constitutive bonds of the personality such as paternity, maternity and filiation are established within it; the family is where each human being is recognized and loved and learns the proper exercise of his freedom. The school and the university constitute the second training setting of singular importance. In this, young people are helped to harmoniously develop intelligence, will and affections. This is done through formal education –scientific and humanistic– and those activities –such as volunteering or social service– that allow the expression of compassion, solidarity, artistic qualities, etc. Different areas of personal development that aim at the consolidation of virtuous leaders capable of building a culture of life that moves towards peace.

Youth Development in Europe

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katariina Salmela-Aro ◽  
Ingrid Schoon
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
Reciprocal Interactions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Key Players

A series of six papers on “Youth Development in Europe: Transitions and Identities” has now been published in the European Psychologist throughout 2008 and 2009. The papers aim to make a conceptual contribution to the increasingly important area of productive youth development by focusing on variations and changes in the transition to adulthood and emerging identities. The papers address different aspects of an integrative framework for the study of reciprocal multiple person-environment interactions shaping the pathways to adulthood in the contexts of the family, the school, and social relationships with peers and significant others. Interactions between these key players are shaped by their embeddedness in varied neighborhoods and communities, institutional regulations, and social policies, which in turn are influenced by the wider sociohistorical and cultural context. Young people are active agents, and their development is shaped through reciprocal interactions with these contexts; thus, the developing individual both influences and is influenced by those contexts. Relationship quality and engagement in interactions appears to be a fruitful avenue for a better understanding of how young people adjust to and tackle development to productive adulthood.

Model Pembinaan Remaja Putus Sekolah Terlantar di Provinsi Lampung (Studi Pada Uptd Pelayanan Sosial Bina Remaja (PSBR) Raden Intan Lampung

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-241
Author(s):  
Maulita Daniar Anom ◽  
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Novita Tresiana ◽  
Intan Fitri Meutia ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
Coaching Activities ◽  
Out Of School

Education is a mandatory thing that must be obtained for every child. However, not all children are able to get education due to several factors, one of which is the economic condition of the family which causes them to drop out of school. Guidance for neglected drop-out teenagers is an action that is taken to overcome one of the social problems, which is neglected teenagers who have dropped out of school with the purpose of directing their personality, abilities and skills through non-formal education. This research was conducted at UPTD PSBR Raden Intan Lampung. The purpose of this research is to describe and analyze how the models and coaching programs are carried out to overcome neglected dropout teenagers.The method used in this research is descriptive with a qualitative approach with the use of data collection techniques, such as: structured interviews, documentation and observation. The data analysis technique used in this study was data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions, and for data validity techniques are the extension of observations and triangulation. Based on the research results, it shows that the model that is used as a reference in the implementation of coaching activities for neglected dropouts teenagers is the Youth Development Program (YDP) Model which has 3 approaches, that are: Institutional Based, Family Based and Community. The conclusion of this research is based on the analysis, namely the Youth Development Program (YDP) Model which is the reference applied through 4 programs by the UPTD PSBR Raden Intan Lampung, that are Social Rehabilitation Program, Social Security Program, Social Empowerment Program and the last Social Protection Program with the hope that this effort can solve the problem of neglected dropouts teenagers, especially in Lampung Province.

scholarly journals Education and social support: do migrants benefit as much as natives?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Brandt ◽  
Kyra Selina Hagge
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Support Providers ◽  
Appraisal Support ◽  
Migration Experiences ◽  
To Receive

Abstract Education and having access to social support play a vital role in the human life. Integrated and better-educated people demonstrate an increased personal health and well-being. Social isolation, on the contrary, can affect not only the personal development, but also pertains to society. These topics are especially relevant in the current migration debate. Our paper examines the link between schooling and the individuals’ probability to receive different types of social support, in particular emotional, instrumental, informational, and appraisal support. Using logit and ordinal logit regressions on cross-sectional micro-data provided by the SOEP, we distinguish between two subgroups, the native population and people who migrated to Germany. Our findings confirm that higher levels of education increase the probability to access social support as well as the number of support providers in the network. Migrants are disadvantaged when it comes to the access of social support. However, our results suggest no significant negative returns to education for people with migration experiences.

Citizenship outside the Classroom

2002 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Penny Harwood ◽  
Caroline Davey
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
Research Methodologies ◽  
Good Citizenship ◽  
The One

In the context of an increasingly pluralist and in some ways troubled society, work was undertaken to investigate the role of formal education and non-educational organisations in building good citizenship in girls and young women (9-19 years old). Different stages in the developmental process are identified, and the paper describes a number of ways in which experiential and attitudinal information was obtained from the range of respondents: these included a Citizen's Forum and quantitative omnibus research. Methodologies to involve the young people in focused and relevant debate during the one-day Forum were developed and are discussed.

scholarly journals Inclusion, Diversity, Equality in Non-Formal Education through the Optic of Youth and Youth Workers

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 94-108
Author(s):  
Martin Brestovanský ◽  
Janette Gubricová ◽  
Kristína Liberčanová ◽  
Naďa Bizová ◽  
Zuzana Geršicová
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Youth Workers ◽  
Youth Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Group Members

AbstractIntroduction: The aim of the study was to find out what is the understanding of relatively new terms coming into the cultures of Middle-European countries – inclusion, diversity, and equality (hereinafter referred to as IDE) – from the point of view of young people (n=30) and youth workers (n=16) in Slovakia.Methods: For data gathering, we used a method of focus groups (4 meetings). Data analysis was based on three criteria: consistency in understanding the terms, an overview of types of obstacles that keep young people from self-realisation and an explicit or implicit expression of understanding the basic principles of inclusion in education. The content of IDE terms was mostly from the area of the social field. The term diversity was closely explained in the psychological-personal fields.Results: The most frequent obstacles for applying IDE approaches were seen in the social, health and religious spheres. From the pedagogical and methodological point of view, the problem is also in the difficulty of preparing the projects based on the principles of IDE while the youth workers proclaim autonomy in solutions and do not trust the possibilities of using general methods because of specific need resulting from the specific context of their work. Also, they proclaim natural applying of the IDE principles and the existence of specific needs in the informal education does not represent any problem for the inclusion of the group members in the activities of the organisation.Limitations: Work with youth is very varied. Performs in different areas of life and also involves working with different groups of young people. The selected research sample consists of youth and youth workers who are only a partial sample of the sample. It is assumed that in a larger group of respondents (both youth workers and youths themselves), respondents' views may differ somewhat in some of the areas studied.Conclusions: This research provides information on understanding, implementation and obstacles to applying the principles of inclusion, equality and diversity in practice. We believe that the information we receive is very valuable as it opens the imaginative door to the specific kitchens of individual youth organizations where these principles are directly implemented. They show their nature of application in practice, they suggest some risks, as well as a certain bias towards the application of the terms emerging (probably?) from theory. As can be seen from the results of our research, the emergence of specific needs in non-formal education in practice does not pose a problem in the inclusion of group members in leisure activities.

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