Youth Leadership Research Articles

Decolonizing feminist knowledge: The standpoint of majority world feminist activists in Perú

From its beginnings, feminism has challenged knowledge about women and gender and questioned the methods by which that knowledge is produced. Feminist psychologists are well-positioned to engage in a critical re-examination of the assumptions underlying theory or the constructs employed in the construction of knowledge. Macleod et al. noted that feminists have rarely adopted a single theory, recognizing that every feminism bears the stamp of its place of origin. The current study contributes to feminist decolonizing efforts by using the standpoint of activists in Perú to conduct an examination of feminism. The project involves scholar-activist collaborations with the Global Feminisms Project, at the University of Michigan, and a feminist organization in Perú, Flora Tristán. Nine key feminist activists were interviewed through testimonio. Participants held positions including: Indigenous leaders, scholars, Congresswomen, directors of organizations, and youth leaders. Key findings reveal that the feminist activists interviewed believe that production of knowledge is not a monopoly of the academy, feminism is inherently intersectional and is a process, not an academic definition, and one crucial for political action.

Sikap Moderasi Beragama Komunitas Islam dan Kristen: Studi di Kelurahan Tegal Sari Mandala II

It has long been a custom and part of the culture of the Tegal Sari Mandala II Village for the Muslim and Christian populations to practice religious tolerance. The expansion and development of tolerance values and a sense of mutual care, as well as each religious community's awareness of the meaning of diversity and supported with the involvement of local government, community leaders, youth leaders, religious leaders, and of course the existing religious institutions, are all factors that support the establishment of an attitude of religious moderation between the Muslim and Christian communities in the Tegal Sari Mandala II Village. Since the values of religious moderation have been developing for a while and have become part of the local community's tradition and culture, there were no challenges in the Tegal Sari Mandala II Village that prevented the establishment of religious moderation between the Muslim and Christian communities, but there are some grave dangers that exist. The presence of excessive religious zeal and a lot of fake material that is so outlandish that it emerges on various social media and conveys problems related to religious conflicts that cannot be explained might be a barrier to the development of a mindset of religious moderation.

A Critical Civic Praxis Approach to Empowering Urban Youth Leaders in a Community-Based Organization

Although research illustrates that community-based organizations (CBOs) offer critical support to the education of historically marginalized youth, less is known about CBOs’ role in developing youth’s critical civic praxis toward social justice. In this case study, we analyzed semi-structured interviews with youth who participated in a college preparation and social justice-focused CBO during high school in an urban community where many of them experienced profound disparities. The purpose of this study was to explore the role that CBOs play in shaping youth’s critical civic praxis during and post high school. The study findings suggest that CBOs can significantly influence youth’s commitment to social justice far beyond K-12 schooling, instilling community values such as reciprocity that reposition the pursuit of higher education as a form of social justice. We offer implications for CBOs who serve historically marginalized youth, whose commitment to improving educational opportunities include social justice for youth and their surrounding communities.

Assessment of Youth Leaders' Physical Activity Levels

Aim: The purpose of this study is to investigate the levels of physical activity among youth leaders working in Turkey's Eastern Anatolia region. Methods: The purpose of this study is to examine the levels of physical activity among youth leaders operating in the Eastern United States. The study's field includes 111 boys and 60 girls, for a total of 171 young leaders operating in the Eastern Anatolia Region. The sample includes 79 men and 49 women, for a total of 128 youth leaders in these provinces. The study rely on the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The data is analyzed using mean and standard deviation analysis techniques, with the Mann-Witney-U and Kruskal Wallis test used to evaluate differences. The results is statistically significant at p < 0.05. Results: According to the obtained results, the Physical Activity (FA) levels of the youth leaders are 1742.3±11.81.0 MET-min/wk, 20.3% inactive, 21.9% minimally active, 57.8% in terms of FA categoryIt is discovered to belong to the category of extremely active. Women have higher levels of physical activity than men, with a statistically significant difference (p<0.05). At the FA level according to the provinces, Erzurum province is seen as very active and Elazig province is in the inactive category. Conclusion: As a result, it is determined that women are better than men in the FA levels of youth leaders by gender. For the provinces that are inactive in the distribution of youth leaders' FA levels by provinces, programs to improve physical activity for youth leaders are also; it can be said that the quality of life can be increased by explaining the importance of physical activity through seminars and symposiums. Keywords: Physical activity, anatolia, sports, youth leader.

