Youth as a Phase of Life (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students will become familiar with the special features of adolescent development. They will understand the significance of young people’s cultural communities in supporting their individual growth. Students will identify the effects of social and cultural changes in the lives of young people. They will become familiar with the main service systems available to young people. They will be able to support them in finding their resources and functional abilities in different environments and through different means. Students will know how to improve young people’s social position and to prevent their exclusion. They will know legislation concerning young people.

Content

Young people in changing society. Youth as a cultural phenomenon, youth cultures. Special challenges of youth and youth work. Young people’s wellbeing. Forms of youth work, social youth work, outreach youth work, youth information. Functional and expressive methods in youth work. Applicable legislation concerning youth, youth laws, legislation on young offenders.

Materials

1.The Youth Act is complemented by the Government Degree on Youth Work and Policy (Links to the law can be found from here: http://minedu.fi/en/legislation-youth
2. Finnish Youth Co-operation Allianssi Young People in Finland 2010. http://alli.fi/binary/file/-/id/665/fid/1033
3.Gretschel A. (ed.), Cupar T., Linno M., Kiilakoski T., Hästbacka N. & Korhonen A. Studying the impact of international youth work. Towards developing an evaluation tool for youth centres. http://www.nuorisotutkimusseura.fi/images/studying_the_impact_of_international_youth_work_www_78_pages.pdf
4.Nieminen J.: The history of youth work as a profession in Finland. Pages: 35 - 44 in a book History of Youth Work in Europe, Volume 4: Relevance for Today`s Youth Work Policy (2013) Book can be found form Ebookcenter.
5.National Youth Council of Ireland (2016) Using ICT, digital and social media in youth work. A review of research findings from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. http://www.youth.ie/sites/youth.ie/files/International%20report%20final.pdf
6.Beckett C. & Taylor H. (2016) Human Growth and Development. Pages 105 – 129 (Who am I going to be?) SAGE. Third Edition.
7.Restifo, K. & Bögels, S. 2009. Family processes in the development of youth depression: Translating the evidence to treatment. Clinical Psychology Review 29 (2009) 294–316. (Can be found from Metcat)
8.Mikaela Hällström, Vania Ranjbar and Henry Ascher Adolescent health care in a multi-cultural area: a qualitative study from adolescents’ perspective. International Journal of adolescence and Youth, 2017 Vol. 22, no. 1, 107–121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2015.1137777
9.Maria Camara, Gonzalo Bacigalupe & Patricia Padilla The role of social support in adolescents: are you helping me or stressing me out? International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 22:2, 123-136. (Can be found from Metcat)

Teaching methods

The course is accomplished as a book exam.
MATERIAL AND EXAM IN FINNISH OR IN ENGLISH.
Exam is on 24.9. at 14.00 - 16.30 in Metropolia address Sofianlehdonkatu 5b, class S201 OR 30.11. at 12.45 – 15.15 in Metropolia address Sofianlehdonkatu 5b, class S201.

Exam schedules

Exam is on 24.9. at 14.00 - 16.30 in Metropolia address Sofianlehdonkatu 5b, class S201 OR 30.11. at 12.45 – 15.15 in Metropolia address Sofianlehdonkatu 5b, class S201.

Student workload

5 credit points (135h)

Further information

To be able to come to exam, must student enroll to this course!

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment:
Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
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Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment:
Assessment criteria see the attachment.
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Assessment methods and criteria

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