Distilling the curriculum: An analysis of alcohol industry-funded school-based youth education programmes

Background and aim For decades, corporations such as the tobacco and fossil fuel industries have used youth education programmes and schools to disseminate discourses, ideas and values favourable to their positions, and to pre-empt regulation that threatens profits. However, there is no systematic research into alcohol industry-funded youth education programmes. This article serves to address this important gap in the literature. Methods Using a discourse theoretical approach informed by poststructural discourse theory and critical discourse analysis, we analysed teaching materials from three school-based youth education initiatives which focus on alcohol consumption and health harms: Drinkaware for Education, The Smashed Project (funded by Diageo), and Talk About Alcohol (Alcohol Education Trust). These materials, some of which are disseminated internationally, are provided to schools through intermediary bodies in receipt of alcohol industry funding. Findings The analysis found that these materials drew from and presented discourses of personal responsibility, moderate alcohol consumption, and involved a narrowing of the problem definition and causes. The locus of the problem is located by the discourses within individuals including youth, with causes of youth alcohol consumption repeatedly presented as peer pressure and ‘poor choices’, with little or no mention of alcohol industry marketing or other practices. All programmes promoted familiarisation and normalisation of alcohol as a ‘normal’ adult consumer product which children must learn about and master how to use responsibly when older. The discourses constructed in these materials closely align with those of other alcohol industry corporate social responsibility discourses which employ selective presentation of harms, including misinformation about cancer, and ambiguous terms such as “responsible drinking”. Furthermore, the role of alcohol price, availability and access, and the impacts of alcohol and the industry on inequities were not articulated within the discourses. The research was limited to an analysis of teaching materials and further research is needed to explore their impact on youth, teachers and wider discourses and social norms. Conclusion Alcohol industry-sponsored youth education programmes serve industry interests and promote moderate consumption while purportedly educating children about harms and influences of alcohol use. There are considerable conflicts of interest in the delivery of alcohol education programmes funded by the alcohol industry and intermediary bodies in receipt of such funding. Alcohol education materials should be developed independent from industry, including funding, and should empower children and young people to understand and think critically about alcohol, including harms and drivers of consumption, and effective interventions needed to protect them and others from alcohol-related harms. Independent organisations can use this analysis to critique their materials to strengthen alignment with meeting student and public health interests. The ongoing exposure of children and young people to such conflicted and misleading materials needs urgent attention from policymakers, practitioners, teachers and parents, and resources dependent on industry support should cease being used in schools.

Temporal perspective and mental functioning of socially maladjusted youth held in conditions of institutional isolation

Introduction: The aim of the research presented was to determine whether the temporal perspective of socially maladjusted adolescents, held against their will in conditions of institutional isolation, can be linked to the level of their mental functioning. Method: The researchers applied standardized psychological tests in a survey of a group of 311 adolescents (38 females, 273 males), aged 13–18, who were held in a youth education center (YEC) following family court rulings. Results: After a psychological characterization of three groups of adolescents with different temporal perspectives, distinguished on the basis of cluster analysis, it was proven that the temporal perspective of adolescents held in institutional isolation is crucial to the quality of their mental functioning. The participants who scored significantly lower in all dimensions of temporal perspective seemed to be experiencing lower-intensity loneliness, depression and stress. Those, on the other hand, whose perspective was of the present-hedonistic or past-negative types felt lonelier, lived under more stress and suffered from more severe forms of depression. The teenagers whose temporal perspective was past-positive and future-oriented turned out to be most balanced in terms of the investigated psychological variables, which may confirm the importance of a balanced temporal perspective for good quality of life. Conclusions: The strongest effect was found in relation to peer and family loneliness, which indicates the importance of family and peers in the teenagers’ psychosocial development. These findings promote further reflection on the legitimacy of institutional measures used in the rehabilitation of socially maladjusted youth to date, and the search for new, effective kinds of social rehabilitation intervention.