제주지역 청년세대 통일교육의 방향성과 개선방안에 대한 고찰

The purpose of this study is to examine the current status of unification education for the young generation in Jeju and to consider improvement measures according to the direction of unification education desired by future generations in Jeju. To this end, this thesis summarizes and reflects the achievements of local governments and private organizations in Jeju, which have played a leading role for peace in Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula, and the unification of South and North Korea, and the proposals for unification education of the youth in Jeju. Draw the direction of unification education. Based on this, after evaluating the current state of unification education for the youth generation in Jeju-do and public-private governance, vitalization of university unification education and sustainable unification of Jeju region as a new unification education improvement plan for the youth generation in Jeju region. It will propose the development of related youth leaders training programs and the development of tourism brands related to unification and peace in Jeju using OTT platform, SNS, and metaverse. In conclusion, it is argued that the related ordinances of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province need to be urgently revised to promote unification education.

Religious Tolerance in France: A Perspective of Maqasid Shari'a

This study examines religious tolerance in France from the perspective of Maqasid Shari'a. This study employed a qualitative approach with a case study design. The study was conducted in 2019, taking place in France. Data collection techniques were carried out using observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation also the informants were selected by purposive sampling and snowball sampling. Data analysis used the critical analysis method through in-depth interviews with religious leaders, organizational leaders associated with inter-religious harmony organizations, community leaders, and youth leaders. This study revealed France's position as a country which ready to accept religious pluralism and guarantees constitutional, historical and factual tolerance among religious believers. However, this encounters several obstacles that arise in the form of radicalism, Islamophobia and unpreparedness for dialogue related to religious issues. From these obstacles, various strategies emerged to create tolerance among religious believers, namely the laicite law, integration policies and supporting religious institutions such as the Conseil Francais du Culte Musulman (CFCM). Some of the French government's strategies turned out to be in line with the dimensions of Hifz al-Din which is one of the goals of Maqasid Shari’a. Hifz al-Din in this context, is interpreted repressively then it becomes haq al-tadayyun (religious rights), where this strategy can guarantee the continuity of religious people to worship and carry out religious values. Haq al-Tadayyun not only maintains the sanctity of religion but also creates a harmonious relationship pattern in practicing religion amidst religious diversity. This research has implications for the emergence of a form of tolerance among religious believers in France, therefore, it can be a policy reference for countries with Muslim majority populations in responding to the dynamics that occur due to religious diversity.

P03-15 Activating the ‘peerness' of youth peer leaders in a community sport programme: supporting the development of techne and phronesis in peer leader training

BackgroundSince youth's participation rates in sport drop throughout adolescence, approaches to engage and retain this age group in physical activities are needed. Peers are highly influential on youth's behaviour, and peer education is widely used for youth health promotion purposes to harness this peer influence. Peer education builds on the rationale that youth who share characteristics that identify them as peers will have increased credibility, identification, and role modelling in their interactions. However, it is often unclear how the rationales of peer education are activated in peer-led programmes. We therefore asked: How can peer leaders be supported in activating their? peerness' in health promotion programmes?MethodsThe study was conducted in a non-profit organisation, GAME, where youth (age 16-25) are trained to lead street sport activities for younger children (age 8-15) in low resource neighbourhoods. The youth leaders were often locals and thus shared a peer relation with the participating children based on age and growing up in the same community. The empirical material consisted of learning objectives for GAME's peer leader training programme and field notes from observations (approximately 54 hours) of the peer leader training. To explore educational content that can support the rationales of peer education, the qualitative analysis drew on contemporary interpretations of two forms of knowledge;techne (practical knowledge) and phronesis (practical wisdom), originally proposed by Aristotle.ResultsTechne was supported in training activities that prepared peer leaders for making decisions related to the implementation of street sport activities while taking contextual factors (e.g. the weather or the participants' experience) into consideration. Phronesis was supported in training activities that encouraged peer leaders to reflect on their position and leadership approach and to support positive social relations among the participants. Training that supported phronesis encouraged experience-based critical reflection and decision-making rather than providing a recipe of how to act.ConclusionSupporting phronesis in peer leader training will encourage peer leaders to use their peerness actively. To meet the rationales of peer education, peer leaders' practical wisdom should be acknowledged as a key component in peer leadership and this should be reflected in peer leader training.

