"The problem of this thesis is to determine through survey and comparative study the effect of the activity program of Denton's El Centro, the youth center, on the youth of the City of Denton...methods of operation and internal organization of youth centers, the purpose of the centers and the results of some of the activities are outlined. Members of the Denton youth center were interviewed; the information gained from the interviews was recorded on prepared questionnaires. Various types of activities at Denton's youth center are discussed. The study also attempts to reveal by means of tables those activities which are more important to the male youth of Denton. A discussion of the treatment of the youth problem is given with conclusions based upon the principles and practices set forth in the foregoing chapters."-- leaf 2.

by Law Chi Kwong. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1986 / Bibliography: leaves 67-68

Lam Hiu Kwan. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2007-2008, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 19). / Includes some text in Chinese. / Chapter 1. --- Thesis Statement --- p.2 / Chapter 2. --- Background / Chapter I. --- background stories --- p.3 / 26 years old; 12 years old / Chapter II. --- terminology --- p.4-5 / Chapter 1. --- cyborg; / Chapter 2. --- cyberpunk; / Chapter 3. --- hikikomori; / Chapter 4. --- otaku; / Chapter 5. --- cosplay; / Chapter 6. --- kiduIt; / Chapter 7. --- cyberspace / Chapter III. --- sociological discourses --- p.6-8 / Chapter 1. --- live in simcity - William Gibson / Will actual life be taken over by the virtual one? / Chapter 2. --- influx of information and hyperreality - Jean Baudrillard / Will actual life be taken over by the virtual one? / Chapter 3. --- popular culture from Japan - Tong Ching-Siu / "We like idle, we like cuteness!" / Chapter 4. --- overturn of social order and multi-identities - Donna Haraway / Who am I? Who are you? / Chapter 5. --- together and isolation / Chapter IV. --- architectural discourses --- p.9-10 / Chapter 1. --- overturn of social order - Kazuyo Sejima / Chapter 2. --- together and isolation - Kisho Kurokawa / Chapter 3. --- "visualize cyberspace - Marcos Novak, Clayton Graham" / Chapter 4. --- "virtual quality - Zaha Had id, Kazuyo Sejima" / Chapter 5. --- interactivity - Ole Bouman / Chapter 6. --- computer aided deisgn - Ole Bouman / Chapter 3. --- Overview of Design Proposal --- p.11 / Chapter I. --- program selection - Cyborg Culture Centre / Chapter II. --- site selection - Tuen Mun Park / Chapter 4. --- Overview of Architectural Studies --- p.12 / Chapter I. --- materialize the non-space of cyber world (analogical analysis) / Chapter a. --- cultural activities of cyborg groups in virtual space / Chapter b. --- humanity influences by virtual space / Chapter II. --- reveal the contrast of cyber & actual worlds (graphical analysis) / Chapter 5. --- Findings from Studies --- p.13-15 / Chapter la. --- internet maps; / Chapter lb. --- psycological distances; / Chapter II. --- "spatial variety, perspective, approach, design target" / Chapter 6. --- Testings of Design Strategies --- p.16-18 / Chapter 1. --- program derived from internet map / Chapter 2. --- quality of introversive cyberspace / Chapter 3. --- quality of extroversive connection / Chapter 7. --- Bibliography --- p.19 / Chapter 8. --- Renewed Thesis Statement --- p.20 / Chapter 9. --- Final Presentation (including summary of studies and design responses) / Chapter I. --- issue in summary --- p.21-22 / Chapter a. --- cyborg generation / Chapter b. --- cyborg culture and living style / Chapter c. --- human-human & human-machine contacts / Chapter d. --- humanities of the cyborg / Chapter II. --- site context in summary --- p.23 / Chapter III. --- program and spacial organization --- p.24-25 / Chapter a) --- spacial organization / Chapter b) --- program / Chapter c) --- studies & proposal / Chapter IV. --- circulation --- p.26 / Chapter V. --- detail in single rental living units --- p.27 / Chapter VI. --- graphical presentation --- p.28-30 / Chapter II. --- model presentation --- p.31 / Chapter 10. --- Accreditation

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1980.

