The purpose of the study is to make an investigation of the need for youth centers, the factors which are necessary for the successful operation of a youth center, and to evaluate the youth center at Denton, Texas, in the light of the information developed in the research.

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Tikslas – įvertinti Kauno ir Sandneso jaunimo centrų prieinamumą ir besikreipiančiųjų į juos asmenų pasitenkinimą suteiktomis paslaugomis. Uždaviniai: 1. Nustatyti bei įvertinti besikreipiančių jaunų žmonių socio-demografinę struktūrą Kaune ir Sandnese, jų nusiskundimus bei kreipimosi profilį. 2. Nustatyti Kauno ir Sandneso jaunimo centrų prieinamumą. 3. Įvertinti jaunų žmonių pasitenkinimą Kauno ir Sandneso jaunimo centrų teikiamomis paslaugomis. Metodika: Tyrimas vyko 2005-2006 m. Kauno ir Sandneso jaunimo centre. Apklausai naudota anoniminė anketa. Anketavimo vykdymas ir organizavimas suderintas su jaunimo centrų administracija. Tiriamųjų imtį sudarė 165 Kauno Dainavos jaunimo centro ir 182 Sandneso jaunimo centro lankytojų, besikreipiantys dėl įvairių priežasčių. Statistinė duomenų analizė buvo atlikta naudojant MS Excel ir SPSS statistinius paketus. Rezultatai: Išanalizavus gautus duomenis buvo nustatyta, kad tiek į Kauno, tiek į Sandneso jaunimo centrus dažniau kreipėsi moteri��kos lyties atstovės. Kaune dažniau kreipėsi besimokantis jaunimas (61,3 proc.), o Sandnese daugiau kreipėsi jaunuolių, kurie niekur nedirba ir niekur nesimoko (23,9 proc.). Atskirai nuo tėvų gyvena (37,2 proc.) besikreipiančiųjų į Kauno jaunimo centrą ir (26,4 proc.) Sandneso jaunimo centrą. Besikreipiantys į Sandneso jaunimo centrą (23,3 proc.) dažniau lankėsi dėl ligos, nei į Kauno jaunimo centrą (13,3 proc.). Kauno jaunuoliai reikšmingai dažniau nei Sandneso jaunuoliai kreipėsi dėl nesutarimų... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of the work – identify the accessibility and satisfaction of visitors of youth centers in Kaunas and Sandnes. The objectives of the work: 1. To determine and measure the socio-demographic structure of young people, their complaints and profile of consulting in Kaunas and Sandnes. 2. To identify the possibilities of young people to have the use of services of the youth centers in Sandnes and Kaunas. 3. To identify the young people satisfaction with service of the youth centers in Kaunas and Sandnes. Methods: The study was followed in 2005-2006. The anonymous questionnaire was used for research. Questioning was agreed with authority of youth center. There were questioned 165 visitors of Kaunas and 182 visitors of Sandnes, who visited the youth center for various reasons. The statistical analysis was done using the statistical package of MS Excel and SPSS. Results: After exploring the sociodemographic structure of visitors of Kaunas and Sandnes youth centers the dependence between visitors of the centers and their gender was identified. According to that in both countries the youth centers are more popular between women than men. The dependence between the subject of research and young people age was also identified: in Kaunas the youth center was mostly visited by students (61.3 proc) while in Sandnes the same centers were popular among unemployed and those who didn’t go to school or university. 23.9 percent. Separate from their parents live 37.2 percent visitors’ in... [to full text]

Hip-Hop Culture emerged in the early 1970s from Black and Latinx youth living in the South Bronx. At the time, the Bronx was stereotyped as the nation’s iconic “ghetto”. However, as in many of the nation’s cities, the built environment that defined the Bronx was a product of ghettoization that marginalized African Americans through confinement and overcrowding of urban centers; exclusions from mortgage loans and home ownership; and the redistribution of resources. Hip-Hop Culture allowed marginalized communities to reclaim the built environment through repurpose of space and found materials; it creates opportunities for self-sufficiency; and establishes a community around the ethos of peace, love and having fun that mitigated street violence. As the research makes palpable the impact the built environment has had on Black and Latinx communities, my intent is to turn the table and illustrate how the defining elements of Hip-Hop Culture can influence a design rooted in equity and social justice through the proposal of a Hip-Hop Youth Center in Springfield, Massachusetts; a facility that supports underserved youth in their creative endeavors and entrepreneurship.