The features of socialization youth education in the context of the impact global trends development of education

The article examines the global trends in the development of education, analyzes some socio-cultural factors that determine the impact on the socialization of modern youth, taking into account the combination of new information technologies and traditional approaches to education in educational systems. Topical issues of upbringing and socialization are presented in the context of the theories of generations and the modern socio-culture of childhood, the concept of the “NEET” generation, as well as conceptual ideas of the deformational influence of information technology platforms on children and youth. The problems of deforming the development of children and youth under the influence of uncontrolled information and semantic diversity, common for many countries, are analyzed. The author presents the contradictions of youth socialization based on the analysis of the combination of traditional educational approaches and the inevitability of innovative educational solutions in different countries. A comparative analysis of the features of civil and patriotic education in the UK, USA, China and Russia is presented. A comparative description of the topical issues of modern childhood and youth in the context of a changing world is given. The article reveals the specifics of the influence of the world’s contradictory trends of globalization and deglobalization on the peculiarities of education and socialization of young people.

EDUKASI REMAJA SADAR GIZI UNTUK PENCEGAHAN KEKURANGAN ENERGI KRONIK (KEK) DALAM MENURUNKAN ANGKA KEMATIAN IBU (AKI) DI WILAYAH LAHAN BASAH

ABSTRAKKekurangan Energi Kronik (KEK) pada remaja putri/wanita adalah suatu kondisi di mana remaja putri/wanita mengalami kekurangan gizi (kalori dan protein) yang berlangsung lama atau menahun. Berdasarkan hasil Riskesdas 2018 angka kejadian KEK pada remaja putri sebesar 33,5 %. Data Riskesdas Kalimantan Selatan angka KEK paling banyak pada kategori usia remaja (15-19 tahun) yaitu sebanyak 41,24% pada wanita hamil dan 38,27% pada wanita yang tidak hamil. Berdasarkan survei pendahuluan terdapat 58,3 % remaja di Kecamatan Aluh-aluh mengalami KEK. Mitra sasaran kegiatan PKM adalah siswi SMAN 1 Aluh-aluh. Berdasarkan hasil survei dan diskusi dengan mitra, ada beberapa masalah yang dihadapi oleh mitra, yaitu mereka tidak pernah melakukan pemantauan status gizi dan rendahnya pengetahuan terhadap makanan dengan gizi seimbang. Metode pelaksanaan pengabdian adalah dengan memberikan edukasi remaja sadar gizi secara daring dengan cara diskusi menggunakan media ebooklet tentang gizi seimbang dan KEK. Berdasarkan hasil evaluasi terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan siswi SMAN 1 Aluh-aluh tentang gizi seimbang dan KEK. Sebanyak 62 % meningkat, 20% menurun dan 18% tetap. Rekomendasi kepada pihak sekolah adalah melaksanakan kegiatan edukasi tentang gizi seimbang dan KEK secara berkala untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan remaja dan dapat mengaplikasikannya dalam rangka mencegah terjadi KEK. Kata kunci: edukasi; pemberdayaan; siswi SMAN 1 Aluh-aluh; gizi seimbang; KEK; booklet. ABSTRACTChronic Energy Deficiency (CED) in adolescent girls/women are young women/women who experience malnutrition (calories and protein) that lasts for a long time or are chronic. Based on the results of the 2018 Riskesdas, the incidence of CED in adolescent girls is 33.5%. Data from Riskesdas South Kalimantan has the highest number of CED in the category of adolescents (15-19 years) as many as 41.24% in pregnant women and 38.27% in women who are not pregnant. Based on the preliminary survey, there were 58.3% of adolescents in Aluh-aluh District experienced CED. The target partners of PKM activities are students of SMAN 1 Aluh-aluh. Based on the survey results and discussions with partners, there are several problems faced by partners, namely they have never monitored their nutritional status and have low knowledge of balanced nutrition. The method of implementing the service is to provide nutrition-aware youth education online by means of discussions using ebooklet media about balanced nutrition and CED and online quizzes about balanced nutrition. Based on the results of the evaluation, there was an increase in the knowledge of SMAN 1 Aluh-aluh students about balanced nutrition and CED. A total of 62% increased, 20% decreased and 18% remained. Recommendations to the school are to carry out educational activities about balanced nutrition and CED on a regular basis to increase adolescent knowledge and be able to apply it in order to prevent CED from occurring. Keywords: education; empowerment; students of SMAN 1 Aluh-aluh; balanced nutrition; CED; booklet.

