Greetings from the University of Canberra, where
Dr Mark Brennan, UNESCO
Chair in Community, Leadership, and Youth Development, and Professor of
Leadership and Community Development at Pennsylvania State University, isspeaking on "Opportunities for Research Innovation and Expansion through Youth-led Research". He started by pointing out that "More
than one-half of the world’s population is under the age of 25 years,
and over a third is under 15." He described "a youth-led research program, which engages youth in topics of
concern to them and their communities.
The curriculum materials for the "Youth as Researchers" program are available free online from Pen State University (but no online course):
However, the concentrations of young people are in poorer countries in South America, the Middle East and Asia, while the curriculum materials have been developed and tested in the USA and Ireland. This appears to be as much an exercise in promoting the value of Social Science in western universities as in helping young people in developing countries.
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