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The Impact Of Alcohol & Tobacco Advertising On The Latino Community As A Civil Rights Issue, Katherine Culliton

KATHERINE CULLITON-GONZÁLEZ

No abstract provided.

Civic Engagement Among American Youth: Research, Activism, And Democracy, Goutam U. Jois, Chris Toppe

Goutam U Jois

This paper examines youth attitudes toward voting and volunteering: the measurable indicators of social capital. First, we review literature on the subject of social capital and civic engagement among youth. Then, we summarize our analysis, available in detail elsewhere, of 2002 and 2004 surveys of youth by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). Using this information, we draw implications for practitioners. Finally, we highlight specific strategies for building social capital among youth — by looking to the long term — and examine one particular youth civic engagement program through this lens.

Service Learning: Strategies For Developing Character, Catherine Berger Kaye

Special Topics, General

Simply put, service learning connects school-based curriculum with the inherent caring and concern young people have for their world-whether on their school campus, at a local food bank, or in a distant rainforest. With the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, young students are especially attuned to how we as a nation, truly rely on the spirit and actions of volunteers to bring both essentials for daily living and to restore hope.

Whose Body Is It Anyway - An Updated Model Of Healthcare Decision-Making Rights For Adolescents, Kimberly M. Mutcherson

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

In-Depth Interviews With Seed Youth: Profiles Of Participants In A Pilot Study, Edward Scanlon, Deborah Adams

Center for Social Development Research

In-Depth Interviews With SEED Youth: Profiles of Participants in a Pilot Study

Agenda: Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, And Lessons Learned, Communities Committee, University Of Montana. School Of Forestry. Bolle Center For People And Forests, Wilderness Society (U.S.), Nature Conservancy Of Montana, Swan Ecosystem Center, Northwest Connections, Blackfoot Challenge, Flathead Economic Policy Center, Pinchot Institute For Conservation, American Forests, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)

Community-owned forests may be the answer for some U.S. communities now confronting unanticipated and unwanted large scale land use changes – changes that could irrevocably change their local landscapes and quality of life. Across the country, millions of acres of private forest lands are being put up for sale as the forest products companies who own them find other, cheaper sources of supply. If, as is likely, purchasers divide and convert the forests to residential or other development uses, nearby communities face losing the critical economic, environmental, recreational, social, cultural, and aesthetic values and benefits those forests have traditionally provided. …

Using Media Messaging To Promote Healthful Eating And Physical Activity Among Urban Youth, B.J. Carter, Amanda Birnbaum, Lisa Hark, Brian Vickery, Charles Potter, Michael P. Osborne

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

National trends show consistent increases, as well as racial and ethnic dis- parities, in the prevalence of overweight children and adolescents. Such disparity is evident regarding behaviors such as a poor diet and a lack of physical activity and in the prevalence and outcomes of associated health problems. It has been suggested that grounding interventions in cultural traditions and norms are critical for preventing obesity among ethnic and racial minority youth; however, with some notable exceptions, few community interventions have used this approach. Moreover, urban minority youth may face additional barriers to healthful eating and physical activity behaviors, such as …

Using Media Messaging To Promote Healthful Eating And Physical Activity Among Urban Youth, B.J Carter, Amanda Birnbaum, Lisa Hark, Brian Vickery, Charles Potter, Michael P. Osborne

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

National trends show consistent increases, as well as racial and ethnic dis- parities, in the prevalence of overweight children and adolescents. Such disparity is evident regarding behaviors such as a poor diet and a lack of physical activity and in the prevalence and outcomes of associated health problems. It has been suggested that grounding interventions in cultural traditions and norms are critical for preventing obesity among ethnic and racial minority youth; however, with some notable exceptions, few community interventions have used this approach. Moreover, urban minority youth may face additional barriers to healthful eating and physical activity behaviors, such as …

Images: An Unbecoming Child: A (Per)Verse Growth Chart, Kevin Tavin

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

Within silhouettes of male and female figures, cut out in the space between two walls, are chemically transferred images from (Spectral traces of) photos in my life-adulthood to childhood. These are representations of d(evolved) (dis)solutions to the crisis between my / self and other(s). The growth chart is reversed and perverse with the marking and masking of my maleness/femaleness. It is (the) unbecoming of me.

