Influence of Extension Connectivity on Youth Engagement into Paddy Farming in Kano State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ibrahim Datti ◽  
Rusmawati Said ◽  
Normaz Wana Ismail ◽  
Azmawani Rehman
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Youth Policy ◽  
Binary Logit ◽  
Access Information ◽  
Unemployed Youth ◽  
Farm Inputs

The international development agencies have made a clarion call to the developing countries, upon strengthening their agricultural sectors with a modern technological connectivity, so that massive unemployed youth can be employed in the sector. The insufficient of youth data and studies becomes a major challenge in these countries.  However, emphasis of Nigeria’s government was more on the provision of farm inputs subsidies to farmers. While the policy on youth’s inclusion into paddy farming was not given much consideration, despite the growing number of unemployed youths. Also, the availability of paddy fertile land and increase in extension connectivity subscription in the country could have improve both the paddy production and youth employment. Yet over 33% of the youths are unemployed. Thus, designing an effective youth policy could not be realized without analysing factors that can inspire them to participate into farming. This study examines the effect of extension connectivity technology in influencing youth participation in paddy farming in Kano, Nigeria. The study selected 180 youth respondents from mixed sampling techniques and the questionnaire was administered in three paddies local government areas in Kano state around August 2019. The binary logit was used in the estimation of different models. The findings proved that extension connectivity used in farming can inspire youths to participate and remain in paddy farming. The study highlights the need for greater attention in utilising the extension connectivity in enlightening and educating youths to access information to aids paddy farming activities.  

A theory-based evaluation to improve youth participation in progress: A case study of a youth policy in Italy

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 304-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Morciano ◽  
Fausta Scardigno ◽  
Amelia Manuti ◽  
Serafina Pastore
Keyword(s):  
Youth Participation ◽  
Youth Policy

Online youth political engagement and bureaucratization: The Australian Youth Forum

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 767-781
Author(s):  
Prashanth Pillay
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Political Involvement ◽  
Youth Policy ◽  
Political Values ◽  
Digital Society ◽  
Online Engagement ◽  
Depth Interviews

Through in-depth interviews with all 10 youth representatives who worked in the Australian Youth Forum (AYF), Australia’s first online government youth forum, this article explains how online engagement was experienced and understood by those who managed its day-to-day operation. While the AYF was decommissioned in 2014, it was the first, and, till date, only online federal initiative that invited young people to run a government-funded youth public forum. Despite its relatively short existence, the AYF provokes questions about the influence of historically entrenched political values on online youth political participation and policy. Findings from this article have uncovered a series of challenges faced by youth in adjusting to government efforts to regulate consultation within the AYF. Building on Collin’s (2015, Young Citizens and Political Participation in a Digital Society: Addressing the Democratic Disconnect. London: Palgrave Macmillan.) observation of a ‘democratic disconnect’ in Australian youth policy, an incompatibility between government expectations of youth political involvement and how young people value participation, this article suggests that the AYF provided key insights into the centralized bureaucratic arrangements that have historically defined Australian youth participation and how they influence youth participatory experiences in online government initiatives.

China's youth policy formulation and youth participation

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 651-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngan-Pun Ngai ◽  
Chau-Kiu Cheung ◽  
Chi-Kei Li
Keyword(s):  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Youth Policy

YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN VOLUNTEERS’ WORK

2018 ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Jekaterina Moisejeva
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
Youth Policy ◽  
Policy Strategy ◽  
Low Motivation

Nowadays the problem of youth participation is one of the most important issues among politicians, scientists, teachers, youth specialists and employees. In the last 10 years, the number of young people in Latvia has decreased by 35 % or 180 thousand. The reasons are: passivity, low motivation and lack of interest among young people; insufficient awareness among young people of opportunities to participate and actively engage in various non-formal education activities; the lack of entrepreneurship and communication skills; the youth policy strategy in Rezekne has not been developed and approved. These challenges slower youth engaging in active participation. Based on previous experience, the author believes that the problem of youth participation in NGO can be solved by purposefully working and improving the factors of youth participation such as learning and improving English as well as involvement in youth projects.

scholarly journals The Effect of Fartlek Training on the Increase in Vo2max of Tapak Suci Pencak Silat Athletes

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Taupik Akbar ◽  
Zihan Novita Sari ◽  
Ardo Okilanda ◽  
Qorry Armen Gemael
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Preliminary Test ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Test Statistic ◽  
Final Test ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Data Collection Technique

This study aims to determine how much influence Fartlek training has on the VO2Max results of Baturaja pencak silat athletes and to compile an interesting and fun training program. In this study, the population was 60 male athletes of pencak silat Baturaja. The number of samples of this study was 60 male athletes using random sampling techniques and divided by ordinal pairing techniques into 30 athletes as the experimental class and 30 athletes as the control class. The experimental class was given Fartlek practice and the control class was not given treatment. The data collection technique used the preliminary test and the final test. The statistics used to analyze the data in the hypothetical research with the t-test statistic, the results show that tcount = 42.559> ttable = 1.771. Thus, fartlek training has an effect on increasing VO2Max for male athletes in pencak silat t.apak Suci Baturaja

