Aspirations Of Young People Research Articles

‘We are ignored rather than attacked politically’. Youth participation in regional sustainability transformation in eastern Germany

ABSTRACT In the context of Germany's coal phase-out, substantial resources are allocated to transform coal regions economically and socially. This study examines the opportunities and aspirations of young people in shaping local spaces, focusing on four participatory processes in Lusatia, eastern Germany. Utilising document analysis and 17 interviews with youth service workers, participants, and politicians, the study combines Massey, Doreen. 2005. For Space. London: Sage concept of space with Cahill, Helen, and Babak Dadvand. 2018. “Re-conceptualising Youth Participation: A Framework to Inform Action.” Children and Youth Services Review 95:243–253 model for youth participation. It bridges the gap between young people's goals and motivations and the quality of participation formats, with a regional focus. Findings reveal that young people's aspirations align with adult-developed projects in transport, digital and business infrastructure, energy transition, and technology, but youth advocate for a more ambitious ecological transformation, digital solutions, and democratic decision-making. Despite well-designed participatory programmes demonstrating youth ability to contribute to transformation, their ideas are often publicly praised but rarely integrated into political decisions due to inadequate procedures. Some formats allowed youth to reposition themselves, highlighting the fluidity of power. The study calls for further research on youth participation from a spatial perspective, and emphasizes the need to better prepareyoung participants and policymakers to manage expectations and responsibilities in participatory processes.

The motivations and aspirations of level 1 learners in North East England

ABSTRACT The thesis explored the motivations and aspirations of young people, aged 16-18, studying on a Level 1 programme in a FE college in the North East of England. The majority of research activities took place over a single academic year, with a single activity the following year to revisit the topics of aspiration, motivation and marginalisation. The methodology was underpinned by Bourdieu’s concepts of Capital, as well as incorporating some participatory methods to research with the participants, not on them. Findings show aspirations closely linked to employment, and motivations focussed on the acquisition of capital – which the young people recognised could be accrued and exchanged for a career in their chosen industry. The findings also show young people from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds. This is counter to the narrative and findings from prior literature focussing on Level 1 learners. Young people were also experiencing unclear school-to-work transitions, and they signalled the rapid deindustrialisation of the 20th century as the cause of this. Further exploration is required to understand how young people in the region perceive the links between deindustrialisation in the 20th century and their school-to-work transitions in the current day.

The Impact of Within-family Housing Assistance on the Certainty of Young People’s (Housing) Aspirations in the Czech Republic

The article presents the results of research on the factors that determine how certain Czech millennials are about their housing and some other life aspirations. We did not primarily look at the content of life aspirations and instead, we examined how certain, confident and concrete young people are about their plans. Using qualitative interviews and an attitude survey we found that intergenerational housing-related within-family resource transfers had a significant impact on how certain young Czechs are about their housing and (some) work and family aspirations. Therefore, whatever the aspirations of young people are, the ability to form them with certainty and confidence is significantly influenced by a factor that is largely out of their control.

Возможности и риски для выпускников высших учебных заведений на российском рынке труда

The article examines the main factors of social changes in the labor market. It is emphasized that contradic-tions are growing in this sphere, and the imbalance between the supply and demand for services is increasing. Formation of the global digital environment dynamizes changes in the labor market and has an increasingly active influence on the state employment policy in almost all countries, including the Russian Federation. The unregulated digital environment exacerbates the problem of inequality in the sphere of social and labor rela-tions and gives it a new quality. In this regard, it is especially important for young people to acquire that higher education, which, on the one hand, will be in demand in a qualitatively new labor market, and on the other hand, meets their personal needs and expectations. The authors conducted a study using an online question-naire to identify employment problems for young professionals. The study concludes that there is a discrepan-cy between the aspirations of young people and the needs of the real economy. The leading role of the state and socially responsible business is emphasized in minimizing socio-economic differentiation in entering the higher education system and in the learning process itself, as well as in expanding training in specialties in demand in the context of digital transformation.

