Essays about: "youth and social change"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 83 essays containing the words youth and social change.

1. 1. Fighting Stereotypes and Empowering Roma Youth through Participatory Film : A Case Study Based on a Participatory Film Project Conducted in the Roma Community in Glasgow, Scotland

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Katarzyna Dlugosz; [2024]
   Keywords : communication for development; participatory video; video for social change; Roma; young people; self-representation; stereotype; community; transformation; empowerment;

   Abstract : The Roma community has long been subjected to negative stereotypes and misrepresentations in the public sphere, leading to discrimination and prejudice. Roma youth in Glasgow, Scotland, supported by the Roma-led organisation Romano Lav, have taken an active role in challenging these negative portrayals through a participatory film project. READ MORE

3. 2. Bridging the past, the present and the future : Ecuadorian indigenous youth defenders’ role in the creation of just social change in Ecuador

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Isabela Pérez; [2023]
   Keywords : indigenous peoples; indigenous youth; social change; Ecuador; indigenous rights; indigenous identities; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Indigenous peoples are one of the most marginalized social groups in Ecuador. Emerging as a new actor contesting this situation, indigenous youth defenders (IYD) appear to be leading initiatives that promote indigenous rights in the country. READ MORE

4. 3. “Do I Post This or Not?” LGBTQ+ Youth Experiences of Social Media Under Parental Surveillance

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Vera Nygren; Daniela Laura Wallin; [2023]
   Keywords : LGBTQ youth; social media; social network; family dynamics; parental surveillance; selfcensorship; dysaffordance.;

   Abstract : As social media has become more entwined with society, parents are facing fears around how their children use them, and who they connect with. As a result, some resort to parental control technologies that enable them to surveil their children’s online activities. READ MORE

5. 4. EDUCATION SERVING THE EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS?! An interview study of the educational foundations, challenges and opportunities in Auroville, India

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Maya Shakti Berggreen-Clausen; [2022-11-10]
   Keywords : Transformative Education; Integral Education; Auroville; Consciousness; Education for Sustainable Development; ESD;

   Abstract : Auroville, in India was created to become a living laboratory for a new way of living and being on Earth. In this context, education in Auroville has a specific purpose. READ MORE

6. 5. I don’t even think there are environmental politics here! A paper on youth influence and the coal mining industry in Bosnia & Herzegovina

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Matilda Råbrant; [2022]
   Keywords : youth influence; climate change; environmental politics; natural resources; fossil economy; youth engagement; political ecology; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Bosnia & Herzegovina is the 27th largest exporter of coal-fired energy in the world. Multiple organizations are warning about the dangerous rates of air polluting substances in many of the country’s larger cities. Youths in Bosnia & Herzegovina feel alienated from decision-making, making it hard for them to express their voice and concerns. READ MORE