Organizing youth work(ers) through the paradox of play

A recent focus among communication scholars, the study of contradiction and paradox illuminates the inherent irrationality of organizing. The following case study examines how youth labor – cast as play – functions as a series of tensions and contradictions in the day-to-day construction of work(er) between adults and youth. Mirroring the popular reality TV show, The Apprentice, the program under study communicated contradictory messages about youth work(ers) in terms of: (1) proving/discounting oneself as worker, (2) demanding confidence while orchestrating uncertainty and (3) playing along versus being playful in the organizationally prescribed framework, effectively dismissing work(ers) essential to the functioning of the organization. My analysis demonstrates how the framing of youth’s work as a game delegitimized youth work(ers) resulting in potentially exploitative working conditions, and serves as a call to communication scholars to better account for youth as workers, while pointing to similar implications for other types of provisional and contingent work(ers).     

我国体育传媒对青少年体育意识的影响

体育传媒近年来的规模和影响力都有长足的发展,分析了中国体育传媒的主要媒介情况,并结合青少年体育意识的形成特点,探讨了体育传媒对青少年体育意识的影响,提出了体育传媒应当注意的问题。     

Problematic transitions from school to employment: freeters and NEETs in Japan and Germany

In the international debate surrounding transitions from school to employment, Japan and Germany are regularly cited as examples of success. This article draws on the Japanese concepts represented by two problematic groups – freeters and NEETs – to demonstrate that over recent years, young people in both countries have also been facing serious problems with the transition process. Interpretation of empirical data also, however, reveals a number of contrasts between them. We focus here on differences in their educational systems and on the role each system plays within its own society. The article also uses divergent recruitment practices and employment structures as vehicles for comparison and interpretation.     

Fostering Social and Emotional Skills for Well-Being and Social Progress

Children need a balanced set of cognitive, social and emotional capabilities to adapt to today's demanding, changing and unpredictable world. OECD countries and partner economies recognise the importance on the holistic development of individuals. However, there are big gaps between stakeholders' knowledge, expectations and practices on how to foster such skills. This paper presents evidence on the importance of social and emotional skills; on how policy makers and schools are currently enhancing and monitoring such skills; and, on the existing gaps between knowledge, expectations and practices to mobilise these skills. The paper concludes by pointing ways in which education stakeholders can do more to better develop and mobilise the skills that drive individual's well-being and social progress. The paper draws on findings and frameworks that are being published in a full OECD report entitled ‘Skills for Social Progress: the Power of Social and Emotional Skills’ in the first half of 2015.     

Benefits for immigrant-origin and nonimmigrant-origin youth of discussing immigration in gender and sexuality alliances

In a time of unprecedented polarization in the United States, particularly concerning immigration, schools are uniquely positioned to help students understand the consequences of drastic policy changes. Beyond formal settings such as social studies classes, extracurricular activities may be important for fostering discussions about sociohistorical and policy issues. Such discussions could serve to empower youth from marginalized populations and raise their critical consciousness. Yet the potential outcomes of discussions in these extracurricular settings have not been studied in depth. Using data collected in school-based Gender-and-Sexuality-Alliances (GSAs) throughout Massachusetts during the periods leading up to and following the 2016 US Presidential election, we examined whether discussions of immigration issues in GSAs were associated with greater empowerment and critical consciousness among 580 youth (M _Age = 15.59, range = 10–20 years). Multilevel structural equation models showed that the frequency with which youth discussed immigration, relative to their fellow members, was positively associated with residualized change in perceived peer validation for members in general and with residualized change in hope for immigrant-origin members only. Contrary to our expectations, we did not find significant associations for critical consciousness. Findings suggest how groups addressing issues of equity and justice can promote members' empowerment.     

“双减”政策背景下青少年体育活动开展策略研究

为了在“双减”政策背景下进一步推进青少年体育活动的开展,通过文献资料法、综合分析法等研究方法,分析了目前青少年体育活动面临的一些问题,并提出如下对策:树立正确的体育价值观,强化体育意识的培养;扩大资源的有效供给,推动青少年体育活动的开展;发挥“家、校、社”主导作用,切实建设联动共同体;建立长效保障机制和治理监管体系,有效防范化解各类风险。     

我国青少年体育设施现状及发展对策

通过文献资料法、问卷调查法和专家访谈法,分析了我国青少年体育设施发展的现状。研究结果表明我国各级政府高度重视青少年体育设施发展,设施总量有了较大增长。但同时也存在青少年体育设施供给与需求失衡、布局失衡、制度缺失且执行无力等问题,提出转变观念、创新方式、提供保障、形成机制等发展对策。     

励志经典 青春宣言--《我的未来不是梦》歌词赏析

《我的未来不是梦》是一首经典的励志歌曲,词作者在歌中塑造了接地气的追梦人形象,发出了鼓舞人心的青春宣言,展示了青年一代为梦想而顽强拼搏的精神和坚定的信念,此外,独具匠心的艺术形式与言约旨远的语言风格也使作品极富感染力。     

高校新入职青年教师身心健康状况的调查研究

目的:了解高校青年教师的身心健康状况,为进一步研究高校教师的身体状况提供基础。方法:选取47名湖北省某普通高校人才引进的青年教师进行体质测试和心理问卷调查,利用统计方法分析该群体的身心状况。结论:新入职青年教师总体健康、情绪角色功能、心理健康较差,在学历、性别、婚姻状况方面整体不具有差异性,但结婚可以提高青年教师的社会功能;在超重或肥胖率上存在严重风险;在安静心率和血压方面存在风险;身体素质较同龄全国标准其他成年人群有差距,如柔韧性和平衡性不好、力量弱等体质问题。     

Thinking About the Next Three to Five Years

ABSTRACT

This is the fourth time we've featured a library's annual report. Our first covered the Denver Public Library. The second analyzed the Memphis-Shelby County Public Library &; Information Center. The Tulsa City-County Public Library was number three. Our fourth feature looks at the Cleveland Library's 2001 Annual Report.