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FOR PREVENTION AND SCREENING OF COVID-19 COMORBID DISEASE IN AYAPO VILLAGE

Public awareness in facing the Corona Virus Disease-19 (Covid-19) pandemic is decreasing, many are neglecting the use of masks, keeping a safe distance of 1-2 meters, washing hands with soap and the use of hand sanitizers has also decreased. This shows that the fact that the incidence of covid-19 cases is increasing. The surge in Covid-19 patients is still not under control by many countries, but some of them have experienced a decline. After almost recording 100,000 new Covid-19 patients in a day. Awareness in preventing covid-19 by implementing public health protocols is decreasing. Therefore, it is necessary to have the involvement of village community leaders, religious leaders, youth leaders, women leaders, youth coral cadets, heads of community health centers and local governments to make the village community aware. We will form a covid-19 task force team in Ayapo Village. The examination of Comorbid Diseases by screening blood pressure measurements, measuring cholesterol levels, and measuring uric acid levels in adult patients in Ayapo Village The purpose of this community service is to prevent the spread of Corona virus disease-19 in Ayapo Village. This community service method is with a quantitative approach by providing health counseling to the community, screening for comorbid corona virus disease-19. The results showed that the knowledge of the people of Ayapo village about Corona virus disease- 19 was most dominant knowledge with a total of 58 people (81.7%) and the least was good knowledge totaling 2 people (2.8%). Conclusion: Community knowledge and public awareness in preventing covid-19 in Ayapo Village are still lacking.

PEMETAAN SOSIAL PENDAMPINGAN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) PT. XYZ DI DESA MEUNASAH MESJID KECAMATAN ACEH BESAR

PT. XYZ is a state company located in Lhoknga, Aceh Besar District. Before being able to decide on a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, a social mapping is needed so that the CSR program is right on target. Social mapping was carried out through the Rapid Rural Appraisal method with in-depth interviews and descriptive analysis. The population is the Meunasah Mesjid village community in Lhoknga District. A total of 20 selected resource persons: village heads, village leaders, mosque priests, youth leaders, PKK (Family Welfare Empowerment) heads, farmers, fishermen, ranchers, tourism business actors, BUMG heads (village-owned enterprises), health cadres, organizational management, women leaders, small businesses, day laborers, and employees of PT. XYZ. The results found that all groups/organizations came from the village itself. Figures have better formal and religious education so they have access to local and even national levels. The main livelihood is generally working in the scope of PT. XYZ as contractor and partner. The rest work as seasonal farmers and cake makers.