Ym 632 The Life Of The Youth Pastor, James Hampton

Syllabi

Jones, Tony. Soul Shaper. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. 227 pages MacDonald, Gordon. Ordering Your Private World. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2002. 231 pages Need to be read before the start of class! Peterson, Eugene. Under the Unpredictable Plant. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992. 197 pages Trull, Joe E. and Carter, James E. Ministerial Ethics (second edition). Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004. 214 pages.

Ym 610 Communicating The Gospel To Youth, James Hampton

Syllabi

Davis, Ken. How to Speak to Youth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. 183 pages Donahue, Bill. Leading Life-Changing Small Groups, Revised. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002. 208 pages. Hampton, Jim and Edwards, Rick (eds.). Worship-Centered Teaching. Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 2001. 104 pages. McNabb, Bill and Mabry, Scott. Teaching the Bible Creatively. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990. 193 pages. Myers, Joseph R. The Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community, and Small Groups. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. 192 pages. Palmer, Parker. To Know as We are Known. San Francisco: Harper, 1993. 160 pages. Stier, Greg. Outbreak: Creating a Contagious Youth Ministry Through Viral Evangelism. …

Youth Culture, Clothing, And Communicative Messages, Eric Batson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

As a nonverbal form of communication, clothing reveals much about its wearers. In addition to exposing attitudes, values, beliefs, and other personal traits, individuals can utilize clothing to disseminate deliberate, symbolic messages. This project focuses on youth subcultures and the messages associated with their strategically constructed clothing images. It addresses how they display in-group affiliation and out-group separation through the management of clothing. It discusses how individuals can increase their personal value with in-group members as they manage their apparel in appropriate and deliberate ways. This thesis also notes the multiple influences that affect the clothing choices of youth subcultures …

The Relationship Between Self-Esteem And Academic Achievement In High Ability Students: Evidence From The Wollongong Youth Study., Wilma Vialle, Patrick C. L. Heaven, Joseph Ciarrochi

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)

The relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement is one that is regarded by many educators as a well-established fact. This belief has been often invoked in order to argue against the provision of ability grouping for gifted students. Refuting that commonly-held belief, this research examined the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement in 65 high-ability secondary students, a sample drawn from a longitudinal study of over 900 students. The research demonstrated that there were no differences in measured selfesteem between the gifted and non-gifted students. More contentiously, though, the research found no correlation between self-esteem and academic achievement for the …

The Struggle For Generational Legitimacy: Youth, Antiracism And Counter Movements In Australia Since The Mid-1900'S, Robert Carr

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

This paper examines the ways in which many young people have attempted to directly assert and define their place in Australian life since the mid-1990s. It analyses how young people have attempted to actively grasp a sense of social power through racial debates. Since the mid-1990s, a great number of young people have become active participants on two opposing sides of the antiracism movement. On the one hand, many young people attempted to resist mainstream political rhetoric on immigration, land rights and multiculturalism, partaking in protests and school walkouts. On the other hand, counter to antiracism, there have been movements …

A Comparison Of School-Based And Community-Based Adherence To Wraparound During Family Planning Meetings, Philip D. Nordness

Special Education and Communication Disorders Faculty Publications

Recently a number of studies have begun to examine how the wraparound approach is adhered to during family planning meetings in community-based settings. However, no studies have compared wraparound family planning meetings across community-based and school-based settings. The purpose of this study was to examine adherence to the wraparound approach during family planning meetings across school-based and community-based settings to determine if there is a difference in the participants, domains discussed, and key characteristics of wraparound. Over the course of 9 months, observations were conducted on community-based (N = 85) and school-based (N = 109) wraparound family planning meetings. Results …

Tuko Pamoja: A Guide For Talking With Young People About Their Reproductive Health, Karhp, Path, Population Council