EMPOWERING YOUTH: BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR TOMORROW

This abstract explores the imperative of empowering youth as a pivotal strategy for establishing a robust foundation for the future. In an ever-evolving global landscape characterized by technological advancements, shifting socioeconomic dynamics, and complex challenges, the role of youth in shaping and driving positive change cannot be understated. This abstract delves into various dimensions of empowering youth, encompassing education, skill development, civic engagement, and mental well-being. The abstract underscores the significance of education as a cornerstone of youth empowerment, emphasizing the need for innovative and inclusive educational approaches that equip young individuals with adaptable skills, critical thinking abilities, and digital literacy. By addressing the unique needs and aspirations of young people, societies can foster an environment that nurtures creativity, problem-solving, and lifelong learning. Furthermore, the abstract discusses the pivotal role of skill development in enhancing youth empowerment, particularly in the context of a rapidly evolving job market. Initiatives that provide training in emerging fields, entrepreneurship, and vocational skills can equip youth with the tools they need to navigate a competitive landscape and contribute meaningfully to economic growth. Civic engagement emerges as another essential facet of youth empowerment, as young voices are catalysts for social change and progress. Encouraging active participation in community development, policy discussions, and advocacy empowers youth to shape the direction of their societies, fostering a sense of ownership and responsibility. The abstract also addresses the critical importance of prioritizing youth mental well-being. With rising stressors and uncertainties, creating supportive environments that address mental health challenges is imperative. By offering accessible mental health services, promoting resilience, and reducing stigma, societies can ensure that the youth are equipped to handle the complexities of the modern world. Ultimately, this abstract underscores the symbiotic relationship between empowering youth and building a strong foundation for tomorrow. By investing in their education, skills, engagement, and well-being, societies can harness the untapped potential of youth to drive sustainable development, innovation, and positive societal transformation. Through comprehensive and strategic efforts, empowering youth becomes not only an ethical imperative but a pragmatic strategy for shaping a prosperous and resilient future.

MERDEKA DARI IMPRIALISME-KOLONIALISME MENUJU IDENTITAS NASIONAL SERTA MENEGAKKAN KONSTITUSI UNTUK NKRI DAN UPETI DARI RAKYAT UNTUK BIROKRAT

Indonesian independence was achieved with a sense of nationalism and patriotism as well as the struggle of the Indonesian people both in the "Government, Traders, Aristocrat, Clerics and Marginal Communities" to fight "Colonialism and Imprialism" because they saw Indonesian in the face of the Dutch in a long gap of three and a half times century if calculated 350 years. National identity is known from the aspirations of young people, those who are educated who want to have ambition to be independent with the struggle and fate of suffering the same since the invaders like the State that first entered in Indonesian "Portuguese, Spanish, English, Dutch and Japanese" but a country with the nickname three "G" namely (Gold, Glory and Gospel) such as looking for "Glory, Looking for logistics or spices, Spreading the holy mission of Christianity and Catholicism" with the dominance of this young people want a revolution like countries that want independence. National identity can not be separated from regulations or constitutions that imitate developed countries from kingdoms or monarchies to a republic with democracy in each government Different axis there is a axis "Communist and there is a Liberalist axis" and this has become a culture of Indonesian government since the Order long time, new order until the Reformation Era. Taxes or tribute are collected from employees and employees or laborers, BUMS (private-owned business entities), BUMN (private mili-business entities) to be transferred to the government as procurement of "Infrastructure, Logistics, Pharmacy, Social, Education, Culture, Religion" in essence State cooking is spent in each region for the needs of the respective regional autonomy.

The Promise of Double Living. Understanding Young People with Same-Sex Desires in Contemporary Kampala

ABSTRACT Ugandan urban same-sex desiring individuals frequently encounter and navigate competing understandings of sexuality and sexual identity. Western essentialist understanding of sexual identity introduced by international development partners and transnational LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi- and Transsexual) activism, as well as media, offer an alternative to Ugandan non-essentialist and fluid subject positions. This article seeks to understand how young individuals with same-sex -desires in Kampala navigate tensions between Western and local understandings concerning sexuality. We have interviewed 24 young individuals with same-sex desires (unaffiliated and individuals working in LGBT+ organizations) and asked how they approach their sexuality and experiences living with same-sex desires in contemporary Kampala. The results reveal how interview participants engaged in a complex navigation between local community expectations, their own same-sex desires, and embeddedness in a global LGBT+ culture. Although the participants engaged in what Westerners would label as a “double life,” the article problematizes the prescriptive norms of authenticity and “coming out.” The conclusion is that the fluid vs essentialist dichotomy is too simplistic to be helpful when trying to understand the lives and aspirations of young people with same-sex desires.

