Youth Interest Research Articles

Działalność naukowo-badawcza studentów na przykładzie Studenckiego Koła Naukowego Prawników UMCS

<p>The students’ research activity defined as a system of forms aimed at meeting and developing scientific interests of academic youth is pursued mainly in such areas as holding scientific conferences, publishing, running research projects, organisation of competitions, study trips, and expert meetings. This activity cannot only be perceived as a form of student’s activity but also as one of the factors that shape the Polish academia by early influencing young scholars. It allows the young people to learn appropriate attitudes and acquire expertise and experience necessary for the development of innovation and internationalisation of the Polish higher education system. This article was written as a contribution for the 60<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Law Students’ Scientific Club at UMCS.</p>

STEM Professional Development for Youth Workers: Results of a Triangulated Study

To increase the quality of informal science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning opportunities, many youth development professionals working in out-of-school time (OST) programs need professional development focused on facilitating these types of activities. Nebraska Extension developed an open-access repository of resources that support an ongoing, blended approach to STEM professional development for youth workers. The current study evaluated the impact on staff, programs, and youth achieved by implementing Click2Science resources in sites at a large youth serving organization. Data sources included site or program director/coordinator and frontline staff perceptions about their experiences during the professional development events, observations of staff facilitating STEM learning with youth, and youth interest in STEM. Findings demonstrated an increase in STEM program quality, as measured by the Dimensions of Success (DoS) Observational Tool (n.d.). Site or program director/coordinators and frontline staff found the professional development eye-opening and user friendly, and noted increased youth engagement following the intervention. Youth reported positive perceptions of STEM learning experiences. Triangulation of these three sources confirmed the promising utility and effectiveness of this professional development approach. Further research is needed to extend the preliminary findings and support the case for increased investment in STEM professional development for youth development professionals.

Promoting Pro-Social Skills to Reduce Violence Among Urban Middle School Youth

Adolescent violence is a significant public health problem. The goal of this evaluation was to determine whether communication skills, relationships with adults, and relationships with peers were enhanced through participating in an after-school program aimed at reducing violence-related behaviors among urban middle school youth. Elements that helped to foster success among our population were providing a program that enabled consistent choice in recreational activities in a safe place, and also providing busing home to increase safety. A non-experimental study was conducted with 115 students who participated in the program. Bivariate, ANOVA analysis, and Kruskal–Wallis tests were carried out. Results indicated that participating in the program significantly impacted student relationships with adults and their peers as well as positively impacted their communication skills. The program was designed with purposeful activities that would address pro-social behaviors, enhance youth interest, and increase attendance. The program specifically used recreation to help foster relationships with their peers and the adults in the program, with the intention of reducing conflict, and therefore violence among the students.

270 Horses and the horse industry, texas and beyond

Abstract A familiar Texas quote is, “Everything is bigger in Texas.” That’s certainly true about many parts of its equine industry. But, even though its population is large, many of the issues facing the Texas Horse Industry are no different than those of the rest of the U.S horse industry. Texas ranks highest in the total number of horses of all the states. According to the Texas Equine Industry Study of 2015, Texas has 840,000 horses in the state that generate almost $6 billion dollars in statewide economic output. The industry supports 52,000 jobs. Horse racing alone supports 11,400 jobs. Like most states, recreation riding/ownership leads the industry’s uses. In Texas, this segment alone accounts for $1.9 billion in revenues. The primary issues facing Texas’ and the U.S industries are equine welfare in all aspects of the industry, a decline in participation, waning youth interest and participation, a public without livestock experience, the economy, unwanted horses and leadership for the future.

Pelatihan Kewirusahaan Berbasis Internet : Tips dan Trik Sukses Berbisnis Online Bagi Remaja Milenial di Desa Kaduara Barat Pamekasan

The way to maximize the potential of youth entrepreneurial spirit is through the internet-based entrepreneurship training program Tips and Tricks for Online Business Success for Millennial Youth in the West Kaduara This program is a community service activity carried out in the form of training, as well as creating sustainable and independent activities to increase entrepreneurial interest for millennial youth in the West Kaduara Village. This program will take place on Sunday, August 3, 2019, which consists of five activities, namely Study Online Shop, Achievement Motivation Training and Succsess Story, understanding of online shop platforms and social media knowledge. The first stage is the online shop study, this activity aims to provide knowledge and capture program targets, after the targets are obtained, the program continues with the provision of training and skills on online-based entrepreneurship which includes platform knowledge and success stories, understanding of the online shop, and knowledge of social media in business management. After the target has skills in developing the business, then the provision of understanding of social media is carried out as a step towards the realization of the target to practice the entrepreneurial spirit that they have learned. The program's success criteria result from the enthusiasm of millennial adolescents in managing the business that has been given to the target, namely increasing the level of target knowledge about the meaning of entrepreneurship, increasing target commitment in implementing entrepreneurship programs, and increasing entrepreneurial desire from the target. Keywords: The Soul of Entrepreneurship; Social Media; Online Shop.

