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Archived Curricula Guide 2017–2019
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YKT07.5 Global Youth Work and Youth Research 5 ECTS
Organised by
Degree Programme in Social Sciences
Corresponding course units in the curriculum
School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Curricula 2015 – 2017

Keywords

Strategic themes: Internationalisation

Learning outcomes

After having completed the course the student will be familiar with the discussions related to ?globalizing turn? in youth work and youth research. S/he will understand the impact of late modernity and globalization on youth cultural phenomena, and will be able to analyze the meanings of these trends from the point of view of youth work.

Contents

The course will familiarize the student with global aspects of youth work and youth studies by emphasizing the need to explore them in specific circumstances and histories. The student will also be introduced to the role of media in formulating the changing relations of the local and global both in young people?s lives and in the practices youth work.

Modes of study

Option 1
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Written exam  5 ECTS
In English
Study materials 

1. Buckingham, David & Bragg, Sara & Kehily, Mary Jane (Eds.) 2014. Youth Cultures in the Age of Global Media. Palgrave Macmillan OR Nilan, Pam & Feixa, Carles (Eds.) 2006. Global Youth? Hybrid Identities, Plural Worlds. Routledge.

2. Belton, Brian (Ed.) 2014. ’Cadjan – Kiduhu’: Global Perspectives on Youth Work. Sense Publishers.

3. Heathfield, Michael & Fusco, Dana (Eds.) 2015. Youth and Inequality in Education: Global Actions in Youth Work. Routledge.

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

1. Buckingham, David & Bragg, Sara & Kehily, Mary Jane (Eds.) 2014. Youth Cultures in the Age of Global Media. Palgrave Macmillan OR Nilan, Pam & Feixa, Carles (Eds.) 2006. Global Youth? Hybrid Identities, Plural Worlds. Routledge.

2. Belton, Brian (Ed.) 2014. ’Cadjan – Kiduhu’: Global Perspectives on Youth Work. Sense Publishers.

3. Heathfield, Michael & Fusco, Dana (Eds.) 2015. Youth and Inequality in Education: Global Actions in Youth Work. Routledge.

Belongs to following study modules

Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
2018–2019
Teaching
Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.
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