The role of life skills in developing an authentic leadership attitude in public health students: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Poland

BackgroundDecision-making skills are considered crucial life skills that condition proper social functioning within groups (i.e., support authentic leadership skills and increasing one’s chances of success and wellbeing in life). Nonetheless, the number of scientific papers addressing the role of life skills in developing authentic leadership skills in public health students is limited. The aim of the present study was to develop a theoretical model to determine the role of selected life skills in developing authentic leadership skills in public health students.MethodsThe study was conducted from January 16 through February 28, 2018. In total, 653 students undertaking in-service training in Master’s degree programs qualified for the study, and complete data sets were obtained from 329 students (response rate 50.38%). The data were collected by means of a paper questionnaire. Four research tools were used in the study: The Authentic Leadership Self-Assessment Questionnaire, The Moral Foundations Questionnaire, The General Self-Efficacy Scale, and The Youth Leadership Life Skills Development Scale.ResultsTwo subgroups were identified among the public health students in the study: 1) the extra life skills training group (N = 113) and 2) the no extra life skills training group (N = 216). Both groups of study participants did not differ significantly in terms of age (M (SD): 25.0 (3.89) vs. 25.0 (3.66); t = 0.068, P = 0.946). On the other hand, clear differences were observed in the case of the respondents’ participation in voluntary service. The respondents from the extra life skills training group declared participation in voluntary activities less frequently than the respondents from the second identified group (48.7 vs. 31.9%).ConclusionsA verified theoretical model showed that course aimed at strengthening authentic leadership competences should be modular, should focus on self-improvement and critical reflection, and should be spread over time to enable and encourage each participant to grow and flourish at their own pace.

An Overview of Responsible Tourism in Southeast Asia from the Perspectives of Responsible Youth Leaders

An Overview of Responsible Tourism in Southeast Asia from the Perspectives of Responsible Youth Leaders

DEVELOPING STUDENTS WHO LEAD IN THEIR COMMUNITIES: A Mixed Methods Case Study of Three Municipal-Based Leadership Programs in the United States

While many studies investigate student leadership development in educational contexts or curriculum-based programs, little is known about the efficacy of leadership development programs that emerge in municipalities. This mixed methods case study explored the leadership development of participants in three nine-month youth leadership programs at a municipal-based prevention, treatment, and outreach center in the United States. Qualitative focus groups and quantitative surveys using the Student Leadership Practices Inventory (SLPI) were used to collect data at the beginning and end of the three programs along with a post-program evaluative survey. Findings from the qualitative and quantitative analyses are first presented individually and then expressed using a joint display table to visually represent the integrated results. Findings showed that the programs positively influenced participants’ perceptions, characteristics, and behaviors as youth leaders in their communities. Participants not only indicated improvements in their leadership practices according to the SLPI from pre- to post-program, but also demonstrated more complex understandings of leadership and what it means to be a leader in one’s community. These findings are useful for individuals and organizations planning student leadership development programs and should inform future research in the field.

The Educational University Policy as the Most Important Means of Implementing the National Education Concept

The global changes that the modern world is facing are distinguished by their constancy and continuity, and, moreover, are characterized by a clearly expressed tendency to accelerate. Changes of this magnitude cannot but affect the participants in these processes, and the role of education in human activity is becoming increasingly important. On the other hand, young people are becoming an increasingly active participant in the social, political and cultural life of the state, which requires new theoretical and activity approaches and systematic mental and activity methods in working with youth, as well as the development of new educational content for those areas of training that prepare personnel for the youth sector. As a result, the problem of the system of organization of educational work in the system of higher education comes to the fore and becomes more relevant than ever. Educational work should be carried out along two vectors — the preparation of future youth leaders who will implement youth policy at the municipal, regional and federal levels, and the education of civic responsibility in all future specialists.

Developing live skill and building youth leadership trough sport

Youth has a strategic role in national development, as the successor to the sustainability and progress of the nation, youth are required to participate in various experiences in order to enrich their abilities and skills as provisions in the future. The real challenges faced by youth in this century are no less complicated than those before and after independence, because the challenges they face are global, as is the case with the current pandemic. This research aims to find opportunities and opportunities for youth to become productive, successful, innovative, and independent youth. The main topics in this research are Positive Youth Development, Leadership, Lifeskills and Sports. The research method used is Literature Review or literature review sourced from articles in reputable or accredited journals, which are related to the research topic. Articles that are referenced are articles that have been published from 2000 to 2022 which are searched on the Elsevier, Francis and Taylor Online database, Google Scholar in this review. The results of the literature review are then reviewed, analyzed and finally synthesized the results.Key word: Lifeskill, Postive Yout Development , Leadership Sport

Piloting participatory action research: Community as intermediary to education pathways of Congolese refugee youth.

