Working together in times of change: young people and local services in the North West of England

This article adopts a reflexive stance as the authors look back on their doctoral research projects; the first author exploring young people’s relationships with community radio, and the second author studying young people’s alcohol consumption practices and experiences, both in the North West of England, UK. The authors discuss the methods of data collection they employed, which enabled young people the opportunity to participate in meaningful ways. However, drawing on snapshots from their PhD theses, the authors question whether decisions made when writing up related to protecting anonymity, (re)presenting speech characteristics, and editing, independently of participants, potentially undid some of the hard work exerted in creating an equitable space for young people’s contributions, resultantly perpetuating the regulation of young people and keeping them ‘in their place’. The authors propose some recommendations for facilitating the inclusion of young people in the writing up of participatory research.

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Polskość w Komarowszczyźnie i jej okolicach: historia i współczesność

Acta Baltico-Slavica ◽

10.11649/abs.2013.027 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 37 ◽

pp. 407-418

Author(s):

Anna Żebrowska

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Young People ◽

Current Situation ◽

North West ◽

Three Generations ◽

The North ◽

West Part ◽

Post War ◽

Middle Generation

Polishness in Komarowszczyzna and its surroundings: history and the present dayThe direct reason for writing this article was a reflection that came to my mind during the fieldwork in July/August 2012, which took place in the north-west part of Belarus, in Miadziolski region of Mińsk district. The issue of Polishness in the researched area has been presented from two perspectives: historical and modern. The former predicts appealing to the memory of pre-war generation, while the latter would entail appealing to the current situation of Polishness in Komarowszczyzna and neighbouring villages, which is shaped by the middle generation (born after WWII) and the young people (born in 1970–1990). A comparative analysis of statements of representatives of these three generations has shown that the attitude towards Polishness has changed significantly. From the perspective of the pre-war and partly of the post-war generation, Polishness (i.e. the sense of Polishness) is on the decline. Nevertheless, it is impossible to state that young people renounce their roots or oppose Polishness. They only draw attention to the need of different actions, searching for new possibilities of ‘protecting’ Polishness. Польскость в Комаровщине и её окрестностях: история и современностьНепосредственным поводом для написания данной статьи стал материал, собранный во время полевых исследований в июле/августе 2012 года на Мядельщине – в деревне Комарово и нескольких других близлежащих деревнях (Януковичи, Борисы, Ворошилки и Куркули). Основной целью статьи является представление отношения жителей вышеперечисленных деревень к польскости. Проблематика польскости рассматривается в двух аспектах: историческом и современном. Исторический подход предполагает обращение к памяти довоенного поколения, современный – к настоящей ситуации по отношению к польскости, которую предопределяет среднее поколение (рождённое после второй мировой войны) и молодые люди (рождённые в 70–90 гг.). Сравнительный анализ высказываний представителей трёх поколений указывает на изменениe подхода к вопросу польскости. С точки зрения старшего и частично среднего поколений, налицо исчезновение польскости. Однако нельзя сказать, что молодые люди отказываются от своих польских корней; они лишь обращают внимание на потребность в новых возможностях и решениях, позволяющих сохранить польскость.

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Prejudice Towards Muslims: A Study among Young People in the North-West Region of Cameroon

Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations ◽

10.1080/09596410.2020.1732170 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 67-84

Author(s):

Elvis Nshom ◽

Soravis Tovivich ◽

Shomaila Sadaf

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

North West ◽

The North ◽

West Region

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Co-designing Pathways to Opportunities for Young People in the North West of England

The Design Journal ◽

10.1080/14606925.2019.1595405 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (sup1) ◽

pp. 863-883

Author(s):

Laura Wareing ◽

Paul A. Rodgers ◽

Nick Dunn

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

North West ◽

The North

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An assessment of the LIFEPLAN® programme as a possible approach to Christian formation

Verbum et Ecclesia ◽

10.4102/ve.v38i1.1700 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fazel E. Freeks