Youth policy in the Baltic Sea Region – a case study of Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, and Polish youth participation in the BSSSC Working Group on Youth Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-119
Author(s):  
Marta Szulc
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Youth Policy ◽  
Baltic Sea Region ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Youth Activity

Youth policy, understood as youth activity and policy for youth,has been developing in the Baltic Sea region for many years. It takes placeon many levels of Baltic cooperation; therefore, this article uses the theory ofmulti-level governance for the analysis. There are some differences in youthpolicy between the communities of the Baltic Sea Region countries. This articleaims to analyse the participation of young people from the regions ofLithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Estonia in the BSR youth policy, based on theexample of the Youth Working Group of the “Baltic Sea States SubregionalCo-operation”. The main part of the article is an analysis of interviews withyouth coordinators of “Baltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation” from selectedcountries. During the study, 5 interviews were conducted, and, thanksto these interviews, the author has made interesting observations on the differencesin involvement of young people from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, andPoland. They indicated, inter alia, disproportional access to participation in thework of the Youth Working Group “Baltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation”between Estonia and Poland, and Lithuania and Latvia. The results clearlyshow that young people from Polish regions have the greatest opportunitiesto shape youth policy in the Baltic Sea Region.

The case for greater youth participation in monitoring and evaluation in international development

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 206-221
Author(s):  
Sophie Purdue ◽  
Heidi Peterson ◽  
Christine Deng
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
International Development ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Evaluation Community ◽  
Development Outcomes

Youth participation in monitoring and evaluation has been acknowledged as an important vehicle for positively engaging young people in development processes. The growing youth population in low- and middle-income countries necessitates greater investment in and engagement with young people to leverage positive development outcomes. This article aims to illustrate why youth participation in monitoring and evaluation is desirable in international development contexts, establish an alternative conceptual framework for applying youth participation in practice, explore the challenges and caveats that can be barriers to its wider use, and provide evidence of its application. This article draws upon examples from the literature and from the authors’ own experiences conducting youth-led evaluations with Oaktree, Australia’s largest youth-led international development organisation. Importantly, while we believe this article presents sufficient evidence to demand greater youth participation in monitoring and evaluation, it also acknowledges that there is still a lack of empirical evidence and standards of best practice, particularly within international development. Therefore, this article should be viewed as a call to action for the wider international development and evaluation community to work with young people to advance this important work.

scholarly journals Organizing the Next Generation: Youth Engagement with Activism Inside and Outside of Organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 205630511775072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Elliott ◽  
Jennifer Earl
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Political Socialization ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
The Political ◽  
Social Movement Organizations ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Online Activism

Social movement scholars have long considered organizations (social movement organizations [SMOs]) vital to the success of a movement. SMOs organize events, mobilize participants, and recruit new activists into the movement. In the case of youth activism, SMOs can also play a vital role in the political socialization of youth. However, a substantial line of research finds that most SMOs do a poor job of encouraging and facilitating youth engagement in offline, face-to-face contexts. With the growing use of digital media by both social movements and youth, online activism presents another avenue through which SMOs can recruit youth participation. The extent to which SMOs are doing any better at this online than offline is an open and surprisingly new question, however. Using a unique dataset, we explore the extent to which SMOs are encouraging youth participation in social movement activity online. Based on our findings, we argue that engaging with and recruiting youth into SMOs is vital for the future health of these organizations as well as the political socialization of youth, and that SMOs are not doing enough to recruit youth online, mirroring their failure offline.

scholarly journals Towards meaningful youth participation in science-policy processes: a case study of the Youth in Landscapes Initiative

Elem Sci Anth ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Dickson-Hoyle ◽  
Michelle Kovacevic ◽  
Marina Cherbonnier ◽  
Kimberly A. Nicholas
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Science Policy ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Intergenerational Learning ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Youth Program ◽  
Engagement Strategies ◽  
Post Evaluation ◽  
Survey Responses

In the context of complex intergenerational challenges such as climate change and sustainable development, it is increasingly important for scientists and policy-makers to actively engage with and support the meaningful participation of youth in policy and decision-making. This research evaluates the effectiveness and impact of the Youth in Landscapes Initiative in supporting the active participation and leadership development of youth (aged 18–30 years old) participants at the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), an international science-policy forum. This ‘youth program’ comprised a Youth Session, skills workshops and mentoring programs to empower youth through leadership and capacity building opportunities. Results show a high demand for youth participation: 34% of GLF conference delegates expressed interest to attend the Youth Session, over 22% of GLF session organisers requested youth to take on leadership roles, and the youth program itself received over 770 applications for the ‘facilitator’ and ‘pitcher’ leadership positions. The skills-based ‘masterclasses’ successfully built the confidence and knowledge of youth participants, as shown by post-evaluation survey responses. This translated into active and substantive youth participation throughout the forum. Senior professionals connected to the program praised it highly, seeing it as an opportunity for mutual, intergenerational learning. The Youth in Landscape Initiative is presented as a model and distilled into a framework to inform future youth engagement strategies in international conferences and associated science-policy processes.

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