This pilot participatory action research (PAR) is aimed at increasing educational opportunities for refugee youth by demystifying higher education and providing relevant information. The project also aims to develop empirical knowledge regarding refugee youth's life trajectories and barriers to higher education, which informs collective action to enhance educational policies and programs for refugee youth. In collaboration with community and student organizations in a midwestern urban area of the United States, we organized a higher education pathway program for Congolese refugee youth and community leaders aspiring to pursue higher education. Seven individuals attended a 1-day program, with a workshop, campus tour, and meeting with university administrators, and participated, along with two others, in a life history calendar interview. This article analyzes the PAR processes and interviews with participants. In addition to individual-level factors such as limited knowledge about college, various structural-level factors (i.e., school policies, procedures) impede education of refugee youth. Our analysis highlights the community as a source of both support and responsibility for refugee youth. Results show the need to educate the community about higher education but also the need to educate the university about refugee education and the community's pivotal role in doing so. Our findings offer a three-level (individual, structural, and community) framework of education pathways for resettled refugees. A critical analysis of how factors at multiple levels interact and produce unique challenges and possibilities furthers the field of refugee studies and also informs more holistic, sustainable policies and programs for refugee education. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

대학4-H 활동 프로그램의 운영 실태 및 개발 방향

The purpose of this study was to find the development direction of the program by analyzing the actual conditions and needs of the university 4-H activity program, and a research study applied. For the study, 100 people were selected by a random sampling method, and 18 questions were composed using the online Google survey method, and 98 people were collected, and then χ2 and t-test were applied.
 In the operation status of the University 4-H activity program, the most active period and experience were less than 1 year, but there was no difference by gender. There were more male students than female students with 4-H athletic training experience, and education was mainly organized by clubs within the school, and there were differences according to gender. For the membership education program, it was requested to be conducted once a month, for two days and one night or for one day (within 8 hours) for the purpose of understanding agriculture and youth farmer policies and seeking ways to utilize them. There were many requests for content such as hobbies and recreational activities. The executive education program also differed from each other in that male students were required to develop their ability to manage and operate 4-H sessions, and female students were required to pursue the role and action plan of 4-H youth agriculture for future sustainable agriculture and rural areas, and there were requests for future design, employment and start-up strategies, and introduction of youth farmers and 4-H support policies.
 Therefore, it is necessary to develop it in consideration of the development and operation of programs in connection with the 4-H students and 4-H youth farmers, the composition and operation of dual activity programs for university 4-H members, and the implementation of activities to realize sustainable agriculture and rural areas and food sovereignty, the operation of projects that lead to changes in local communities and organizations, and the development and operation of competency development activity programs as youth leaders. And in order to activate the development program operation, hierarchical linkage with 4-H students and 4-H youth farmers, and training 4-H experts and education experts should be made.

Determining the form of leadership that best ‘fits’ for practice in youth mentoring

There has been a lot of literature and study on youth mentoring. However, little has been found in the literature that explains the form of leadership model that is being practiced in a mentoring relationship. Moreover, this is a complex issue since mentoring takes place in many settings, and in the partnering relationship. A mentor also plays a variety of roles, and that there is reciprocal influences and power suggesting that leadership is at play and practiced by both parties. This paper therefore explores, examines, and discusses the forms of leadership that could best ‘fit’ in a youth mentoring programme. This will also include literature on mentoring and its practices in the youth, its non-formal learning context, a variety of several leadership concepts and theories; discussed those literature and determine the leadership practices that best fit this context of youth leadership. The findings had suggested a ‘bottom-up multidimensional’ approach to leadership employing various leadership concepts and models. This can then serve to be a generic model for practice, as well as for further study to establish a leadership model for different settings, such as in the context of youth learning mentorship programme that can contribute to positive youth change.