Experiencing “the Wrong Kind of Puberty”: Navigating Teenage Years with a Variation in Sex Characteristics

There are many different variations in sex characteristics, some of which have implications for how the body goes through puberty. This paper draws from critical disability studies and childhood and youth studies to understand the teenage experiences and aspirations of young people with variations in sex characteristics, focusing particularly on navigating puberty. We undertook a reflexive thematic analysis with interview data from 12 young people in England, all assigned female at birth. Our analysis produced a central theme: aspiring to certainty through “fixing” the wrong kind of puberty. Participants experience puberty as a time where things exist on a continuum of rightness and wrongness in comparison with their peers and in relation to their specific variation. We suggest that the neoliberal aspiration to and illusion of bodily control and certainty provides the context within which the medical management of variations in sex characteristics makes sense. Going through medical intervention in relation to a variation in sex characteristics provides a very particular aspirational context for young people. The experience of puberty is intersectionally differentiated for young people with variations in sex characteristics.

Rodzina jako wartość podstawowa w świadomości młodzieży szkolnej

In this article, we will delve into two key aspects: the family as a fundamental and prioritized value within everyday values and the aspirations of young people regarding marriage. The sociological analysis is grounded in the outcomes of public opinion surveys and research conducted in the first and second decades of the 21st century. Throughout the 20th century and the initial decade of the 21st century, family and contented family life consistently held the top spot among the life goals of Poles, standing out as one of the most cherished values. However, in the course of the accelerated transformation of Polish society, success or a thriving professional career is emerging as a distinct life value for young Poles, competing to some extent with the significance attributed to family. Notably, around 60% of respondents among school youth express a commitment to formal marriage in their future plans.

Migration propensity of peripheral youth: insights from Italy

ABSTRACT The social and economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic are at risk of exacerbating the pre-existing intergenerational and interregional inequalities between and within countries, such as those between core and peripheral areas. In particular, in the latter, especially in Italy, the lack of opportunities and access to essential services may affect the current and new generations to come, while also compromising the development of the country as a whole. Against this backdrop, understanding young people's aspirations and needs is vital to produce evidence-based knowledge to inform policies promoting opportunities to stay in or return to these territories. This paper investigates young people's migration propensity, uncovering the individual characteristics and the factors explaining their propensity to leave their place or to stay and work there. Data come from a nationwide survey carried out on a representative sample of about 950 young people residing in peripheral areas of Italy, via a questionnaire designed and administered as part of the research-action project ‘Giovani Dentro’. The study provides new and timely information about the difficulties, desires and plans of young people who choose to stay in or return to these territories.

Parenting aspirations of Australian young people who have experienced adversity: “I’ll work on everything else before working on having a kid”

Only a limited number of studies have sought to examine the parenting attitudes and aspirations of young people who have experienced abuse, neglect, and childhood adversity and who are not yet pregnant or parenting. Given the dearth of literature on this topic, this study explores the attitudes and aspirations relating to pregnancy and parenthood among South Australian young people who have experienced abuse, neglect, or childhood adversity.A total of fifteen young people (8 male and 7 female) were recruited from a variety of services that may be serving young people with experiences of abuse, neglect, or early adversity. Young people took part in a semi-structured interview exploring their attitudes and aspirations regarding relationships, pregnancy, and parenthood.Young people discussed whether they would like to be parents, and some of the goals and aspirations that they would like to achieve beforehand. The reasons why young people wanted to be parents later in life and achieve these goals first were categories into three interrelated groups: they wanted to enjoy their youth and succeed in education or employment, they wanted to address their own personal difficulties and challenges first or they wanted to be prepared and be in the best position possible to meet the needs of their future children.While most of the sample were not planning on becoming parents before they turned 25, all aspired to have children at some point. Young people’s aspirations towards younger parenthood were varied and often shaped by their childhood experiences and current circumstances. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.

