scholarly journals Learning the Scripts: An exploration of the shared ways in which young Lao volunteers in Vientiane understand happiness.

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. McMellon
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Young People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
Cultural Scripts ◽  
Discussion Section ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Personal Level

The idea that development policies need to take account of factors broader than economic growth is increasingly commonplace. A focus upon happiness provides an alternative way of looking at development, but the concept of happiness is far from straightforward. This paper argues that any consideration of happiness in policy must be grounded in nuanced qualitative research that provides a rich understanding of the realities of people's lives and their multiple and often conflicting understandings of what happiness means. This paper draws on ethnographic research with young Lao volunteers with community-based organisations in Vientiane, Laos, that took place between 2010 and 2012. Drawing on Wierzbicka's (2004) concept of cultural scripts, it identifies, describes and explores three collective scripts that this specific group of young people believe about the things that make them happy: •         The way to be happy is to be a good Lao person •         I will be happy if I have the things that I need to be  comfortable and have an easy life •         I am happy when I follow my heart Despite illustrating very different understandings of happiness, these stories are woven from a common set of themes about the things that young people think make them happy. Consideration is given to the possible origins of these shared scripts. The discussion section of the paper looks at the implications of these shared scripts for understanding happiness and for the inclusion of a consideration of the concept of happiness in public policy. The paper ends with three conclusions. Firstly it suggests the importance of rich qualitative research in order to make choices about the meaningful use of well-being indicators. Secondly, in making explicit the socially constructed ways that people understand happiness, such research can also remind us of the need to interrogate the ways that happiness is considered in public policy. Thirdly, the paper suggests that such a critical approach to happiness could also be beneficial at the personal level in order for individuals to challenge and make choices about their own beliefs about happiness. 

Youth and the rural economy in Africa: hard work and hazard

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Young People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Rural Transformation ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Development Policies

Abstract This book unites recent findings from quantitative and qualitative research from across Africa to illuminate how young men and women engage with the rural economy and imagine their futures, and how development policies and interventions can find traction with these realities. Its 10 chapters are organized around commonly-made foundational claims: that large numbers of young people are leaving rural areas, have no interest in agriculture, cannot access land, can be the engine of rural transformation, are stuck in permanent waithood, and that the rural economy can provide a wealth of opportunity.

The Social Pedagogy of Youth Policies in Latin America

2020 ◽  
pp. 82-95
Author(s):  
José Antonio Pérez Islas ◽  
Luis Antonio Mata Zúñiga
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Young People ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Pedagogy ◽  
The Social

This chapter reviews the institutional actions and discourses linked with public policies affecting young people in Latin America, highlighting three large institutions that have impacted this sector in the region: the army, the justice system, and schools, which view young people as a group at risk who must be helped. Next, the chapter discusses youth within the framework of their interactions and well-being, as part of one of the distinctive aspects of social pedagogy—placing it at the center of public policy. Finally, the chapter discusses the relevance of a dialogue between adults and young people that channels the demands, conflicts, and concerns of both in order to produce new youth policies, starting from the recognition of young people through a generational perspective that must be present in all government actions.

scholarly journals Sexting and Young People: A Review of the Qualitative Literature

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Anastassiou
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Young People ◽  
Complex Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Participatory Methods ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Sexually Explicit ◽  
The Media ◽  
Sexual Experimentation ◽  
Qualitative Literature

The term “sexting” refers to the sending and receiving of sexually explicit imagery via some form of virtual messaging. Although sexting is by no means restricted to young people, it is the participation of young people and its effect on their well-being that have led to widespread concern from parents, educators, and the media alike. Ringrose, Gill, Livingstone, and Harvey (2012) argued that this “media panic” exists in response to a predominantly adult discourse with little input from the teenagers and young people who engage in sexting. As such, this paper will review the small but emerging field of qualitative research into teen sexting (TS) to identify the effect of sexting on the well-being of young people. Findings from this review indicate that many young people viewed sexting as “fun” (Lippman & Campbell, 2014) and amusing (Burkett, 2015). Moreover, sexting can be part of a sexual-experimentation phase for teens who are not ready to engage in physical sexual activity. Negative effects on well-being including reputational damage are also discussed. It is concluded that researchers must continue to use creative, participatory methods with young people to further explore the well-being effects of this complex form of communication.

