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Associations between non-parental adult support and youths’ individual and contextual characteristics
(Routledge, 2021-01-15)
While the role parents play in supporting young people is well
established, support from other caring adults also becomes
important during adolescence, particularly when young people
are facing problems in their lives. ...
Influencing policy and practice for young people in foster care: Learning from a model of collective participation
(Elsevier, 2020-03-05)
A strong rationale for the collective participation of young people in care regarding decisions related to their care experience is evident in literature and statutory reports. However international research demonstrates ...
From care packages to Zoom cookery classes: youth work during the COVID-19 “lockdown”
(Emerald, 2022-03-10)
Purpose: This paper explores the experience of one large Irish youth work organisation, Foróige, to measures introduced during the initial phase of Covid-19 in 2020. In the face of the unprecedented crisis including the ...
Liminal citizenship: Young people's perspectives on civic and political engagement in three European cities
(University of Chicago Press, 2021-06)
Concerns about young people s disengagement from civic and political life, particularly disengagement of those from marginalized backgrounds, are prominent in contemporary discourse and increasingly serve as an impetus ...
Promoting civic and political engagement among marginalized urban youth in three cities: Strategies and challenges
(Elsevier, 2020-06-17)
Over the past decade and more, there has been a significant emphasis in western societies on policy processes to engage youth in civic and political life. Concerns about the extent to which marginalized urban young people ...
Initial motivation of mentors in formal youth mentoring relationships
(Routledge, 2021-06-22)
The paper presents results of a phenomenological longitudinal qualitative study undertaken with mentors associated with the Big Brothers Big Sisters programme in the Czech Republic. Ten mentors were interviewed during the ...
Stand up / Seas Suas: Promoting peer awareness, empathy and helping among third level students
(Routledge, 2022-03-21)
The changing landscape of higher education and increased prevalence of mental health issues have placed pressures on universities to respond effectively to the needs of an increasingly diverse student body. Whilst higher ...
A rapid review of the benefits and outcomes of universal youth work
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, University of Galway, 2022-03)
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Realizing the potential of a strengths-based approach in family support with young people and their parents
(Wiley, 2022-10-22)
This paper on a strengths-based approach (SBA) to practice is based on empirical research with stakeholders involved in an intensive support programme for young people at risk and their parents in Ireland. The Youth Advocate ...