The Secreted Curriculum and Youth Education to Become the Professionals the World Craves for

Over the decades, the world has had great people—in economics and education but what the world craves for as it grapples with social challenges are people with strong moral character. This article seeks to provoke discussions on the secreted curriculum and its role on youth’s learning of professionalism because much of youth’s professionalism learning comes not from the prescribed curriculum, but the secreted curriculum. The target population was 1246 undergraduate students in universities in Nairobi city County. The Yamane’s sample calculation formula was employed in determining the sample size and the sample was 486. In analyzing the quantitative data, the researcher utilized the SPSS software program version 25. The results revealed that influences of unplanned lessons arising from how we do what we do and say what we say have both negative and positive impact on youth’s acquisition of professional values. The researcher therefore proposes a thorough exploration of the humanistic climate (the secreted curriculum).

Education in Ukraine in the XIX century

The aim of the research is to highlight the main German philosophical, pedagogical, didactic ideas, the regulatory foundations of the organization of the school business, the leading principle of compulsory youth education and chronological presentation of major socio-cultural events that directly influenced the formation of ethno-denominational educational results in the South of Ukraine in the ?I? century. On the basis of interdisciplinary approach, the complex of general scientific and special methods is used: historical and comparative analysis and historical and genetic analysis, systematization of scientific, educational and methodical literature, documents, periodicals. The authors comprehensively substantiated anthropotheological goal, ideas, regulatory principles of the organization of training, training of teaching staff, system-building principle, as the observance of the basic provision on compulsory education of young people, strengthening the material infrastructure of schools in the South of Ukraine. The historical genesis of the beginning of formation, prosperity and the first signs of neglect of ethno-confessional education of the Mennonite-colonists in the South Ukrainian lands during the studied period demonstrates the purposeful influence of the ideals, traditions, beliefs and public perceptions of the development of economic welfare. Negative changes are also noted, that is, the gradual loss of ethno-confessionality.

Enlightenment of Jiang Hengyuan’s Views on Youth in the We-Media Era

In the era of science and information technology, various We-Media have come into being. We-Media is becoming an important part of people’s life. It directly affects people’s lifestyles and mindsets, which is particularly obvious in the process of education and teaching reform in colleges. There is no doubt that college students are the impelling force behind We-Media and have made great contributions to promoting the development of We-Media in China. However, consolidated with relevant practical investigations, it has been found that in the mixed We-Media environment, improper behaviors have surfaced among students, such as internet addiction, cyberbullying, and money worship, due to various inducements, thus affecting their physical and mental health. Jiang Hengyuan, a founder of vocational education development in modern China, proposed that it is not only necessary to pay attention to the training of production professions in terms of knowledge and skills, but also to the cultivation of civic morality, service morality, and national spirit while advocating the talent training mode of “double cultivation of spirit and flesh,” which points out the direction for today’s youth education management.

Citizen Science in Schools: Predictors and Outcomes of Participating in Voluntary Political Research

Citizen science research has been rapidly expanding in the past years and has become a popular approach in youth education. We investigated key drivers of youth participation in a citizen social science school project and the effects of participation on scientific and topic-related (i.e., political) interest and efficacy. Findings suggest that females, more politically and scientifically interested and more scientifically efficacious adolescents were more motivated to learn from the project. Science efficacy was also positively related to external reward motivation (i.e., winning an award). Both learning and external reward motivation increased the likelihood of participation. Pre- and post-measurement further indicated that participation in the project slightly increased science interest, but not science efficacy. However, it did increase both political interest and efficacy. Furthermore, our data revealed a decrease in science efficacy and interest in those who did not participate in the project, indicating an increasing gap in adolescents’ scientific involvement.