STATE SUPPORT OF YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN RUSSIA AND RUSSIAN REGIONS

The article is devoted to the analysis of support for youth entrepreneurship in Russia and Russian regions. Consideration of this topic is relevant, since, on the one hand, the interest of Russian youth in creating a business is growing, and on the other, society and the state are interested in young, initiative entrepreneurs. The article reviews, analyzes and compares the state support for young businessmen at the federal and regional levels. The main research methods are comparative analysis, analysis of regulatory legal acts of Russia and regions of the Russian Federation, systematization and generalization of legal information. The result of the study was the conclusion on the implementation of support for young entrepreneurs in the Russian Federation and its feasibility. The main problems of this direction of support were highlighted. So, some discrepancies in federal and regional legislation, inaccuracies in the organization of the assistance process itself, the lack of a clear plan of measures to support this type of business, etc. were revealed. Recommendations were also proposed that will help to overcome these problems and make the support of young entrepreneurs more accessible, appropriate and effective. So, for example, it was proposed to simplify the very concept of youth entrepreneurship, to fix at the federal level the main directions of its support, etc.

Investigate the role of Education in Socialization of Elite Athletes

Introduction: Socialization is a process that is used in parallel with social control, but usually the formal and informal institutions in societies do not use these two processes simultaneously. This issue perpetuates their inefficiency. Sociology, with its theoretical analysis of socialization, socialization, and social control in various forms at the macro, intermediate, and micro levels, pays attention to this issue so that in each of them, the level of agency of individuals is challenged and accurate. Methods: The present study was a mixed quantitative and qualitative research. The quantitative part of the research was done in the form of a questionnaire and the qualitative part of the research was done in the form of grand theory and based on the model of Strauss and Corbin (2008) in the form of interviews and content and structural analysis of the interviews. In-depth, open and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The statistical population of this research in the quantitative and qualitative part consisted of athletes in football, wrestling and badminton. In this study, a researcher-made questionnaire based on the findings of the research paradigm model was used, which consisted of 49 components, which was done with a 5-point Likert model. In the quantitative part, descriptive statistical method, skewness and elongation indices, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling with partial least squares approach were used to analyze the descriptive data. For statistical analysis of this research, SPSS software and Smart Pls software were used Results: The results in the qualitative section showed that causal conditions were classified into three categories: learning norms and values, adapting to new team conditions, and improving social interaction. In a small part, the results showed that sports education in the sociability of athletes, mass media in the sociability of athletes, sports coaches in the sociability of athletes, reference groups in the sociability of athletes and youth interest in sports in the community Athletes' receptivity has a significant positive effect. Conclusion: Findings showed that both in the qualitative and quantitative part, the sociability of athletes is affected by many factors related to the social and technical status of professional teams.

The Spatial Scope of Youth-Related Claims Making in Nine European Countries

This comparative examination sheds light on the spatial scope of actors making youth-related claims in mainstream media. Drawing on the “political opportunity structure” approach, our main argument is that the spatial scope of political debates on youth-related issues are driven by institutional arrangements reflecting windows of opportunities for the representation of various youth interests. Methodologically, we draw on “claim-making” analysis of five newspapers for each of the nine countries of the EURYKA project, that is, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Our cross-national exploratory analysis aims to show, (a) how state configuration and youth regime contexts impact on the spatial scope of youth and nonyouth actors, and furthermore, on specific state, civil society, and interest group actors, as well as (b) whether this leads to a new clustering of countries across spatial divides in the age of youth precarity. Cross-national variation is especially considered by looking at how institutional arrangements vary in each country, based on their youth policy regimes, the specific state structure and the impact of recent economic crisis on youth welfare policies.