I believe that a work of man serves him for it is a product of his physical and mental needs, but as man lives in society his works should serve himself and society if he is to live in peace within a larger context...Anthony C. AntoniadesI agree that a work of architecture can not be conceived as separate from the communal sphers of environmental design such as urban design and urban planning. Architecture and urban design when balanced create the equilibrium between personal (or individual) needs and communal (or collective) needs of a certain communal order. Small-scale Architecture (architecture of individual buildings) and large-scale architecture (urban design-urban planning), considering both individual and collective needs, create and maintain peaceful co-existance among the members of society.While considering potential topics for my creative project, I was led toward a topic which involved working in a neighborhood, developing an architectural program with its urban space, while working together with the people in "the shaping of their environment" in such a way that the final product or "built environment" would be the closest response to the needs of these people of this particular place, for I will be developing a program based on their needs. I believe that the "design of the environment" is the organization of four components which are: space, time, meaning and communication. I also believe that if the work is done on the basis of the needs of the people, then, the result may be that the DESIGN or the "purposeful change" of the above four components and their physical expression achieves real worth.I finally got the answer to what I was looking for when I found that help was needed in the community of Muncie. There is an area of low income housing located on South Madison Street. There is a Youth Center located on the same street surrounded by housing that needs an extension. I then decided to do for my thesis a creative project for the Youth Center based on the needs of the people. To achieve this task, I interviewed the people at the center to find out their needs. I also did a research on the latest architectural projects related to this topicThis creative project proved to be an excellent opportunity for me to fulfill a design task based on the emotional and other non-pragmatic needs of the people and the most important which is the opportunity to get involved with reality.I truly believe that Architecture should be a tool for people, a means to the brotherly union of the human race, an incentive for catharsis. This should be the relationship of Architecture and society. / Department of Architecture

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This study aims to provide an analysis of the evolving social development process of the underdeveloped region of Southeastern Anatolia, highlighting the significance of the concept of &ldquo / sustainable development&rdquo / in regards to regional development strategies and the local project of the GAP Administration in Mardin. It also provides a theoretical background with reference to the modernization theory that discourages the development of some regions. This analysis, based on document studies and data gathered from the Social Development for Youth Project Evaluation reports which have been obtained from GAP Administration, also includes my personal experience in Mardin where I worked as a Project Coordinator of this project. This study evaluates what has been done and what can be done in the future in order to obtain the social development in the underdeveloped regions of Turkey by depending on Mardin Youth Center model.

Leisure time is an important part of young people’s lives. Despite this, leisure-time settings have hitherto had only a minor role in setting-based health-promotion initiatives. Improving adolescents’ quality of leisuretime activities can reduce social differences in health, thus youth-centers can be appropriate settings for promoting health. However, young people with immigrant backgrounds participate less in organized leisure-time activities. The overall aim of this study is to explore young people’s leisure time as their health-promotion setting in two NGO-run youth-centers in multicultural, socially deprived suburbs in Sweden. This study took a practice-based approach using a mixture of methods in close collaboration with the youth-centers. Data collection was done through surveys with young people (n = 207) and interviews with young people and leaders (n = 16). Study I, about who participates in youthcenter activities, used an explanatory mixed method. Study II, about the youth-centers’ strategies, used an explorative qualitative method with an inductive content analysis. This study shows that youth-centers have great potential to be a healthpromotion setting if their strategies include some important factors, both in theory and in daily practice. To be a health-promotion setting, a youthcenter needs to be open and inclusive for its target group, foster supportive relationships, emphasize youth empowerment, and integrate family, school, and community in its strategies. Local knowledge about young people's backgrounds, needs, interests, and motivations to attend youth-center activities – as well as good contact with young people's families – is important because it can increase participation in leisure-time activities for young people in multicultural and socio- economically disadvantaged neighborhoods and can thus help to reduce social inequalities in health.