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Young People ◽

Christian Formation ◽

North West ◽

Farming Communities ◽

The North ◽

Education And Health ◽

Creative Solutions ◽

Behavioural Patterns ◽

Theology Education

The article places emphasis on the youth in the Christiana district, South Africa. It seems that the youth in South Africa face serious challenges and problems. The emphasis is especially on the farming communities in Christiana in the North-West Province who struggle with violence, alcoholism, poverty, unemployment, occultism and Satanism. The growing statistics of drug abuse, substance use, violence, rape, prostitution, child trafficking, etc. make the challenges widespread and lead to the lives of many young people being destroyed. Through holistic missional outreach programmes, the youth of the Christiana district can be a great harvest to be reaped because the programmes give hope and enrich lives in spite of the challenges the community is facing. The LIFEPLAN® engagement programme, in particular, is a training and equipping tool, which includes various important and relevant aspects that deal with the above-mentioned problems and seeks creative solutions to inspire and equip young people to become responsible citizens in their communities. The goal of the programme is to provide a guide and aid for outreach to the youth of this district with the aim to change, resolve, improve and enrich the lives of young people to ensure Christian formation as a valid alternative for destructive lifestyles, leading to a more meaningful and productive life.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: Socio-economic environment and destructive behavioural patterns lead to many lives destroyed. Preliminary results suggested behavioural modifications linked to biblio-moral intervention. LIFEPLAN® has a transdisciplinary approach comprising three main disciplines and constituencies, Theology, Education and Health. It seeks creative solutions to inspire and equip the youth to become responsible citizens in their communities.

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Young Adult Perceptions of Internet Communications and the Grooming Concept

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244020914573 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 215824402091457

Author(s):

Amy C. Wood ◽

Jacqueline M. Wheatcroft

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Young People ◽

Vulnerable Groups ◽

Youth Organizations ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

North West ◽

Young Males ◽

Perceptions Of Risk ◽

The North ◽

Definition Of

Research of young people shows a lack of understanding of the term grooming in online communications and that internet risks are taken because internet literacy is poor for this group. However, limited research has investigated the perceptions of young adults in this context. The aim of this study was to understand young adults’ perceptions of risk, their internet behaviors, and understanding of the grooming concept. Furthermore, to understand the types of risk behaviors young people engage in online, whether they perceive these behaviors as risky, and what implications this has for vulnerability to negative experiences. An examination of internet communication perceptions and the grooming concept focused on 10 young males and females aged between 18 and 23 years. Semi-structured interviews were conducted at open access youth organizations in the North West of England, UK, and the duration of each interview was approximately 30 min. The data were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. Emergent themes were (a) grooming as a concept, (b) virtual lives, and (c) perception of risk. The findings concur there is limited understanding of the term grooming but that explanations may not be simply confined to literacy. Risks being taken online were not always perceived as risky. Recommendations include the need for a more nuanced definition of the term grooming and that more information is available to children and caregivers. Further work should focus on younger participants’ perceptions of grooming to address wider issues, together with a focus on risk taking behaviors among other vulnerable groups.

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MODELS OF POLITICAL BEHAVIOR OF YOUTH MIDDLE CLASS OF MODERN AGGLOMERATIONS: ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE MAIN REGIONS OF THE NORTH]WEST AND SOUTH SIBERIA

RUDN Journal of Political Science ◽

10.22363/2313-1438-2019-21-2-157-174 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 157-174

Author(s):

Oleg V Lagutin ◽

Eugene O Negrov

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Middle Class ◽

Political Behavior ◽

Political Process ◽

Youth Organizations ◽

Significant Group ◽

North West ◽

Youth Leaders ◽

The North ◽

South Siberia

The article deals with the peculiarities of the models of political behavior of young people, which can be attributed to the middle class. The relevance of the study is in the combination of a well-founded review of the main directions of research of the role of youth participation in the social and political process and the involvement of a specific empirical study conducted in the autumn of 2018, which allows to highlight various aspects of the situation. The empirical part of the study is based on the study “Ideas of Youth about Possibilities of Youth Leaders and Youth Organizations in Russia”, which was conducted in late September and early October 2018 in four regions of the Russian Federation: Altai, Leningrad and Novosibirsk Regions and St. Petersburg. The method of research was a personal standardized interview, the sample size was 1000 respondents (250 in each of the regions), who were representatives of young people aged 14 to 30 that permanently reside in the territory of the studied subjects of the federation. Based on factor and cluster analyzes, the research presents the main models of the political behavior of young people belonging to the middle class. The article is of interest to researchers of interconnections between the real political process and youth as a significant group of the population.