Qualitative findings from administrators of the EMPATHY (Empowering a multimodal pathway toward healthy youth) programme using the SBIRT framework

ABSTRACT Comprehensive programmes to help reduce substance misuse/mental illness in youth should combine Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). EMPATHY, an SBIRT programme, was part of a school-based prevention initiative to reduce symptoms of substance misuse in youth in Grades 6–12, along with reducing symptoms of depression, suicidal thinking, and anxiety. To better understand the feasibility of school-based SBIRT, we retrieved perspectives of administrators primarily through interviews. The level of engagement and interest of youth in the programme was high; however, two significant barriers were: (1) the need for parental consent/involvement; and (2) a systemic gap in treatment choices for youth with mild to moderate symptomology. Therapeutic alliance with students was reportedly a significant factor contributing to benefits.

The role of youth in the climate change debate

Abstract The impacts of climate change are not distributed equally. Some people will experience natural disasters first hand, some will be affected more gradually over time, and some will experience only indirect impacts. There are data from the United nations that show the interest of youth on climate change. Close to half a million youth around the world have taken action on climate change through SGP [small grants programmes] projects in their homes, schools and communities. (UNDP, 2015). 84% of the surveyed young people agree that they need more information to prevent climate change. (UNEP, 2011). Furthermore, about 73% of surveyed youth say they currently feel the effects climate change. (UNEP, GlobeScan Survey, 2008). Some 89% of youth respondents say young people can make a difference on climate change. [UNEP, 2008]. But only 9% of youth are very confident the world will act quickly enough to address climate change. [UNEP, 2008]. Young people are key actors in raising awareness, running educational programmes, promoting sustainable lifestyles, conserving nature, supporting renewable energy, adopting environmentally-friendly practices and implementing adaptation and mitigation projects[UNFCCC]. Action by youth, as protest school strikes or speeches to the UN by Greta Thunberg, urge immediate action from governments, business leaders and school leaders. There are different reasons for this action by youth. The psycho-social impacts of a changing climate are generally under lighted in these reasons. Are the responses by society enough to minimize suffering and promote resilience of youth in the face of the challenging impacts of climate change? Or do governments and businesses enough while they increasingly seem to be moving toward action on climate change, as they proclaim to cut their own emissions or be active in their energy transition? It is not clear whether those actions are enough to satisfy the next generation of customers, employees and decision makers.

Protection of the Youth Interests in Social Conflicts: Potential of Social Institutions

The problem of involvement of the main social institutions in implementation and protection of the youth interests in social conflicts has been analyzed. At that, the social institutions are thought of as the conventionally accepted group behaviour rules, which structure the social interactions in the sociocultural environment. It has been indicated that the ability of social institutions to implement and protect the youth interests in social conflicts is determined by their juvenile potential, representing the willingness and ability of the social institution to adequately reflect the nature of the youth interests in the minds of their representatives; to understand the way to create conditions for implementation thereof without detracting from the interests of the other social groups and society as a whole; to set the conditions and mechanisms for the protection of the youth interests in the event of hazards or threats. The juvenile potential structure, including cognitive, informational, motivational, axiological and praxeological elements, has been considered. The state of these elements has been empirically assessed as of the main social institutions in Russia.

Information Support of Youth Policy as a Factor of Formation of the Social Capital and Political Attitudes of the Young Generation

If we sum up the tasks facing the Russian state in relation to the young generation, then all of them are associated with its harmonious inclusion in the social and political development of the country. At the normative level, the current need is declared for young people to form active citizenship and democratic political culture, which is possible only in a constant and equal dialogue between the authorities and young people. Ensuring the interaction of the younger generation with the political elite presupposes the existence of certain conditions - the creation and effective functioning of the information infrastructure of youth policy, as well as the conduct of an open active information policy.
 
 The article describes the results of a study of the political status of students of the capital of Tatarstan - Kazan, in particular, such parameters as youth interest in political information, trust in the sources of this information, and political participation. Together with the data of secondary studies, this made it possible to characterize the youth sector of political communication, identify the existing difficulties in the interaction of the government and youth, in particular, identify some difficulties in receiving and disseminating political information among the youth, which impede the development of a democratic political culture and the accumulation of social capital of the young generation.