scholarly journals The resignification as part of logotherapy, for the well-being of young people in a situation of addiction annexation

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-27
Author(s):  
Luz María Cejas-Leyva ◽  
Laura Araceli Calderón Palencia ◽  
Jesús Salvador Villazana Martínez ◽  
Eréndira Hernández-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Self ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Life Project ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Capacity For Change ◽  
Addiction Drug

Objective: Identify the self-perception of young people in a situation of addiction, drug use and the meaning of life, through a workshop focused on logotherapy. Methodology: Qualitative research, with which in addition to the collection of theoretical information on logotherapy and resignification; Data was collected from young people in a situation of addiction, participants of the workshop "The resignification of addiction" through a focus group conducted by FEIDEP specialists. Information that allowed contrasting data in the sections of results and conclusions. Contribución Contribution: Categories were elaborated that reveal the personal interpretation of the prevailing reality regarding the situation that young people live in a situation of addiction annexation, as well as the resignification of it by raising awareness of the possibility of freedom to choose through logotherapy. To achieve the above, the young participants externalized resources that enable a life project based on the capacity for change, motivations, attitudes and emotional skills, to achieve a situation of greater well-being.

scholarly journals Support for Children’s Protagonism

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 332-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cath Larkins ◽  
Nigel Thomas ◽  
Bernie Carter ◽  
Nicola Farrelly ◽  
Dawn Judd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Young People ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
International Conventions

With notable exceptions, there is a lack of critique in existing approaches to children’s rights based research. Where children’s rights research is also co-research with children, a critical approach requires that children are enabled to challenge assumptions about, and definitions of, rights, as well as to lead the process and to try to bring about change. This paper argues that creative methods and structured intergenerational dialogue can support critical children rights research “from below”. We illustrate this approach using research by disabled children and young people, who reflected on their own experiences and the provisions of three international conventions (uncrc, uncrpd and icescr). Effectively engaging with existing international conventions meant matching children’s claims to rights in their everyday contexts with existing rights provisions. This framework was then used to analyse qualitative research with other disabled children and their families. The young co-researchers are now using the findings in their protagonism for social change.

scholarly journals Psychological Well-Being Dynamics of Catholic Pastors in Surabaya

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-142
Author(s):  
Bartolomeus Yofana Adiwena ◽  
Khanis Suvianita ◽  
Hartanti Hartanti
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Adaptive Coping ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Personal Level

Being a pastor is a challenging life calling, not only in terms of duties and responsibilities, but also due to the lifestyle “demands”. On a personal level, a pastor is an individual who still needs to take care of their own welfare as well as being cared for. The current study is a qualitative research that aims to understand the psychological well-being dynamics of pastors. There are two informants in this study. Results showed that factors supporting the psychological well-being of the two pastors are self-determination, skill and positive values acquired from the seminary, adaptive coping strategies, and social support.

Power and politics in migration narrative methodology: Research with young Congolese migrants in Uganda

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Clark-Kazak
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Young People ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Narrative Research ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Personal Boundaries ◽  
Migration Narratives ◽  
Narrative Methodology

This paper explores the power dynamics inherent in qualitative research involving migration narratives. Drawing on the author’s experiences collecting life histories and constructing narratives of Congolese young people in Uganda, this article addresses the ethical and methodological issues of representivity, ownership, anonymity and confidentiality. It also explores the importance of investment in relationships in migration narrative research, but also the difficulties that arise when professional and personal boundaries become blurred.

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