#peacemaker: Cultivating Pluralist Dispositions among Bandung’s Peace Communities Online and Offline

Abstract In Indonesia, the national motto of ‘unity in diversity’ is challenged, not least by a hardening of religious identities, coupled with rising levels of religious intolerance. In addition to established proponents of religious pluralism, groups of activists strive to sow the seeds of peace among the tech-savvy generation of young urbanites. By adopting the concept of ‘technology of the community’, I analyze the online and offline practices of peace activists in Bandung in 2018 to educate young #peacemakers and create spaces of empathy and solidarity. To address the emotional deprivation as well as aspirations of young people, peace groups rely on various offline and online technologies that straddle notions of comfort and discomfort, of tolerance and engagement. In creating and maintaining spaces of affective interpersonal exchange, these groups become exponents of local arrangements that are conducive to the cultivation of pluralist dispositions beyond national ideology.

To be respectable, to be good – aspirations of young people in the context of everyday precariousness in Bangladesh

ABSTRACT This article explores how young people navigate their aspiration to education and work within precariousness in a camp in Bangladesh. Drawing on ethnographic research conducted at an Urdu-speaking Bihari camp in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the findings presented in this paper illustrate how gender and generational expectations play mediating roles in young people’s aspiration formation. The discussions present that the relationship between aspiration construction and affective orientations for young people is more complex than often imagined. The findings shed light on the importance of having a more nuanced and relational understanding of young people’s affective expressions and experiences that navigate their aspiration formation and shape experiences of sacrifice, suffering, seclusion, and hope.

Developing a relational solidarity politics in ethnographic research: reflections from a planner

Ethnographic research is increasingly common in urban planning, yet few scholars have written about critical engagement with their own positionalities, subjectivities, and privilege while ‘in the field.’ In this article, I reflect on my dissertation research examining the socio-spatial mobilities and aspirations of young people in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to describe how decolonial thinking and scholarship shifted my research approach and how I understood myself as researcher. I focus on two moments during the dissertation process where what I was seeing, feeling, and experiencing exceeded western understandings of research and the research process. I suggest that two interrelated concepts, cuerpoterritorio and sentipensar, were particularly helpful in revisiting my research design and methodological tools and expanding spaces of learning to other disciplines as a means to question my researcher positionality and proactively develop a relational solidarity politics.

Youth participation during Thailand’s 2020-2021 political turmoil

ABSTRACT In the 2020–2021 pro-democracy protests in Thailand, an unprecedented number of high school students participated on all levels: from organizing rallies to small symbolic actions. To better understand this phenomenon, we engaged 691 Thai students from diverse backgrounds to write a letter to a recipient on the other side of the political divide. Participants were asked to reflect upon their hopes and fears for Thailand’s political future and explain why their civic engagement is personally, socially, and politically important. Utilizing the ladder of youth participation and other succeeding frameworks in the field, we explored the students’ perception of their political participation in three facets: aspirations of young people, their justification for their participation, and responses from the adults in their lives. We find that while the students have clear and well-articulated reasons for their participation, they are hindered and resisted by their parents or teachers who disagree with their political views.

Mineral Supplements, Multivitamins, and Energy Drinks are Commonly Consumed

In India, there has been an increase in the use of energy drinks and dietary supplements. However, the benefit of taking multivitamins and nutritional mineral supplements on a regular basis is still debatable. The purpose of this study was to collect information on the types of nutritional mineral supplements and energy drinks consumed by school adolescents, with a focus on the impact of consumption on BMI (BMI). The study involved 120 high school adolescent students between the ages of 14 and 19. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Diet-related questions were asked using a 24-hour dietary recall method, and the questionnaire also determined their physical activity. The subjects' height and weight were measured, and their BMI was calculated. In this study, 55 percent of respondents said they had consumed energy and sports drinks in the previous two weeks, and 43 percent said they had consumed one or more types of multivitamin and nutritional mineral supplements without analysing their need or visiting a physician. Vitamin C (5%) and D (5%) were the most commonly consumed vitamins without a prescription, while iron (6%) and calcium (5%) were the most commonly consumed minerals without a prescription among the study participants. Curiosity was cited as a reason for using energy and sports drinks, followed by peer pressure, while students who consumed them cited perceived short-term health benefits and parental supply as common causes. The consumption of energy and sports drinks was also found to be statistically significant when measured by the body mass index (BMI). Thus, in order to be most relevant and effective, health education programmes should incorporate young people's perceptions, aspirations, and motivations into the planning of interventions and activities.