The Significance of Leadership Ethics in Youth Voluntary Organization Development in Malaysia

This paper presents a brief discussion on the need of improving leadership ethics for youth voluntary organizations development, which referring to views and opinions expressed by scholars and researchers on youth leadership. For this reason, this paper also presents a conceptual description of several concepts pertaining to youth, leadership and youth voluntary organization in Sabah, Malaysia. Thus, this paper comprises of several subtopics, namely youth and its classification, youth voluntary organization, the leader and leadership, the leadership ethics, and the needs for improvement of leadership ethics among youth leaders. It is hoped that this preliminary discussion on the need of improving leadership ethics among the leaders of youth voluntary organization provides opportunity for national development that focuses on youth development.

COMMUNITY TOLERANCE: RELATIONSHIP OF MUSLIM MAJORITY AND CHRISTIAN MINORITY IN THE CONTEXT OF RELIGIOUS MODERATION IN PADANG PARIAMAN, WEST SUMATERA

Intolerance was often pinned on communal societies such as Indonesia because it uses a liberal-secular tolerance perspective which is identical to Western Christian society. If the perspective is shifted, for example using communal tolerance, the communal community will also practice the opposite, tolerance. This paper is intended to reveal and analyze how the Muslim community in the Nagari KH which is considered the majority practices tolerance on a community scale in the context of religious moderation towards the Christian minority in the Nagari. In addition, it also analyzes why the model's tolerance can occur. This research is qualitative research that relies on interview data from elements of the nagari government, penghulu, youth leaders, religious leaders and adherents of Islam and Christianity from both communities. The data is reinforced by document data including journals and research reports that are relevant to the research topic. The results show that community tolerance as a form of religious moderation has been practiced by the Muslim community of KH in the socio-economic and religious realms. In the socio-economic aspect, community tolerance appears in the form of openness to business, buying and selling and ownership of land and houses. While in the religious realm it is limited to individual and family worship at homes. The ambivalence of tolerance practiced by the Muslim community of KH is rooted in the ambivalence of Minangkabau culture on a macro level and the ambivalence of the geographical position of Nagari KH on a micro basis. Minangkabau cultural ambivalence collides and synthesizes matrilineal customs and matrilineal Islam. Meanwhile, the ambivalence of being a coastal area is at the same time bordering on darek. Both have given birth to an inclusive attitude towards immigrants in the socio-economic realm and exclusive when it comes to communal worship.

Konstelasi Calon Tunggal Dalam Pemilihan Umum Kepala Daerah Kaitannya Dengan Konsep Demokrasi (Analisis Terhadap Pemilihan Umum Kepala Daerah Kabupaten Gowa Tahun 2020)

This study aims to identify and examine the occurrence of a single candidate for Regent and Deputy Regent in the general election for the regional head of Gowa Regency in 2020. This study uses a qualitative research type with a descriptive approach. Based on the source, the types of data used are primary data and secondary data. Primary data were obtained through interviews with community leaders, religious leaders, youth leaders in Gowa Regency, the chairman of the Gowa Regency KPUD, and members of the Gowa Regency DPRD as well as documentation. While secondary data is data obtained from various literatures such as books, journals, laws and other related sources. Processing and presentation of data is done descriptively. The results of the study show that the occurrence of a single candidate for Regent and Deputy Regent in the general election for the regional head of Gowa Regency in 2020 is caused by several factors, including: a). the couple Adnan Purrichta Ichsan and Abdul Rauf Mallagani were already known to most of the people of Gowa Regency before, b). There was a role or involvement of a number of figures, c). inseparable from the performance and achievements of Adnan Purrichta Ichsan and Abdul Rauf Mallagani in the previous period, d). and the absence of other candidates who appeared against the pair Adnan Purrichta Ichsan and Abdul Rauf Mallagani either from the political party line or from the individual line.