Reproductive Health

This guide was developed for public health technicians working with the Ministry of Health as part of the Kenya Adolescent Reproductive Health Project Tuko Pamoja (We Are Together). It can be used by anyone wishing to broaden their understanding of adolescent reproductive health (RH) issues and improve communication with young people. Providing young people with support by talking with and listening to them as well as ensuring they have access to accurate information can help them understand the wide range of changes they are experiencing during adolescence. Although parents, teachers, religious and community leaders, and health-care providers are expected to …

Culture Of Silence: A Brief On Reproductive Health Of Adolescents And Youth In Pakistan, Munawar Sultana

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Previous research on the reproductive health of adolescents and youth in Pakistan has not addressed the diversity of adolescent experiences based on social status, residence, and gender. To understand the transition from adolescence to adulthood more fully, it is important to assess social, economic, and cultural aspects of that transition. This brief presents the experience of married and unmarried young people (males and females) from different social strata and residence regarding their own attitudes and expectations about reproductive health. More young people aged 15–24 live in Pakistan now than at any other time in its history—an estimated 36 million in …

Family Process Influences On The Resilient Responses Of Youth, Monika Ingeborg Baege

Graduate College Dissertations and Theses

The concept of resiliency, or how young people thrive in the face of adversity, brings a positive focus to youth development research and has emerged as an important topic in the youth development field. Adversity, or risk factors, may be internally or externally generated, and may acute or chronic. Researchers often point to the balance of between risk factors and protective factors as the determining influences on a child's resiliency. If protective factors in the layers of a child's world (such as self, family, school, and community) outweigh the risk factors, then a child will be resilient. However, questions remain …

Discrimination Starts At Home: A Brief On Parents' Aspirations For Adolescents And Youth In Pakistan, Minhaj Ul Haque

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Parents play a critical role in socializing their children and passing on essential information and life skills. The attitudes of parents help determine what young boys and girls do in life, and how they utilize opportunities and develop the skills necessary to make a comfortable transition into adulthood. This brief is based on interviews with Pakistani parents and describes their aspirations, which are likely to influence the lives of young people. More young people aged 15–24 live in Pakistan now than at any other time in its history—an estimated 36 million in 2004. Recognizing the dearth of information on the …

Tox Town: An Internet Introduction To Environmental Health And Toxic Chemicals, Cynthia Love, Martha Szczur, Mary Higgins, Erinn Aspinall

Publications

Can a web site present environmental health information to the general public in a fun and compelling manner? This was the goal of the National Library of Medicine's Specialized Information Services when it designed Tox Town. By its nature, chemical data is complex and not often perceived by the general public as relevant to their daily lives. However, many common hazardous materials (e.g., asbestos, carbon monoxide, lead, radon) can have profound health effects if encountered in the everyday environment. Enhanced with lively graphics, sound effects, and animation, Tox Town adds interest to learning about connections between chemicals, the environment, and …

Two Worlds Under The Same Roof: A Brief On Gender Difference In Transitions To Adulthood, Munawar Sultana

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Adolescence, a time of transition to adulthood, is different for young men and women in Pakistan; brothers and sisters living under the same roof have different opportunities available in all aspects of life. More young people aged 15–24 live in Pakistan now than at any other time in its history—an estimated 36 million in 2004. Recognizing the dearth of information on the situation of this large group of young people, the Population Council undertook a nationally representative survey from October 2001 to March 2002. The analysis presented in this brief comes from Adolescents and Youth in Pakistan 2001–02: A Nationally …

We Know Best : A Critique Of Youth Research Directions, Judith Laverty

Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)

This paper looks at the problematising of young people in relation to existing literature on health and the portrayal of young people experiencing homelessness. It reviews this literature with the view to understanding interconnections between research agendas and the positioning of young people as a problem group within society, based on adult and institutional definitions.

