Guest editorial: Beyond digital youth: understanding, supporting, and designing for young people’s digital experiences

Davis, Katie; Subramaniam, Mega

doi:10.1108/ils-07-2022-264

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“…The Internet-mediated interconnectedness of young people’s lives in the modern era makes it paramount to examine the significance of social media and technology utilization and align technological designs with the needs of young users for optimization because this could foster employment in the creative economy (Davis and Subramaniam, 2022). The formulation of the third research question is based on Bronfenbrenner’s microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem and macrosystem levels of the ecological perspective, which uses systematic analysis of the theoretical lens to identify strategies to promote youth engagement in the creative economy and job creation (Bronfenbrenner, 1979; Bronfenbrenner and Crouter, 1983; Bronfenbrenner and Morris, 1998).…”

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Digital media and creative economy potential on youth employment in Kenya: a grounded theory perspective

Muchira

2023

ILS

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Purpose Kenya leads East Africa in creative goods export and enjoys high internet penetration. Therefore, identifying pathways, missed opportunities for accelerating job creation and development in the sector and strategies for mitigating youth-related challenges are essential. This paper therefore aims to examine the effects of digital media and the cultural and creative industry (CCI) on youth employment and economic development. Design/methodology/approach The document review and analysis data came from 45 scientific and 23 grey literature articles. While the lack of primary data is a study limitation, secondary data were drawn from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Statistics and the 2016–2022 entertainment and media outlook analysis. Microsoft Excel 2021 for Windows was used to analyze quantitative data and generate results. Findings Since the CCI sector is characterized by limited financial opportunities, low youth participation in the labor force and weak policy frameworks, success in the industry requires key pathways. These include investment in digital-led innovations, developing innovative models, building partnerships with the private sector, strategic investment by government in the potential creative industry sub-sectors and identifying successful scaling-up models. Originality/value Information gathered through this study is crucial to counter the youth unemployment challenge and strategy identification, which could be used in skills and capabilities development in the potential creative economy. Future researchers must explore how to apply the proposed creative capacity theoretical lens to inform research in the sector.

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Digital media and creative economy potential on youth employment in Kenya: a grounded theory perspective

Muchira

2023

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“…Resilience-building efforts that fail to take into account the use of technology are likely to miss the mark. This consideration requires an acknowledgment that today's young people may have sophisticated frameworks for informal learning through their engagement with online activities, so resilience-promotion strategies should reflect this perspective [5]. In addition, consideration must be given to how youth without access to technology may be at special risk.…”

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Promoting Resilience for Underserved Youth: Mobilizing Protective Factors Using a Positive Youth Development (PYD) Framework

Taylor,

Giles

2023

North Carolina Medical Journal

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Guest editorial: Beyond digital youth: understanding, supporting, and designing for young people’s digital experiences

Cited by 2 publications

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Digital media and creative economy potential on youth employment in Kenya: a grounded theory perspective

Digital media and creative economy potential on youth employment in Kenya: a grounded theory perspective

Promoting Resilience for Underserved Youth: Mobilizing Protective Factors Using a Positive Youth Development (PYD) Framework

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