Thesis (Ph. D.)--Murdoch University, 1996. / Thesis submitted to the School of Social Sciences. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 333-357).

Thesis (Ph.D.). / Written for the Graduate Program in Communication Studies. Written for the Dept. of Philosophy. Title from title page of PDF (viewed 2008/05/09). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. / Adviser: Liesbet Hooghe. Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: This thesis examines the concept of youth in two Swedish library journals. The aim is to identify prevailing discourses about youths as well as how they are portrayed. In addition, the potential consequences of the discourses are examined. Method: The empirical material consists of 133 articles from the journals Bibliotek i samhälle and Biblioteksbladet published between the years 2010 and 2020, all of which cover the concept of youth. Analysis: Discourse analysis is used to examine the articles. The analytical framework combines theoretical concepts developed by Laclau and Mouffe with the approach of Fairclough. First, the designations, associations, themes and actors prevalent in the articles are identified and examined. Then, the discourses are identified, and their potential consequences discussed. Results: The results show that the concept of youth is multifaceted, and primarily constructed through associations and themes relating to technology, reading, unruly behavior, and societal commitment. The actors involved in the construction of the concept are primarily adults that work in libraries or have a connection to the library field. Four discourses are identified: the discourse of youths as dependent, the discourse of youths as problematic, the discourse of youths as capable, and the discourse of youths as participants. Conclusion: The study indicates that the portrayal of youths in the journals may influence how they are perceived by library personnel. Furthermore, the construction of categories of youths in discourse may shape and maintain power dynamics between youths and library staff. Since the voices of youths are often absent within the material, the discourses can also provide insufficient or inhibitory understandings of youths, which in consequence may influence the quality of library services offered for, as well as how librarians interact with, youths. This is a two years master’s thesis in Library and Information Science.

This dissertation investigates ways of supporting parents in managing youth's social media use. I present empirical evidence of the challenges parents face in managing youth technology use. I then translate these results into the design and deployment of ParentNet, a community-based online social network for middle school parents to keep up with changes in technology. This dissertation provides new insights into the opportunities and challenges in conducting HCC research with a particular demographic, parents and youth. The contributions of this research are: (1) empirical studies of challenges parents face in managing youth technology use; (2) the design and deployment of a community-based online social network called ParentNet; (3) limitations and design considerations for deploying technological interventions for different social groups; and (4) reflection on emerging themes around overuse and disconnection in daily life.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--East Tennessee State University, 2005. / "May 2005." Title taken from PDF title screen (viewed September 11, 2007). Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-138) and appendices.