Disengagement Of Young People Research Articles

Соотношение структуры идентичности и моделей патриотизма у старших школьников сибирских регионов

The article is devoted to the analysis of the relationship between the structure of identities and patriotic models in the minds of school students in the regions of the Siberian Federal District. The theoretical basis of the study was both the concept of the "matryoshka" of identities and the theory of patriotism, considering its manifestations as a dichotomy of "blind" and "constructive", "emotional" and "activity" types. The empirical basis of the study was the results of longitudinal surveys of students in grades 9–11, conducted in 2020 in 10 regions and in 2022 in 4 regions of the Siberian Federal District. The use of cluster analysis made it possible to divide the studied population into 4 clusters: a cluster of “blind”, “active” patriotism with a strong institutional component, “constructive” patriots, “loyalists” and “silent ones”, determine the combination of identities corres­ponding to each cluster and trace their dynamics. As a result, conclusions were made about the decrease in the influence of the identity factor on the disengagement of young people in relation to patriotism and the possibility of reducing the indicated disengagements to the basic opposition of "patriots" and "non-patriots".

Healthcare costs for young people transitioning the boundary between child/adolescent and adult mental health services in seven European countries: results from the MILESTONE study.

The boundary between services for children and adolescents and adults has been identified as problematic for young people with mental health problems. To examine the use and cost of healthcare for young people engaged in mental healthcare before and after the child/adolescent and adult service boundary. Data from 772 young people in seven European countries participating in the MILESTONE trial were analysed. We analysed and costed healthcare resources used in the 6-month period before and after the service boundary. The proportion of young people engaging with healthcare services fell substantially after crossing the service boundary (associated costs €7761 pre-boundary v. €3376 post-boundary). Pre-boundary, the main cost driver was in-patient care (approximately 50%), whereas post-boundary costs were more evenly spread between services; cost reductions were correlated with pre-boundary in-patient care. Severity was associated with substantially higher costs pre- and post-boundary, and those who were engaged specifically with mental health services after the service boundary accrued the greatest healthcare costs post-service boundary. Costs of healthcare are large in this population, but fall considerably after transition, particularly for those who were most severely ill. In part, this is likely to reflect improvement in the mental health of young people. However, qualitative evidence from the MILESTONE study suggests that lack of capacity in adult services and young people's disengagement with formal mental health services post-transition are contributing factors. Long-term data are needed to assess the adverse long-term effects on costs and health of this unmet need and disengagement.

Digitalization and Gender Differences in Political Participation among Hungarian University Students

Similarly to with the debate in western societies, concern about the disengagement of young people in political life is present in Hungarian politics. Traditional party-based politics is less and less appealing to younger cohorts of Hungarian society. However, empirical evidence supports the claim that university students are the most politically active strata of society, and online political participation has been identified as a potential avenue for connecting young people to politics. The present paper aims to reveal whether the characteristics of those students who are active online differ significantly from the background characteristics of students who take part in offline activities. In order to describe university students’ activity in online forms of participation and assess the chronological trends thereof, the paper uses data that covers the period between 2015 and 2019 – i.e. research rounds three and four of the dataset collected by Active Youth in Hungary Research. We use latent class analysis (LCA) to assess whether individuals who participate most actively in traditional offline activities are also those who are most active in terms of online participation. The results of the research reveal that distinct groups of university students are drawn to specialize in online versus offline repertoires of political participation, indicating that online political activities are not exclusively the purview of those who are most active in traditional offline activities.

Alternative educational provision in an area of deprivation in London

The attainment in national examinations and progress of pupils to the age of 16 in London is the highest in England. Nevertheless, there is still a significant number of 16- to 19-year-olds who are not in employment, education, or training (NEET). Those who are the most vulnerable to becoming NEET are the young people who have disengaged from mainstream education. This article draws on a comprehensive examination of the effectiveness of an alternative education provision (AEP) for pupils who were disengaged from mainstream schools in one London local authority. Through the application of Bronfenbrenner's ecosystems theory, the study explored the impact of different ecosystems on young people's disengagement. The findings in evaluation studies of other AEPs and the findings in this study indicate that AEPs – and the curriculum, pedagogy, and pastoral care that they offer – can, and do, make a considerable difference to the educational outcomes of disadvantaged children, as well as offering insights for mainstream education. Thus, the study contributes to the current debate on the organization and structure of the 14–19 education system in England under raising the participation age (RPA) to 18, the new legislation that came into force this academic year.

Bringing Politics to the Youth: How to Generate Interest in Electoral Politics

According to recent studies, young people are interested in politics in a broad sense but are disengaged with electoral politics. The falling turn-outs in European Parliament elections, especially among young people, are creating problems with the legitimacy of our political governance system. The authors suggest six pragmatic measures to address the disengagement of young people from electoral politics. The measures presented are designed to support a bottom-up approach towards building lasting interest in electoral politics among young people, while keeping in mind the changes in youth values and possible ways to participate in politics.