La Salud Reproductiva De Los Y Las Jóvenes De Áreas Rurales, Population Council

Reproductive Health

En México, la población joven ha crecido rapidamente; en el 2004, hay alrededor de 20 millones de adolescentes (entre 10 y 19 años) y jóvenes (entre 20 y 24 años), que constituyen aproximadamente 20% de la población total.Tres cuartos de la juventud mexicana reside en tan sólo 15 de los 32 estados, incluyendo a las partes más pobres y rurales del país, como Chiapas, Guanajuato, Michoacán y Oaxaca. Para que la población joven mexicana llegue a tener un buen nivel de vida, es esencial su acceso a la educación, la buena salud, y los recursos necesarios para planear sus familias …

The Poverty Trap: Leveling The Playing Field For Young People, Azeema Faizunnissa

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Family plays a critical role in young people’s lives and is key in determining the conditions under which young people make important transitions to adulthood. This brief examines the impact of family-level poverty on the educational attainment, economic activity, and marriage patterns of Pakistani youth, and shows how strongly socioeconomic status shapes the lives of future generations. More young people aged 15–24 live in Pakistan now than at any other time in its history—an estimated 36 million in 2004. Recognizing the dearth of information on the situation of this large group of young people, the Population Council undertook a nationally …

Delinquency And Gun Violence: The Intervening Role Of Values Toward Guns, Ryan E. Spohn

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

The current research project examines the intervening role of values towards gun possession and gun use in predicting involvement of high school-aged males in general delinquency and gun-related delinquency. As the first step of the project, we examine the factors that influence the values that the youth have towards gun possession and gun use. The most important factors producing positive values towards guns are a need for protection, having friends who carry guns, being a gang member, and being a victim of a gun crime. In contrast, frequency of church attendance reduces such values. As the next step, we examined …

Los Y Las Jóvenes Y Su Derecho A La Planificación Familiar, Population Council

Reproductive Health

En México, la población joven ha crecido rapidamente; en el 2004, hay alrededor de 20 millones de adolescentes (entre 10 y 19 años) y jóvenes (entre 20 y 24 años), que constituyen aproximadamente 20% de la población total. Para que la población joven llegue a tener un buen nivel de vida, es esencial su acceso a la educación, la buena salud, y los recursos necesarios para planear sus familias y sus futuros. El gobierno mexicano se ha comprometido, mediante acuerdos internacionales y nacionales, a defender los derechos sexuales y reproductivos de la juventud mexicana. Sin embargo, pocos/as están preparados/as para …

Cómo Pueden Las Y Los Jóvenes Comunicarse En Temas De Sexualidad Planificación Familiar, Population Council

Reproductive Health

En cuanto a temas de sexo y sexualidad, las y los jóvenes suelen percibirse como perdidos en un mundo de adultos. Pero en México, los jóvenes entre los 15 y 24 años representan casi 20% de la población total. Con tanta gente joven, deben ser capaces de conseguir lo que necesitan sobre información, educación y recursos acerca de la sexualidad y la planificación familiar. Muchas y muchos de jovenes hablan con los profesores en la escuela, con los amigos, con los novios o los padres. Otros hablan con los proveedores de servicios de salud, como los médicos o los empleados …

Student Freedom Of Expression: Violent Content And The Safe School Balance, A. Wayne Mackay, Janet Burt-Gerrans

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

The authors begin with a discussion of of the duality in how children are viewed in both international and domestic law. Children are viewed as both under the protection and authority of adults, at the same time as being rights bearing individuals. Following recognition of the difficult tension created by this duality, these authors focus on its application in the balancing of the safe school environment with student freedom of expression. In particular these authors examine cases and scenarios that highlight the complex relationships that result when student expression contains violent content. This timely examination gives consideration to the contemporary …

Bowling, James B., 1795-1878 (Sc 1438), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1438. Letter written by James B. Bowling of Logan County, Kentucky, to his son Robert, who was attending school in Danville, Kentucky. He outlines how his son should strive to be successful personally as well as a contributor to society.

“Ethnographizing” Service-Learning: Creating Politically Engaged Anthropology, Wendy Ann Hathaway

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Service-Learning is a popular teaching method that is increasingly being adopted by institutions of higher learning throughout the nation and is enthusiastically promoted as a progressive method for mediating the alleged decline in civic responsibility and ameliorating subsequent social ills. Servicelearning courses are also seen as an answer to growing student disinterest by connecting students to “real world” experiences while simultaneously providing much needed community support in the face of receding social services in this “Post-Welfare” moment (Goode and Maskovsky 2001a).

Anthropological insights, born out of a liberal humanistic tradition, can be employed to critically examine this popular educational and …