Browsing University of Galway Theses by Subject "Youth"
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An Explorative Study on the Connection between Leadership Skills, Resilience and Social Support among Youth
(2013-02-22)A growing interest in how young people can contribute to their communities has sparked a rise in the development of youth leadership initiatives. Whether these programmes yield benefits to youth beyond leadership and into ... -
The interface between human behaviour and technology in youth with Type 1 diabetes mellitus
(2015-05-07)Utilisation of technology in the management of youth with type 1 diabetes has increased substantially over the past decade, however glycaemic results remain suboptimal for a significant proportion of users. Continuous ... -
Involving children and young people in social research: navigating the balance between protection and participation
(2016-10-14)This thesis is an article-based PhD. Against the backdrop of the almost universal acceptance of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the scholarly works comprising the ‘new social studies of childhood’, the ... -
Zambian Perspectives: A participatory contextualisation of Youth Civic Engagement (YCE) from both youth and adult Zambian perspectives
(2012-10-26)In the contemporary adult centered world, global policy has placed young people at the centre of the civic engagement debate. A universal definition of youth civic engagement (YCE) is lacking. The current YCE literature ...