America's Youth and Community Engagement

This research examines the role of the mass media in young people's disengagement from politics. In a nationally representative telephone survey ( N = 1,501), young people (ages 14 to 22) reported their habits for 12 different uses of mass media as well as awareness of current national politics and time spent in civic activities. Following Putnam's hypothesis about the beneficial effects of civic ties on political involvement, the authors predict and find that civic activity is positively associated with political awareness. Contrary to Putnam, they find that media use, whether information or entertainment oriented, facilitates civic engagement, whereas news media are especially effective in promoting political awareness. Although heavy use of media interferes with both political and civic engagement, the overall effect of media use is favorable for each outcome. The results are discussed in regard to the potentially greater use of the media to build community engagement in young people.

Youth participation in public policy at the municipal level

Young people should participate in public policy at the municipal level. But because mass media, social science, and professional practice tend to emphasize the deficiencies and disengagement of young people, there is need for more knowledge of their resources and roles as active participants in the policy process. This paper examines the San Francisco Youth Commission as an example of youth participation, including its origins, objectives, activities, facilitating and limiting forces, multilevel effects, and lessons learned from empirically-based practice. The authors—a university professor, commission director, and youth leader—argue that more knowledge of youth participation as a subject of study will contribute to its growth as a field of practice.

NRJ Book: Tuned Out: Why Americans under 40 Don't Follow the News

Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News, by David T.Z. Mindich (Oxford University Press, 2005) 172 pages, $20Many journalism professors will nod in instant recognition as they read David T.Z. Mindich's anecdotes about students with little or no interest in news or note the passing references to students who use journalist to describe talk show hosts such as David Letterman. The lack of interest that college-age people, including journalism students, have for news has received much attention within the industry, and tabloid publications targeting this group, such as the Red Eye and Red Streak in Chicago, have been among the questionable solutions.Mindich's contribution synthesizes surveys and other discussions about young people's disengagement from the news. He does this through highlighting national survey data such as reports by the Pew Research Center for People & the Press, news industry and census data, drawing on studies such as political scientist Robert D. Putnam's work on declining social capital and reporting on interviews he conducted across the country with individuals and groups of people under 40, including some as young as 10, to tease out reasons behind declining news consumption.Mindich does not ignore that the turn from political news is evident among older people as well, but his immediate concern is with what he describes as a generational shift. In doing so, he attempts to make more explicit the link between the withdrawal from news, particularly political news, and the erosion of democracy the country faces.While the connection between an informed citizenry and democracy is one of the assumptions guiding journalism, as Mindich notes, the decline in newspaper circulation and news viewership is often framed as a problem of losing consumers rather than citizens. To build the case for what is at stake if younger people continue the trend away from news, Mindich makes heavy use of Benedict Anderson's concept of imagined communities, which is the only recourse for people in large communities where face-to-face is impossible. News helps the citizenry imagine the differences and commonalities of their community. Mind ich writes:When people tune in together they can-as they did in the 1960s-react together to marines burning a Vietnamese village. They can recoil in horror, together, at the fire hoses and police dogs in Birmingham. There were counterarguments to what journalism presented to the country (the Marines were provoked, the South has a right to segregation) and independent journalism, at its best, tried not to take sides. No, in these kinds of stories, journalists don't take sides, they give sides. In the Miltonian marketplace of ideas, journalism provides readers and viewers with different perspectives. In the 1960s, many of these readers and viewers acted like citizens and leaders and the nation decided to end Vietnam and segregation (p. 209).Mindich's concern is that young people's withdrawal from news, media organizations' decreased emphasis on political news, along with the ability of Internet users to customize news to their tastes (the so-called Daily Me effect) will result in a society in which people are more tuned to private rather than public interests. Yet, although his passion for the topic is evident, the book doesn't break new ground. …

The arts and social inclusion: what's the evidence?

This article reviews some key findings from the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) in two major research areas: strategies to address pupil disaffection, and arts education, focusing on overlap and commonality in reported effects and also effective practice. Its central question is whether, how and why arts education might make a contribution to those strategies aimed at addressing (or preventing) young people's disengagement from learning and educational opportunity. The authors discuss the key factors associated with successful re‐engagement and those linked to effective arts education, and conclude with evidence‐based questions to consider if arts education is to have a higher profile in the social inclusion agenda.

Values in educating for citizenship: sources, influences and assessment

This article considers social factors that have led to concerns regarding disaffection and disengagement of young people. The introduction of Citizenship Education in the United Kingdom is seeking to redress conditions of apathy and cynicism about public life. While the indirect transmission of values in relation to democracy and citizenship could previously be relied upon at an implicit level, both the growing diversity of values in society, and the way that values feature in changing concepts of citizenship, require that they be examined and articulated explicitly. The influence of values has been acknowledged in corporate culture and is considered to be a crucial factor in managing educational change. However, the external imposition of values implied by citizenship education appears paternalistic and unrealistic considering the diversity inherent in a multiracial and multicultural society. Rather, the challenge presented to schools lies in taking a framework of democratic values to expose every aspect of education to re-examination. With the values of citizenship and democracy underpinning and directing practice in institutions, citizenship education can become an agenda for democratic change.