Det brottsförebyggande arbetet har stött på stora utmaningar i att förebygga att barn och unga rekryteras till kriminella gäng. Genom att arbeta förebyggande i tidiga åldrar och stärka barns prosociala utveckling minskar risken att unga individer utvecklar antisocialt beteende. I en mindre kommun i Sverige arbetar personal på mötesplatser, tidigare benämnt ungdomsgård, med att stärka barn och ungas prosociala utveckling. Detta arbete utformas utifrån den sociala utvecklingsmodellen [SDM]. Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur personal på mötesplatser upplever sitt arbete med att stärka barn och ungas prosociala utveckling, och hur detta kan minska nyrekrytering till kriminella gäng. Analysen baseras på fyra intervjuer. Resultaten visar att det går att arbeta med modellen för att stärka barn och ungas prosociala utveckling. Respondenterna lyfter att barn och unga behöver känna att de hör hemma någonstans och ser att mötesplatserna kan utgöra ett positivt sammanhang för dem att utvecklas i. SDM strukturerar arbetet och ger möjligheter till att minska unga individers sårbarhet för gängrekrytering, men det förebyggande arbetet måste börjas tidigt. / It is challenging to prevent youths' from getting recruited to criminal gangs. Strengthening youths' prosocial development will in parallel reduce the risk of developing antisocial behavior. In a small municipality in Sweden, youth centers are working to strengthen youths' prosocial development. Their work is based on The Social Development Model [SDM]. The purpose of the present study was to investigate how staff at these youth centers work to strengthen prosocial development in youth, and how this can reduce recruitment to criminal gangs. Four interviews with staff from the youth centers were carried out. Results showed that by employing the SDM enhances youths’ prosocial development. Youths explicitly have a need to feel that they belong somewhere. Respondents also expressed that their work with SDM at the youth centers creates a positive context where youth can develop. SDM provides structure and reduces vulnerability in youth which in turn hinders gang recruitment. Nonetheless, in order for the prevention to be successful, it has to start early.

Sexuell exploatering av unga på sociala medier är ett utbrett och växande problem som allt fler unga utsätts för. Syftet med denna studie var att beskriva hur kuratorer på ungdomsmottagningar upplever sitt arbete med unga som utsatts för sexuell exploatering på sociala medier. Studiens design har en kvalitativ ansats med semistrukturerade intervjuer som datainsamlingsmetod. Med hjälp av en tematisk analys analyserades data. Studiens resultat bygger på intervjuer med sju kuratorer som arbetar på sju ungdomsmottagningar i Sverige. Resultatet av studien diskuteras sedan med hjälp av tidigare forskning samt studiens valda metod, evidensbaserad praktik (EBP). Studiens resultat visade att förebyggande arbete inom ämnet är viktigt. Det fanns ingen specifik hjälpinsats för unga som utsatts och det framgick att en kunskapslucka inom ämnet existerade. Studieförfattarna drar slutsatsen att det behövs mer forskning kring det valda ämnet samt att kuratorerna bör arbeta mer evidensbaserat. / Sexual exploitation of young people on social media is a widespread and emerging matter. The aim of this study was to capture counselor´s at youth clinics experiences of working with youths who have been subjected to the discussed subject. A qualitative approach with semi structured interviews was the selected method for the study. The data was later analyzed by using a thematic analysis.The results of the study are based on seven counselors’ views on the subject. The results of the study are then discussed by using previous research and the chosen theory, evidence-based practice (EBP). The study showed that preventive work is important, there is no specific help that counselors could offer and that there is a knowledge gap in the selected subject. The study authors can conclude that there needs to be more research done in the chosen subject and that counselor´s should work more evidence based.