scholarly journals Recreational use of forests by young people

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
Jolanta Barbara Cichowska
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
University Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Forest Use ◽  
Recreational Use ◽  
Sanitary State ◽  
Forest Activities

AbstractThe article is a continuation of research conducted in 2016–2017, whose goal was to determine expectations and needs of young people regarding forests. In this study, attention is focused on different preferences of high-school students and university students. Frequency and reasons for which high-school students visit forests have been studied. Forms of forest activities preferred by the respondents as well as familiarity of young people with the sanitary state of the woodlands, the role of biocoenosis in the ecosystem and its significance for people have been analysed. The respondents’ knowledge of rules to be followed when being in a forest, use of its resources and major threats to this ecosystem have been studied.

Living class in a ‘meritocratic’ Australia: The burdens of class and choice on young people’s end-of-school transitions

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 396-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Donovan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
School Transitions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Australian Education

In the Australian education system, there are substantial class inequalities in educational outcomes and transitions. These inequalities persist despite increased choice and individual opportunity for young people. This article explores high school students’ experiences of class in a social context they largely believe to be a meritocracy. Specifically, it asks: how does class shape young people’s thinking and decision-making about their post-school futures? I use Bourdieu’s ‘habitus’ as a frame to understand the role of class in young people’s lives, stressing its generative and heterogeneous aspects. Drawing on qualitative-led mixed methods research, this article argues that young people have internalised the ‘doxa’ of meritocracy, agency and ambition, conceiving of themselves as individual agents in this context. However, risk and security, opportunities and constraints, are not distributed equally in a class-stratified society. Young people from working-class backgrounds more commonly imagine insecure, uncertain futures.

scholarly journals Typical dynamic peculiarities of the spheres of manifestation of social activity among student youth

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 08009
Author(s):  
Elena Bocharova
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Youth Policy ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Life Values

The purpose of the study presented in the article is an empirical study of typical dynamic peculiarities spheres of young people’ social activity manifestation. The study sample consisted of 240 participants (Saratov region, Russia), including: university students (n = 120), age M = 18.22 (SD = 0.87) and high school students (n = 120), age M = 16.43; SD = 0.53. We used a questionnaire (R. M. Shamionov, I. V. Arendachiuk, E. E. Bocharova et al.) to register various forms of social activity and the degree of their manifestation, and the “Morphological Test of Life Values” technique (V. F. Sopov, L. V. Karpushina) to study various spheres of life. In the sample of students we have recorded a trend towards negative dynamics in the range of typical spheres of social activity manifestation, which, moreover, differs in its substantive multidirectionality. The study has shown that manifestation of various forms of social activity in the typical spheres of life is characterized by multidirectional dynamics of their motives’ actualization, depending on the person’s social and age-related status. The applied aspect of the problem under study can be implemented in the development of youth policy programs.

From high school to workplace: investigating the effects of soft skills on career engagement through the role of psychological capital in different age groups

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farida Aryani ◽  
Hillman Wirawan ◽  
Abdul Saman ◽  
Sulaiman Samad ◽  
Muhammad Jufri
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
School Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Skill Mastery

PurposeThis study aims at investigating the indirect effect of soft skills on career engagement through the role of psychological capital (PsyCap) in different age groups. The social cognitive theory (SCT) and job demands-resource model (JD-R) were employed to explain the effect of perceived skill mastery on PsyCap and career engagement.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from 707 high school students, 150 university students and 165 employees using a three-wave data collection technique. This study measured soft skills, PsyCap and career engagement at different age groups (i.e. high school students, university students and employees). The data were analysed using a moderated-mediation technique.FindingsThe results showed that soft skills positively influenced PsyCap and eventually increased career engagement in all age groups. However, the effect was stronger for students (both in high school and university) than employees in the workplaces. Unlike most students, employees related soft skills to performance. Regardless of the effect on performance, students would be more likely than employees to perceive soft skill mastery as a source of efficacy.Research limitations/implicationsFirst, the education system should direct more attention to developing students' non-cognitive skills. Second, people should understand that their career advancement continues in the workplace context. Organizations can foster employees' soft skills by providing more opportunities to develop new skills.Originality/valueThis study sheds light on the importance of soft skills beyond academic and workplace performance. This study is among the few empirical investigations that reveal career engagement factors across different career development stages.

scholarly journals Obesity perception survey among youth in Turkey: instrument development and test-retest reliability

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
WASANTHA JAYAWARDENE ◽  
SALİH PINAR ◽  
MOHAMMAD TORABI ◽  
PENGCHENG XUN ◽  
MUSTAFA KAMİL ÖZER
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
School Students ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Background/aim: We aimed to develop an instrument that can assess young people?s perceptions and opinions regarding causes and consequences of obesity and the role of individuals, families, communities, and government in addressing obesity. Materials/methods: A 36-question (101-item) survey was developed by adopting, translating, and revising multiple-choice or Likert-scale questions from existing surveys to assure construct cross-cultural validity. A two-factor mixed effects model estimated intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) to measure test-retest reliability of questions administered (two weeks apart) to a convenient sample of Istanbul high-school and university students, ages 15-25 (N=122). Results: ICC mean for university and high-school was 0.70 and 0.63, respectively. University students were more consistent in relating the problem to society and public policy preferences. High-school students were more consistent in relating the problem and solution to themselves and their immediate environments. Using 0.5 cutoff for ICC?s lower 95% confidence limit, followed by re-evaluation of question-flow, a 19-question (36-item) survey was retained for adolescents; 26-question (52-item) survey for young adults. Conclusion: While survey items have moderate-to-excellent reliability for high-school and university students, it can be administered longitudinally for suggesting changes to policies and interventions, and after cross-cultural validation, can be utilized for comparing obesity perceptions across different populations.