Образовательные стратегии молодежи в СССР в 1950–1960-е годы

Introduction. Currently, the Russian Federation is implementing a state youth policy, the goal of which is to create the necessary conditions for self-realization of youth and their active inclusion in social processes. In this regard, the task of studying the historical experience of the USSR in the field of implementing state youth policy in the 1950s–1960s is actualized. At that time the interests and needs of youth began to be widely taken into account for the first time in the implementation of socio-economic development programs, including in the field of education. The article analyzes the conditions, causes and consequences of the choice of educational strategies by young people, reveals the relationship between the material capabilities of society and the social aspirations of young people. Sources and Methods. This problem is viewed from the point of view of social history, within the framework of the concept of "socialist welfare state". The research is based on archival materials from the collections of GA RF, RGANI, RGASPI. Analysis. The educational opportunities of young people in the early 1950s were significantly limited by the low quality of education, its partial payment; the dominance in the school system of the incomplete seven-year secondary school; a limited number of educational institutions providing vocational training on the basis of a complete secondary school; poor development of evening and distance learning. One of the main negative factors in the choice of educational strategies was the low standard of living. Conclusions. The implementation of the new social policy helped to increase the material capabilities of the population, opened access to higher and secondary education for a wide range of young people. Among the most important prerequisites for the free choice of educational strategies were the abolition of tuition fees, the expansion of the network of ten-year schools, the improvement of the quality of education, and the widespread dissemination of forms of on-the-job training.

Representasi Anak Muda Gaul dan Saleh dalam Gerakan Hijrah: Analisis Semiotika Roland Barthes atas Konten Akun Instagram Pesan Trend Pemuda (@pesan_trend)

The stagnation of da'wah among young people is mostly caused by the use of symbols that are not in line with or even contrary to the aspirations of young people. The da'wah offered by the Hijrah Youth Shift Movement is a da'wah that uses symbols of young people as a medium for their da'wah. This article tries to explain how the Hijrah Youth Shift Movement represents the value of young people who are slang and pious. Through Rolland Barthes' semiotic approach, the author tries to examine these symbols which are presented in the da'wah content uploaded to the Instagram @message_trend account. In denotation, posts from the Instagram @message_trend account display activities such as cleaning, archery, camping, tahajud prayer in green open spaces. In connotation, the Instagram account @pesan_trend tries to show a model of young Muslim people who love the environment, are physically and spiritually healthy. Mythically or ideologically, @pesan_trend, which was initiated by UHA and Shift Pemuda Hijrah, is showing the social class of middle-class Muslim youth, which so far has been identified with indie culture, which is active in green spaces. On the other hand, this also shows the ideology of Shift which is leaning towards the tarbiyah movement.

Higher education students’ aspirations for their post-university lives: evidence from six European nations

ABSTRACT While there is now a relatively large literature on young people's aspirations with respect to their transitions from compulsory schooling, the body of work on the aspirations of those within higher education is rather less well-developed. This article draws on data from undergraduate students in six European countries to explore their hopes for their post-university lives. It demonstrates that although aspirations for employment were discussed most frequently, non-economic plans and desires were also important. Moreover, despite significant commonalities across the six nations, aspirations were also differentiated, to some extent at least, by national context, institutional setting and subject of study.

Aspirations versus Reality: Exploring Factors Affecting Meaningful Youth Participation in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Programme in Rural Kenya

This paper presents the results of an implementation research of a pilot intervention, mainstreaming meaningful youth participation in a health care management system in Western Kenya with the aim to address adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This qualitative case study included 29 key informant interviews and 13 focus group discussions conducted in five community health units across four counties. The results demonstrate positive attitudes towards the principle of youth participation, yet, also a mismatch between the aspirations of young people to be active decision-making agents and the actual roles and responsibilities assigned to them. This paper further identifies factors that inhibit and enable effective youth participation at multiple levels; individual (such as education, discipline, migration, gender); organisational (such as guidelines and structures, financial support, and political interference) and societal (norms seeing SRHR as taboo and young people as unequal to adults), and formulates recommendations to address these.