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Youth 'at the margins' [electronic resource] : critical perspectives and experiences of engaging youth in research worldwide / edited by Sheri Bastien and Halla B. Holmarsdottir.

9789463000529 electronic book
9463000526 electronic book
9789463000505
9789463000512

Rotterdam : SensePublishers, 2015.

English

1 online resource (x, 394 pages).

10.1007/978-94-6300-052-9 doi

HN49.C6

307.1/4

This volume comes at a critical juncture, as global commitments transition from the Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals and the wider post-2015 development agenda is being discussed and debated. In these discussions, children and youth have been recognized as one of the nine major groups of civil society whose participation in decision making is essential for achieving sustainable development. There is also a concomitant need for action ? innovative, evidence-based approaches to addressing entrenched global challenges or "wicked problems" and engaging youth in those efforts. Within academic discourse, the perspectives and active participation of youth in research has long been debated. It is widely believed that their participation can result in better policy responses and contribute to the development of more relevant and effective interventions and programs to address their needs. However, the engagement of youth in research processes is not without critique; issues such as how to move from tokenism towards authentic participation and empowerment have been critically discussed, and many question if youth can or should even be expected to make change happen.

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New research--new voices ; volume 4.

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