Youth Voice Journal: Call For Submissions
The IARS International Institute would like to invite you to submit your contributions for the Youth Voice Journal Online. The best submission from authors under the age of 25 will be considered … Continue reading
Toula Gordillo (2016) “To Build a Bridge: Myth and Legend to Reframe Mental Health in Young Adult Readers”
Carl Jung’s (1947) ‘collective unconscious’ and Joseph Campbell’s (1963) ‘mythographic discoveries’ examined the role of myth in our everyday lives. Additionally, Dr. Viktor Frankl (1984) identified that the ability to … Continue reading
Jennifer Job and Lena Khader (2016) “Safe Spaces From a Materialist Feminist Standpoint: The Methods of Making HERstory”
In an increasingly standardized education system, spaces for critical explorations of societal norms are difficult to find. Perspectives of students of color are marginalized in favor of dominant narratives. Provocative … Continue reading
Billystrom Jivetti, Wycliffe W. Njororai and Fletcher Njororai (2016) “Challenges Facing Rural Youth and Young Adults and How Development Stakeholders Can Alleviate Those Hardships in Kenya”
In Kenya, youth aged 15-24 years represent 20% of the population of which about 84% live in rural areas. Consequently, rural areas are in need of numerous programs to enhance … Continue reading
Elisa Impara (2016) “Radicalisation and Subcultures: a Theoretical Analysis”
This article will ask whether we could talk about radicalised subcultures in relation to recent cases of young people deliberately flee to Syria. To achieve this it will: 1. Overview the … Continue reading
Royal Holloway Group PR3710 (2016)“‘A codified constitution is a massive deal’: young people, deliberative democracy and A new Magna Carta?”
This paper reports the results from a deliberative event for young people (16- to 18-yearolds), inspired by the UK Political and Constitutional Reform Committee’s 2014 report, A new Magna Carta?, which asked … Continue reading
Hense C., McFerran K., Killackey E., McGorry P. (2016) How Can Research Practice Promote Young People’s Recovery from Mental Illness? A Critical Look at The Australian Context”
This paper addresses the degree of congruence between recovery principles and research practices in a leading Australian youth mental health research centre. Investigators address the responsibility of research systems in … Continue reading
Warren Clarke (2015) “Youth Outreach Work: Using Solidarity to Empower Marginalized Youth”
What approaches do Toronto youth outreach workers (YOWs) use to make meaningful ties with marginalized youth, so that youth become interested in their own social development? To answer this question, … Continue reading
Jerusha O. Conner (2015) “Student Voice: A Field Coming of Age”
Purpose. In the last two decades, the term “student voice” has entered the everyday vocabulary of educators, and student voice initiatives are proliferating around the world. As researchers attempt to … Continue reading