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Adolescents’ Lockdown-Induced Coping Experiences (ALICE) study: A qualitative exploration of early adolescents’ experiences of lockdown and reintegration

10.31124/advance.14046032 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Emma Ashworth ◽

Anna Hunt ◽

Jennifer Chopra ◽

Catrin Eames ◽

David W. Putwain ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Early Adolescents ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Data Set ◽

North West ◽

The North ◽

Positive Coping ◽

Qualitative Exploration ◽

The Impact

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and perceived impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns among early adolescents in the North West of England, as well as explore the self-care and coping strategies that helped the young people continue to thrive. Fourteen adolescents, 9 boys and 5 girls, from white (n=8) and non-white (n=6) backgrounds were recruited from four secondary schools in North West England. Remote interviews with questions about the impact of lockdown were conducted with adolescents. The protection of the participants was ensured by following protocols that had been approved by our institutional research ethics committee. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyse the interview data, quotes were divided under the thematic content, and results were then interpreted by analysing links across the whole data set. Four themes were identified: (1) Change: ‘Life Feels Weird’; (2) Embracing lockdown; (3) Feelings of Loss; and (4) Stress, Worry and Challenge. Processes identified will be able to help inform policy and practice for supporting adolescents in the future, including the promotion of positive coping strategies and the provision of resources for young people, schools and families.

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Adolescents’ Lockdown-Induced Coping Experiences (ALICE) study: A qualitative exploration of early adolescents’ experiences of lockdown and reintegration

10.31124/advance.14046032.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Emma Ashworth ◽

Anna Hunt ◽

Jennifer Chopra ◽

Catrin Eames ◽

David W. Putwain ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Early Adolescents ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Data Set ◽

North West ◽

The North ◽

Positive Coping ◽

Qualitative Exploration ◽

The Impact

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and perceived impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns among early adolescents in the North West of England, as well as explore the self-care and coping strategies that helped the young people continue to thrive. Fourteen adolescents, 9 boys and 5 girls, from white (n=8) and non-white (n=6) backgrounds were recruited from four secondary schools in North West England. Remote interviews with questions about the impact of lockdown were conducted with adolescents. The protection of the participants was ensured by following protocols that had been approved by our institutional research ethics committee. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyse the interview data, quotes were divided under the thematic content, and results were then interpreted by analysing links across the whole data set. Four themes were identified: (1) Change: ‘Life Feels Weird’; (2) Embracing lockdown; (3) Feelings of Loss; and (4) Stress, Worry and Challenge. Processes identified will be able to help inform policy and practice for supporting adolescents in the future, including the promotion of positive coping strategies and the provision of resources for young people, schools and families.

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CONDITIONS AND PREREQUISITES OF DEVELOPMENT OF CLUSTERS IN THE SPHERE OF YOUTH TOURISM IN THE NORTH-WEST FEDERAL DISTRICT

Universities for Tourism and Service Association Bulletin ◽

10.12737/21132 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 41-49

Author(s):

Сергей Гришин ◽

Sergey Grishin ◽

Галина Карпова ◽

Galina Karpova

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Federal District ◽

Children And Young People ◽

North West ◽

The North ◽

Modeling Process ◽

Correct Definition ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Tourism And Hospitality ◽

North Western

The article is devoted to the issue of identifying the prerequisites and conditions for the formation of the system of clusters of the youth tourism in the North-Western Federal district. Despite the active development of cluster structures in tourism and hospitality, both in Russian and abroad they pay fairly little attention to the establishment of clusters in the sphere of youth tourism. The reasons for this phenomenon is due to the peculiarities of youth tourism (not always profitable nature of this sphere of private businesses, the increased level of attention to consumers and their safety, etc.), as well as the need to strictly control and regulate the various ministries and agencies, whose functional duties are somehow connected with the safeguarding and protecting children and young people. The creation of the system of effectively functioning regional and municipal clusters, the youth tourism would solve many of the problems facing the industry as a whole. The goal of creating a modern and efficient cluster formations in the study area, according to the authors, should have a close connaction with youth tourism peculiarities as a sector of tourism and should take into account the specific trends and dynamics of development of this phenomenon in the Russian context. An important aspect in the modeling process of tourism cluster in the field of youth tourism should recognize the correct definition and allocation of characteristics and features based on classification features, which are typical to any cluster in the field of tourism and hospitality in the Russian Federation.

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