The Role of Teachers, Parents, and Friends in Developing Adolescents’ Societal Interest

Wanders, Frank H. K.; Dijkstra, Anne Bert; Maslowski, Ralf; Veen, Ineke van der; Amnå, Erik

doi:10.1080/00313831.2020.1754901

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“…Therefore, the motivation for policy-makers is to maximise their achievement as they do strive to search until they find the one best alternative. (c) The conflict between natural choice and need in action: Policy-makers are not motivated to make decisions on the basis of societal goals, but they try to maximise their own reward, such as power; the time involved in realising a thorough analysis of the impending policy may be short during an emergency (Wanders, Dijkstra, Maslowski, Van Der Veen & Amnå, 2020); and, there are several conflicting values among specific groups and individuals that obstruct policy-makers from making an effective comparison of options. (d) The tendency of the deliverance of political feasibility: The model is concerned with what is possible; the probability that, however rational a policy option is, it does not mean that it will be acted upon.…”

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Integrated policy formulation processes in local governments: A case study in mid-western Uganda

Mwesigwa¹,

Bogere²,

Anastassova³

2021

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Purpose: This study set out to assess the level of policy formulation in Hoima district local government for effective service delivery in Uganda. Research methodology: A quantitative case study design was embraced, aiming at 30 local councillors and 60 technical officials. The real sample was 54 respondents. Data were gathered via a self-administered questionnaire and an interview guide. Numerical and non-numerical data were examined by way of descriptive statistics as well as thematic analysis. Results: Results suggest a moderate mean for policy formulation in Hoima as generated from all the five constructs namely; problem identification (µ=2.88; SD= 1.346), problem manifesto (µ=2.76; SD =1.347), policy agenda (µ=2.17; SD =1.268), policy debate (µ=2.58; SD =1.271) and policy decision (µ=2.20; SD =1.268). This was so because the overall mean was 2.52 and the overall SD was 1.300. Nevertheless, the numerous impediments confronted mainly at policy decision disrupted the process. Limitations: The study concentrated on one local government in Uganda and so the results may not be generalised to Uganda. Contribution: These results might be used as contributions for local governments in Uganda to evolve a guide on integrating policy formulation issues during orientation and or retooling local councillors and technical officials for better policy formulation processes. This article contributes to the budding understanding by underlining undertones in policy formulation so that local governments become more efficient in delivering services to the citizenry.

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Section: The Rational Model Of Policy Formulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated policy formulation processes in local governments: A case study in mid-western Uganda

Mwesigwa¹,

Bogere²,

Anastassova³

2021

jgas

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“…We argue that young citizens can be defined not only as engaged or unengaged, but they can simultaneously be distinguished between trustful and distrustful (Tzankova, 2018). Political and societal interest are considered crucial in characterizing youth who are involved latently (Ekman & Amnå, 2012) and are considered to be important groundwork for future participation (Prior, 2010; Russo & Stattin, 2017; Wanders et al, 2020). However, few studies have examined empirically typologies of youth citizenship defined by active participation and interest (Amnå & Ekman, 2014) and none, to our knowledge, have expanded them by including a dimension of trust or have analyzed them in multinational samples.…”

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Adolescents’ Patterns of Citizenship Orientations and Correlated Contextual Variables: Results From a Two-Wave Study in Five European Countries

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Studies on youth participation tend to characterize youth as either active and trustful or as passive and alienated. This cross-national and longitudinal study examines patterns of citizenship orientations characterized by both manifest and latent involvement differentiated by one’s position toward institutional politics (trustful or distrustful) among 1,914 adolescents from five European countries (53.5% female; Mage = 16.27). Demographic and proximal contextual correlates associated with different orientations at a 1-year interval were also assessed. Latent profile analysis identified four groups of citizenship orientations among adolescents: engaged trustful, engaged distrustful, unengaged trustful, and unengaged distrustful. Differences of membership likelihood were found for background characteristics (gender and family income), school characteristics (track, democratic climate, student participation, and its perceived quality), family, and peer norms of participation.

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“…The socio-ecological scientific prevention method, as well as other universal, and multimethod programs advocate approaching multiple levels, with the understanding that promoting the strengths of children, parents, and schools may lead to multiple positive outcomes [ 3 , 4 , 5 ]. In particular, parents and teachers play important roles in raising preadolescents’ awareness of self-care behaviors and social issues [ 6 ]. Indeed, previous research has reported that shared experiences between youth and parents increased the latter’s empathy for and understanding of their children’s experiences, thus helping them to gain positive outcomes from an educational program [ 7 ].…”

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“…Most educational institutions over the world suspended face-to-face teaching and went online, and thus youth’s routines were disrupted [ 14 , 15 ]. Studies point to the ramifications of online studying, demonstrating, for example, that these platforms lack crucial environmental contacts [ 6 ], such as peer interactions and personal communications with teachers in the school environments [ 16 ]. In addition, the forced isolation has come at the expense of peer group attachments, and consequently, individuals’ sense of self-esteem has been hampered [ 15 , 17 ].…”

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Non-Cooperation within a School-Based Wellness Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Qualitative Research

Golan

Ankori

Hager

2022

IJERPH

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This paper presents a qualitative analysis of COVID-19′s impact on the development, delivery, and uptake of “Favoring Myself”, a school-based interactive wellness program conducted via Zoom during 2020–2021. “Favoring Myself” targets resilience, self-esteem, body-esteem, self-care behaviors, and media literacy among 5th-grade preadolescents. Data were obtained from meetings, 23 semi-structured interviews with parents, teachers, and principals, and other modes of correspondence. All data were transcribed and thematically analyzed. The analysis highlighted the barriers faced when delivering external programs during COVID-19. Parents’ difficulties in cooperating with the program, distrustful relationships between parents and the education system, as well as teachers’ overload and stress, were identified as barriers to the external program’s sustainability. These challenges are discussed in light of previous studies of school-based programs, the psychological and social contexts of an ongoing crisis and the impact of neoliberalism on education. This study concludes that school-based prevention programs and accompanying research should be more flexible and focus on understanding and relating to parents’ and schools’ fears, uncertainties, and resistance. It is the hope of the authors that knowledge created through this exploration will be helpful in future coping vis-à-vis prevention program teams and recipients in times of unpredictable, unmanageable, and overpowering crises.

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The Role of Teachers, Parents, and Friends in Developing Adolescents’ Societal Interest

Cited by 19 publications

References 45 publications

Integrated policy formulation processes in local governments: A case study in mid-western Uganda

Integrated policy formulation processes in local governments: A case study in mid-western Uganda

Adolescents’ Patterns of Citizenship Orientations and Correlated Contextual Variables: Results From a Two-Wave Study in Five European Countries

Non-Cooperation within a School-Based Wellness Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Qualitative Research

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