60 Arkansas Beef Industry Assessment: Producer Results

Abstract This study sought producer insight into strengths, limitations, opportunities, and threats to Arkansas’ beef cattle industry. The study included small commercial cow-calf (SC, <50 cows), large commercial cow-calf (LC), purebred (PB), and stocker (ST) operators. The study was completed in 2 phases. Phase 1 involved a listening session. Phase 2 involved a statewide survey based on comments from the listening session. A sample of 100 individuals from each industry group was selected randomly from a larger list of contacts. Participants only completed surveys that aligned with their production system. Participants ranked each comment on a 5-point Likert scale. Response rate was 47%. Response mean and standard deviation was calculated for each comment. The mean and median comment rank were 3.99 and 4, respectively. There was strong negative correlation (-0.72, P < 0.001) among comments mean rank and deviation. The overall 75th percentile (4.26) was used to identify greatest items of importance. Greatest current strengths included benefiting from off-farm income, benefits, and insurance (SC); being able to invest in quality bulls (LC); investing in genetic improvement (PB); and adding value to Arkansas’ cattle industry (ST). Greatest limitations included equipment (SC) and land costs (SC and PB), buyer education (PB), cattle health (ST), and state reputation (ST). Highly important future opportunities include economical feed (SC), beef demand (LC, ST), stewardship (LC), genetic improvement (LC, PB), consumer education (PB), disease management (ST), better marketing systems (ST), and value added programs (ST). Greatest foreseen threats included beef demand (SC), government regulations (SC, LC, PB), market volatility (PB), youth interest and aging farmer (PB), loss of antibiotics (ST), disease resistance (ST), escalating costs (ST), and feed shortage (ST). Listening sessions and surveys provide insight into producer thoughts and concerns and provide a foundation for Extension programming.

Профессиональные стратегии российской молодежи в условиях цифровизации и их репрезентация в социальных медиа: результаты комплексного прикладного анализа

Исследовательская проблема заключалась в выявлении специфики коммуникации российской молодежи в социальных медиа на тему профессионального выбора и профессиональной адаптации, а также трудоустройства в период получения высшего образования. Дизайн исследования предполагал использование специальных методов на трех уровнях эмпирического анализа: на макроуровне применены методы киберметрического анализа (мониторинг аккаунтов новых медиа с использованием системы анализа социальных медиа «Крибрум», а также киберметрия в формате автоматизированного анализа поисковых запросов в рунет, отражающих интерес молодежи к выбору специальности, поиску работу и профессиональной адаптации); на мезоуровне использовано когнитивное картирование наиболее влиятельных онлайн-сообществ, релевантных теме исследования и имеющих в числе участников все типы онлайн-сетевых субъектов, создающих контент о профессионализации российской молодежи; на микроуровне осуществлен дискурс-анализ наиболее содержательных сообщений, отражающих контексты формирования профессиональной культуры молодежи. В ходе прикладного анализа установлены основные акторы онлайн-сетевой коммуникации, посвященной профессиональному выбору и трудоустройству молодежи: «индивидуальные пользователи — потребители и создатели контента о выборе места работы», «потенциальные работодатели», «общественные организации», «блогеры», «рекламщики», «представители инфобизнеса.
 Идентификация релевантных исследованию цифровых потоков по типам секторов показала доминирование коммерческого сектора в создании сообщений о трудоустройстве и профессиональном самоопределении молодежи, а также отсутствие влиятельных онлайн-сообществ, созданных государственными структурами. Авторы пришли к выводу, что среди российской молодежи доминирует прагматичный подход к месту работы или подработки, выполняемый труд обладает относительно небольшой субъективной значимостью, преобладает установка на гипермобильность (готовность поменять работу или место жизни ради выгодного трудового предложения); работа воспринимается как источник жизненных рисков и негативных переживаний. Также в онлайн-сетевой коммуникации молодых россиян популярна установка на поиск мест работы, не требующих специальной квалификации и опыта. Сопоставление данных авторского анализа с официальными статистическими данными о показателях занятости и незанятости россиян позволило выявить взаимосвязи между интересом молодежи к онлайн-сетевому поиску работы по специальности и относительно высоким уровнем безработицы в регионе (городе), а также между уровнем безработицы и репрезентированной в социальных медиа установкой молодежи найти работу по специальности.
 Благодарность. Статья подготовлена по результатам исследований, выполненных за счет бюджетных средств по государственному заданию Финуниверситету.

Pedagogy that Supports Computer Science for All

The Computer Science (CS) for All movement has taken hold of the United States and CS education is rapidly expanding across nations throughout the world. Yet, as curricula and professional development opportunities are developed, key questions remain about what “works” for engaging youth in CS education, especially those who are historically underrepresented in the field (including young women, students of color, low-income students). In response, this study answers the questions: What teaching practices do students—who are historically underrepresented in CS—believe are most effective for engaging their interest in CS learning? What pedagogical actions do CS teachers identify as most effective for engaging students? And what do these engaging teaching practices look like in the classroom? Through a qualitative study following three different urban high school Exploring Computer Science classrooms over an entire school year (n = 70 students, 3 teachers; >105h of observation data; >50 interviews with students and teachers), key pedagogical practices that had greatest impact on youth's interest and engagement with CS included: (1) demystifying CS by showing its connections to everyday life; (2) addressing social issues impacting both CS and students’ communities; and (3) valuing students’ voices and perspectives. This article shares testimonies from students and teachers, as well as examples of these teaching practices in the classroom.