Selection of favourite idols and models among Chinese young people: A comparative study in Hong Kong and Nanjing

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Dong Yue ◽  
Chau-kiu Cheung
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Model Selection ◽  
University Students ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Model Learning ◽  
Selection Of

This paper examines the conceptual differences between an idol and a model among a sample of young people in China. A questionnaire was specifically designed to measure young people’s criteria for idol worship and model learning using three pairs of contrasting constructs: idealism versus realism, romanticism versus rationalism, absolutism versus relativism. The questionnaire also asks each respondent to nominate up to three favourite idols and models in life. Atotal of 826 high school students and university students in Hong Kong and Nanjing completed the questionnaire. The results provide convergent support for the hypothesised conceptual differences between an idol and a model. Idealism, romanticism, and absolutism were more important in idol selection whereas realism, rationalism, and relativism were more important in model selection. Hong Kong young people selected significantly more idealism-romanticism-absolutism oriented celebrities whereas Nanjing young people selected significantly more realism-rationalism-relativism oriented celebrities.

scholarly journals Fostering Awareness of Nationalism Through Pancasila Among High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-56
Author(s):  
Soesi Idayanti ◽  
Moh .Taufik
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
National Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Government

Youth and young people can play a bigger role in guarding the national development path. Various problems that arise as a result of a fading sense of nationalism and nationality have occurred recently, many young people or young people have experienced disorientation, dislocation and are involved in an interest that only cares for themselves or a certain group on behalf of the people as reasons for their activities. As the basis of the state, Pancasila must be a reference for the state in facing various global challenges in the developing world. The purpose of this study was to determine how the role of Pancasila in fostering a sense of nationalism and patriotism among high school students in Tegal Regency and to find out how the role of the government in fostering a sense of nationalism among high school students today Type of research is the literature.  This research including library research because the data used is mostly secondary data in the form of documents related to Pancasila. The approach used in this research is philosophical. Fostering a sense of nationalism for high school students through Pancasila can be done from an early age, so that gradually with age it is hoped that a sense of nationalism will persist in the Indonesian nation. It can be started from the closest group, for example, family, because it is from the family that a sense of love for the country can be trained from an early age. Towards the younger generation, the State must be present as stipulated in the Preamble of the 1945 Constitution, the state protects all Indonesia's blood, including the young generation, high school children, where they are the young people of the nation who must be cared for and protected carefully.

scholarly journals Why Young People Obey Private Security Guards? A Scenario-Based Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-160
Author(s):  
Samuel Moreira ◽  
Carla Cardoso
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Private Security ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public Interests ◽  
Security Guards ◽  
Factors Influencing

Private security guards (PSG) are prominent social control agents in many contexts of youth attendance. However, studies about youth’s acceptance of PSG authority are scarce. In a scenario-based survey, this study examines youngsters’ compliance with three types of PSG requests and explores factors influencing compliance, particularly instrumental and normative ones. Findings from 631 high school students from the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto (Portugal) suggest that youth typically obey PSG requests, and that perceptions about the role of PSG in protecting public interests and normative judgments about these guards and their requests are important in shaping compliance. Interestingly, variations according to the type of demand are observed. Youth obey more and see their requests as more legitimate when those requests echo shared moral positions.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMART PHONE USAGE AND SLEEP DISTURBANCES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISSTRESS AMONG STUDENTS

2017 ◽  
pp. 125-130
Author(s):  
Minh Tam Nguyen ◽  
Phuc Thanh Nhan Nguyen ◽  
Thi Thuy Hang Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Relationship

The increasing use of smartphone among young people is creating negative effects and is an important public health problem in many countries. Smartphone abuse and addiction may cause physical and psychological disorders among users. However, the awarenes on this issue has been inadequate due to lacking of evidence. Objectives: To describe the current situation of smartphone using among students at highschools and universities in Hue city and to examine the relationship between smartphone using and sleep disturbances and psychological disstress among participants. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a randomly selected sample of 1,150 students at highschools and universities in Hue city. SAS-SV scale was used to evaluate phone addiction status, K10 scale was used for psychological distress assessment and PSQI scale was used to examine the sleep quality. Results: The proportion of students at highschools and universities having smartphones was 78.0%. The rate of smartphone addiction among high school students was 49.1% and that among university students was 43.7%. There was 57.3% of high school students had poor sleep quality, and that of university students was 51.6%. There was a statistically significant association between smartphone addiction and sleep disturbances and psychological disstress among participants (p <0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of smartphone addiction among students at highschools and universities is alarming and is related to sleep disturbances and psychological disstress among participants. There is a strong call to develop intervention to help students to aware and manage the use of smartphone effectively.

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