Papers
Keyword: young people
Young people’s reaction to the feeling of self-inefficacy and the role of technology towards a new kind of citizenship.
This review paper concerns the issue of citizenship as it applies to young people, especially those who have a sense of inefficacy in the political system. Starting from... Read more »
TOP KEYWORDS: citizenship, young people, technology, autonomy, community, democracy, society, politics, philosophy
Identity and disability: a review of the current state and developing trends
Currently, disability is primarily viewed from a medical model that sees it as a tragedy resulting from impairment within the disabled person. The social model of disability views... Read more »
TOP KEYWORDS: disability, identity, society, education, young people
Identity, community and selfhood: understanding the self in relation to contemporary youth cultures
This paper discusses some of the key factors that shape young people’s identity in relation to contemporary youth cultures. It describes a tightening of relationships between identity, leisure... Read more »
TOP KEYWORDS: young people, culture, neo-liberalism, consumption, leisure, politics, participation, society, individualism
Re-imagining the future: young people’s construction of identities through digital storytelling
This review paper explores a relationship between young people’s identity construction and digital storytelling in the learning environment, especially those who are disaffected and at risk of being... Read more »
TOP KEYWORDS: young people, disaffection, identity, storytelling, knowledge, economics, teaching, engagement
The dynamic relationship between knowledge, identities, communities and culture
This review outlines significant issues in current cultural and knowledge-related change in England, with particular emphasis on their impact on education and on young people. It draws together... Read more »
TOP KEYWORDS: culture, identity, knowledge, community, young people, creativity, social differentiation, ethnicity, class
Digital natives and ostrich tactics? The possible implications of labelling young people as digital experts
The notion of a generation uniquely at home in a digital environment – the Digital Natives – is increasingly being challenged. Expertise and experience are just as important... Read more »
TOP KEYWORDS: young people, digital natives, Internet, risk, digital environment, generations
Communities and citizenship: paths for engagement?
This paper deals with current issues in the constitution and maintenance of communities and the effect on notions of citizenship and public engagement. This review looks at a... Read more »
TOP KEYWORDS: community, citizenship, engagement, participation, place, accessibility, identity, inclusion, young people, politics
Understanding the changing adolescent brain
Recent brain imaging studies have demonstrated that the human brain continues to develop throughout the adolescent years. Although there are differences between male and female teenagers in terms... Read more »
TOP KEYWORDS: brain, neuroscience, adolescence, young people, psychology, development
