Niyi Awofeso, Zahour Al Haj Rabih, Fatima Al Odaini, Amina Abdulrazzaq, Maram Youssef, Mohammed Guleid, Abdul Rahman Al-Maflehi, and Moyosola Bamidele (2018) Findings from 2017 anthropometry and nutrition survey of youths (18-35 years) resident in UAE
Abstract Background: In the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2015, 13.5% of children aged 5 – 17 years were determined to be obese. Anthropometric tools, combined with the dietary and … Continue reading
Daphne Catherine Spyropoulos (2018) Young Refugees as Peer Mentors to European Foster Children: A Suggestion for Integration
Abstract The aim of this paper is to suggest that European communities integrate young refugees as peer mentors to indigenous foster children. This proposal relies on the idea that policy … Continue reading
Gerry L. Small and Adrian Worrell (2018) Contextualizing the Black Male experience within Education and its Socio-Cultural Impact
Abstract “Contextualizing the Black Male experience within Education and its Socio-Cultural Impact” is part two of the “Rose” tale told and insinuated by North American mainstream media to help produce … Continue reading
Robert W Spires (2018) Hong Kong youth identity and self-presentation in the New Territories: A qualitative study on letters from youth and teachers to an NGO internship program
Abstract Hong Kong youth issues have gained increased attention in recent years, particularly in light of youth protests and political involvement. In Hong Kong, NGOs are one avenue of intervention … Continue reading
Sunday Olawale Olaniran (2018) Engaging University Students for Community Development Initiatives
Abstract This paper present a case study of a tertiary education students’ led community intervention strategy by considering a newly formed Literacy Fellowship Programme, introduced by a local NGO in … Continue reading
Paul Pounder (2018) Addressing Youth Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Prospects Sourcing Micro-finance in the Caribbean Economy
Abstract Purpose of this paper: The purpose of this paper is to examine youth entrepreneurship and the extent to which the current status of micro-financing is available in the Caribbean. … Continue reading
Marinko Banjac (2018) Engaging Young Europeans: Discourse on Youth Participation Within The EU Structured Dialogue
Purpose – This article analyses the discourse on youth democratic participation in key policy documents and statements related to and produced within the EU Structured Dialogue on youth. The purpose … Continue reading
Zina T. McGee, Brandy Richeson, Mollie Ducoste, Carileigh Jones and Tandeka Nunn (2018) A Correlational Study of the Relationship between Risk Factors and Gun-Related Delinquency among Urban Female Adolescents
Abstract The goal of the article is to investigate whether well-established risk factors among urban female adolescents are associated with gun-related delinquency in particular. Many studies suggest that African-American females … Continue reading
Call for Guest Editor for the Youth Voice Journal Special Issue: Race and Young People
Call for Guest Editor Issues concerning and affecting young people have undoubtedly become more paramount in recent times across a number of areas. During the course of the last decade … Continue reading
