Seeking Social Inventions to Improve the Transition to Adulthood

Autor/inn/en	Hamilton, Mary Agnes; Hamilton, Stephen F.
Titel	Seeking Social Inventions to Improve the Transition to Adulthood
Quelle	In: Applied Developmental Science, 19 (2015) 2, S.87-107 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-8691
DOI	10.1080/10888691.2014.975227
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Disadvantaged Youth; Youth Opportunities; Youth Programs; Youth Problems; Action Research; Transitional Programs; Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Observation; Interviews; Interaction Process Analysis; Computer Mediated Communication; Questionnaires; Learning Activities; Role Perception; Educational Resources; Partnerships in Education; Educational Practices; Barriers; Change Strategies; Mentors; Social Environment; Social Capital + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Jugendsofortprogramm; Projektforschung; Entwicklungsbezogene Bildung; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Prozessanalyse; Computerkonferenz; Fragebogen; Lernaktivität; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Bildungsmittel; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Bildungspraxis; Lösungsstrategie; Soziales Umfeld; Sozialkapital
Abstract	Social inventions are new ways of solving human problems. This article reports on an action research project designed to find social inventions to reduce structural lag in four programs that support the transition to adulthood of marginalized youth in Latin America. The investigators engaged youth and staff members in identifying important questions, collecting and interpreting data, and using findings to improve their practices. Their issues aligned with social setting features: activities, resources, roles, and norms. Among their social inventions were "the life project," the role of mentor, youth responsibility, and new norms of reflection introduced by action research, which not only revealed social inventions but generated them as well. Interaction with external parties contributed to this process: the investigators, "local researchers" engaged as part of the project, participants in conferences convened for participants. Rather than recommending social inventions for adoption in other locations, we recommend using action research to generate local social inventions. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01