published_or_final_version / Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration

published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Sciences

My thesis addresses the many issues that today’s youth face and aims to rethink the youth centre as a place that combines youth culture and architecture to create a space that not only provides adequate recreational and vocational opportunities but which is also representative of youth. Theoretically, I focus on notions around finding identity within the city, whilst questioning the stigmatisms around various youth subcultures. I look in more depth at how certain youth appropriate space within the city and by analyzing their process of appropriation, whilst noting the significance the stages of appropriation have in the pursuit for one’s identity, parallels are drawn from various theorists. Particular reference to theories by Iain Borden, Jeffrey Hou, Andy Bennett, Dick Hebdige and others, explore the notions around the insurgent use of public space, youth culture, street culture, and the meaning of style and expression among youth. Through research into various subcultures of youth and activities that youth are actively involved in in and around the city, it aims to explore the youth centre as a programmatic model for reaching young people in South Africa. By appropriating the language and influences of youth as key design ingredients, it aims to create an architectural intervention, called The 3rd Place Youth Centre, in Newtown North, through which youth can reconnect to their surroundings thus giving youngsters a much-needed sense of place and identity within their ever-changing city.

Em Santos, São Paulo, Brasil, vivem 3.623 jovens de 14 a 18 anos em aglomerados subnormais, segundo o Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - IBGE/Censo 2010. A Secretaria de Assistência Social do Município desenvolve políticas públicas pautadas na emancipação desse público, como forma de garantir sua proteção e seus direitos básicos. Entre elas estão os Centros da Juventude, que por meio de oficinas envolvendo cultura, comunicação e cidadania, visam promover espaços de reflexão, expressão e formação, fazendo do adolescente sujeito na criação de alternativas libertadoras. Nesse contexto, essa pesquisa vem contribuindo com o poder público por meio de práticas na interface Comunicação-Educação desenvolvidas nos Centros da Juventude de duas áreas denominadas Zona Noroeste e Zona Leste. Os sujeitos do estudo são jovens em situação de vulnerabilidade social, que cotidianamente contracenam com fenômenos como violência, criminalidade, tráfico de drogas e pobreza. O trabalho in loco é apoiado na fundamentação teórica dos campos da Comunicação e da Educação, em suas interfaces, tendo a perspectiva pedagógica do ucraniano Anton Makarenko (1888-1939) como principal referência, além de contribuições da Psicologia Social Comunitária. A proposta utiliza como mediação os recursos das tecnologias digitais e da Comunicação, sobretudo do Jornalismo, para o exercício da cidadania, o desenvolvimento de potencialidades e da capacidade de expressão de meninos e meninas nascidos no berço da cibercultura, mas que carecem de uma legítima inclusão digital. No processo, a pesquisa observou enunciados de caráter negativo em relação à vida e averiguou se as práticas de campo modificam essas expressões em ações positivas, de trabalho colaborativo, de solidariedade, de responsabilidade social, amizade e alegria, na busca de uma perspectiva de mudança social / In Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, there is 3,623 young people with 14-18 years living in subnormal agglomerates, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) - 2010 Census. The Department of Social Services of the City develops public policies guided to the emancipation of this public, in order to ensure their protection and their basic rights. One of these is the Youth Centers, which through workshops involving culture, communication and citizenship, aimed at promoting opportunities for reflection, expression and training, making the adolescent a subject in creating liberating alternatives. In this context, this research has contributed to the government through practical Education-Communication interface developed in Youth Centers in two areas called North West Zone and East Zone. The study subjects are young people in situations of social vulnerability, which routinely living with phenomena such as violence, crime, drug trafficking and poverty. The work-site is supported in theoretical foundations of the fields of Communication and Education, in their interfaces, and the pedagogical perspective of Ukrainian Anton Makarenko (1888-1939) as the main reference, as well as contributions of Community Social Psychology. The proposal uses as mediation the resources digital technologies and communication, especially of Journalism, for the exercise of citizenship, developing of the potential and the capacity for expression of boys and girls that were born in the cradle of cyber culture, but lack a legitimate inclusion digital. In the process, the research observed set of negative character in relation to the life and examined whether the field practices modifies these expressions into positive actions, collaborative work, solidarity, social responsibility, friendship and joy, in the pursuit of a perspective of change social.

Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 113-123).

Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-123). Also available in print.