Data in motion: Supporting youth interest in athletics through multimodal data analytics

Engagement in STEM learning using athletics and data analytics allows young people to use customizable technological devices to analyze performance.

Go urban or stay rural: determinants of young farmers staying in or leaving agricultural field (a case study in Cisondari, West Java, Indonesia)

Although agriculture workforce plays an important role in agricultural development, aging workforce in agriculture is often put in the periphery. The interest of youth in agriculture is declining due to the diminishing popularity of agricultural field compared to non-agriculture sector in term of future personal welfare security. However, Cisondari, a village in Bandung Regency showed an anomaly. Organic farming in that area is proliferating and growing and is motored by the youths. This study aims to identify the determinants of young farmers for choosing to stay in the rural area and develop their agriculture, despite its adjacent location to Bandung city and amid high rate of urbanization; and how their role contributed to the development of organic farming in the area. The study applies sequential exploratory mixed methods, which relies heavily on qualitative approach which is then complemented by quantitative approach. Data were collected through in-depth interview to key informants, participant observation, field observation, document and artefact analysis; while quantitative data were collected through structured interviews to selected respondents. The results showed that farmers characteristics, innovativeness, and environment became the most dominant factors in determining their motives to stay in rural areas.

Development of an information model of a virtual space of a historically significant territory

The article examines the questions of creating a virtual space of a historically significant territory as a means of communication and effective civil and patriotic education of young people. The proposed formal description of the model of the virtual space includes the sum of knowledge about a historically significant area (a historical site) presented in the form of a graph structure of frames. The creation of a virtual space in the form of a virtual museum is carried out using an open source software platform OpenSimulator 0.9.0, which is a server platform for 3D virtual worlds. Visualization of the museum is available to all Internet users. Thus, a thematic information environment has been created to provide access to relevant information and contributes to the growth of youth interest in the problems of national culture, history, and civil culture. In addition, an important role is played by the social aspect, as within the virtual world users can interact with others, observe their movements and actions, and communicate with them in real time.

Impact of political parties sites on the network "Facebook" On the participation of Arab youth in the general elections

The aim of the study is to identify the interest and follow-up of the Arab youth to the pages of the political parties on Facebook, and to identify the habits, patterns and motives of the uses of Arab youth, as well as the interactive activities carried out on the pages of the political parties and to identify the confidence of Arab youth and their dependence on party pages on Facebook, and identify the impact of the Arab youth on those pages on their participation in the general elections The study was based on a descriptive study. The field study was conducted on a sample of 400 Arab youth who were active in the Facebook in the age group (18-40 years) Through the electronic questionnaire The study concluded: - Male respondents use Facebook more than females (61% for males versus 46.5% for females). - There are differences between males and females in the forms of participation in the general elections based on their follow-up to the pages of political parties on Facebook depending on the nationality variable and variable monthly income, and educational level. - The male respondents were more political than the females, at 26% compared to 18.5% for females.

Communication Strategy of Jawa Pos to Increase the Reading Interest of Youth Through Zetizen Rubric

The changing period of generation to generation Z makes the existence of old media shifted by new media. Generation Z tends to rely on new technology to access information. Newspapers as the part of the old media can disappear over time. Jawa Pos as one of the newspapers in Indonesia makes a communication strategy to increase the reading interest of the younger generation. The strategy was made through a rubric of young people named Zetizen, previously named Detection. This study aimed to find out Jawa Pos communication strategy in increasing young people's reading interest through the Zetizen rubric. The research was conducted from February to April 2018 at the Java Bos office. The method used is descriptive qualitative method through a case study approach. The results of the study show that the communication strategy made by Jawa Pos is an online strategy and offline strategy through the Zetizen rubric. These two communication strategies are executed by different divisions, Community Division and Page Division. The online strategy that is carried out by the provision of content through social media and websites that are executed by Division Pages. Page Division is also responsible for one part of the offline strategy, which is providing content through the Zetizen rubric. Community Division handles the process of offline engagement through events held. Keywords: communication strategy; Jawa Pos; reading interest; Zetizen