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.