The experience of the life work journeys of urban Aboriginal young people in Canada is largely unknown. This group faces multiple challenges in entering the labour force from social and economic disparities to cultural discontinuity. This qualitative case study collected stories from urban Aboriginal young people who are in search of meaningful and sustainable work. Using group interviews set within Indigenous sharing circles, 25 youth living in Victoria, British Columbia shared their stories of the supports, challenges and barriers they face in their life work journeys. In collaboration with community partners and knowledge keepers, the stories were reviewed to identify a relational model of life work shared by these young people. Participants identified their relations as their foundational support, and spoke to the role of work, education and culture in their career development. The results have important implications for theory, research and practice regarding counselling and researching with Aboriginal youth. / Graduate

Thesis (M.S.)--Rutgers University, 2007. / "Graduate Program in Psychology."

Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-102).

Thesis (M.Sc.), Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1999. / Bibliography: p. 89-109.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2008. / Vita. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 201-210).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2009. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-146).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-129).

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2007. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 48-56).

Esta tese – Tá Ligado?! Práticas de escuta de jovens urbanos contemporâneos e panoramas sonoros na metrópole, uma pauta para a Educação – tem como objetivo mostrar e compreender a produtividade das práticas de escuta de jovens urbanos contemporâneos a partir de artefatos sonoros portáteis na construção de identidades e culturas juvenis. Neste sentido busco caracterizar as práticas de escuta, mais do que a ação física de ouvir a partir de artefatos sonoros portáteis, praticada pelos garotos e garotas que circulam pelo espaço urbano, caracterizar a escuta como prática social, prática de significação, portanto, prática cultural. Este estudo está inscrito no campo dos Estudos Culturais, adotando a etnografia pós-moderna e fotoetnografia como instrumentos teórico-metodológicos, operacionalizados através de observação e registros de conversas, diários de campo, diários fotográficos e acompanhamento de produtos midiáticos em circulação durante o período da sua produção. O trabalho de observação no campo foi desenvolvido em Porto Alegre (RS), de julho de 2007 a julho de 2011. Também foram realizadas oito entrevistas etnográficas com garotos e garotas que permaneceram ao longo do processo de pesquisa como colaboradores mais constantes, considerando a pluralidade do universo investigado. A análise desenvolvida mostra a produtividade das práticas de escuta a partir de artefatos sonoros portáteis sobre a produção de determinadas identidades juvenis e de um estilo de vida que tem a conectividade como característica mais forte. / This thesis – Tá Ligado?! Práticas de Escuta de Jovens Urbanos Contemporâneos e Panoramas Sonoros na Metrópole, uma Pauta para a Educação – aims to show and to understand the productivity of the contemporary uban youth listening practices from portable sound devices i te construction of youth identities and cultures. In this sense I seek to characterize the listening practices in this research, rather than the physical act of listening from such portable sound devices, practiced by boys and girls moving through the Porto Alegre city spaces, I characterize the listening practices as social practice, practice of signification, therefore, a cultural practice. The theoretical support of this study is found in the field of Cultural Studies, adopting the postmodern ethnography and photoethnography as theoretical and methodological tools. It had been operacionalized through field observation and conversations records, field notes, photographic narratives, and monitoring of media products in circulation during th period of the research production. The field observation had taken place in Porto Alegre (RS) from July 2007 to July 2011. I had also conducted ethnographic interviews with eight boys and girls who stayed throughout the research process as more constant collaborators, considering the plurality of the universe investigated. The analyzes show the productivity of the listening practices from portable sound devices on certain youth identities and cultures, and e production of a lifestyle that has connectivity as he strongest characteristic.

x, 137 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / This study explores the out-of-school time (OST) arts field through a critical race theory (CRT) lens. For the purpose of this research, OST arts programs include afterschool and summer learning programs focusing on visual arts, music, theater, dance, video production, and spoken word in Chicago, Illinois for youth ages 14-21. Four main tenets of CRT guide the main research question: How are OST arts programs time addressing racism, propagating social, historical, and liberal ideologies, promoting social justice, and giving voice to people of color? By conducting eight interviews with arts professionals as well as a comprehensive literature review and document analysis, themes of race, colorblindness, social justice, and identity development in OST youth arts programs are synthesized to reflect current practices in the field. This research suggests that current methods of critical pedagogy utilized in OST arts programs could promote successful education strategies for both in-school and out-of-school education for youth. / Committee in Charge: Dr. Lori Hager, Chair; Dr. John B. Fenn III; Dr. Jennifer Katz-Buonincontro