| Subject: | [youthgas] News, articles, research: The December issue of Youth Studies Australia | | Date: | Tuesday, December 11, 2007 14:34:40 (+1100) | | From: | Anne Hugo <anne.hugo @........au>
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Hi from the Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies, letting you
know that ...
The December issue of our journal, 'Youth Studies Australia, which
is issued four times a year on a subscription basis in both online and
print formats, is now available:
*Youth Studies Australia*
v.26 n.4 December 2007
http://www.acys.info/journal/overview
Its feature articles and other content are summarised below.
FEATURE ARTICLES:
The social consequences of 'how the sibling
died' for bereaved young adults
by Andrew McNess
Research into how the 'type' of sibling death impacts surviving
siblings at a social level was conducted using a semi-structured
interview format with 25 bereaved siblings and seven counsellors. The
results indicated that in cases where a sibling's death had a greater
impact within public spheres, the young adult was more likely to
receive beneficial social support than young adults associated with
'private' death examples. The paper concludes by outlining how
individuals can provide effective support for bereaved young adults,
as well as avoid unhelpful support behaviours.
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Youth 'at risk'? Young people, sexual
health and consent
by Anastasia Powell
In Australia, there is a growing expectation that sexuality education
should reduce the risks associated with youth sex by providing young
people with information on protecting their sexual health. However,
this information may be insufficient to ensure that young people make
choices that support their sexual safety and autonomy. This paper
considers the adverse implications of the problematisation of youth
sexuality for young people's sexual health and autonomy. It draws on
interview and focus group data from 117 young people to explore the
varying opportunity that youth have to actively negotiate and promote
safe and consensual sex. Finally, implications for sexuality education
and violence prevention are briefly considered.
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Rural youth and multimedia: An interagency
approach
by Susan Brumby, Robyn Eversole, Kaye
Scholfield and Leanne Watt
The 10MMM multimedia project began in late 2002 in a rural region of
western Victoria and has now entered its second stage. It is an
inter-agency initiative intended to decrease the social isolation of
rural young people and stimulate the expression of youth 'voice' and
leadership using multimedia tools. As the process of working with
rural young people unfolds over time, it provides an opportunity for
ongoing reflection on the extent to which the project can become truly
driven by young people, and whether it can enable them to take a
stronger leadership role in their rural communities.
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Mind the gap: Considering the participation of
refugee young people
by Jen Couch
In the area of young people and participation, it is sometimes assumed
that more is better; however, after many years of experience working
with and researching refugee youth, Jen Couch has observed that
refugee young people may be placed at risk if participatory programs
are ill-conceived and under-researched. She reminds the reader that
participation must not be considered an 'ideological absolute' but
rather a useful tool for empowering young people and improving their
self-esteem. If programs involve families and the wider community,
there is a greater chance that everybody will be able to successfully
negotiate and accept the changes that participation will make to young
people's lives.
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Success with Wraparound: A collaborative,
individualised, integrated & strength-based model
by Paul Wyles
A model of service delivery called Wraparound, which was developed in
the USA, focuses on maximising collaboration between stakeholders,
including the client and their support network, as well as services
involved. It is used extensively in the disability, mental health,
juvenile justice, education and out-of-home care fields across North
America. This paper reviews the literature exploring evaluations of
the model and also examines an example of the application of
Wraparound in an Australian context -- the Turnaround program in the
ACT -- and its preliminary evaluation. Finally, challenges and
opportunities for the model are considered.
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In this edition, the 'Youth initiatives' column features the service,
"www.jobjuice.gov.au";.
The journal also has two editorials, one from Sue Headley, editor of
Youth Studies Australia, and one from Sheila Allison, Manager and
Publisher, Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies.
Like all editions of Youth Studies Australia, the December issue also
has book reviews and two columns written by ACYS Research Project
Officer Kate Gross:
* In Youth Monitor, Kate summarises the content of recent press
reports on Australian youth issues;
* In Abstracts, she provides you with summaries of a selection of
recently published scholarly articles around the world relevant to
Australian youth studies.
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Besides feature articles, the journal also contains a brief overview
of the results of a recent survey of Youth Studies Australia readers.
Finally there's the annual index for the journal for all four 2007
editions.
*Youth Studies Australia* is a peer-reviewed journal providing
interdisciplinary, research-based information and analysis on issues
affecting Australians from early adolescence to young adulthood.
More:
http://www.acys.info/journal/overview
Subscribe:
http://www.acys.info/journal/access_request
Contact details:
Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 64
Hobart Tasmania 7001.
Ph: (03) 6226 2591
email: ysajournal@acys.utas.edu.au
With kind regards,
Anne Hugo
on behalf of Sue Headley, Editor, Youth Studies Australia
susan.headley@utas.edu.au
Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 64,
Hobart, Tasmania 7001 Australia
Ph: + 61 3 6226 2591; fax: + 61 3 6226 2578
Email: information@acys.utas.edu.au
Web: http://www.acys.info
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