Information technologies have changed all spheres of human life. This fact has given particular importance to the context understanding problems globalization in modern world. Having superimposed on systemic transformations Russian society, they corrected traditions, changing value priorities. Acting as a key agent social transformations, acutely feeling, accepting and subsequently imple-mentin...

In Latino culture, the family is a major source of social support. We explored the needs and the role of the Puerto Rican eating disorders patient's family in the treatment process by conducting a focus group with five close relatives of youth with eating disorders. Qualitative analyses indicated the need to integrate the family into treatment and to provide management guidelines to assist with...

How can creating videos contribute to expanding health literacy? This article describes a participatory action research project with a group of Canadian Indigenous youth and their teachers. As the youth explored their interests about health and wellness through the artistic creation of videos, they developed a critical consciousness about community, culture, confidence, and control. They became...

Health care providers who see homeless or street-involved youth can help to reduce the impact of many risk factors - physical, mental, emotional and social - pertaining to street culture. The present statement describes the types and scale of homelessness in Canada, and reviews reasons why youth turn to the street, risks of the 'street economy' and barriers to health care. Common physical and m...

The Project P.A.T.H.S. is a positive youth development program which attempts to promote holistic development of junior secondary schools in Hong Kong. It is ground breaking in terms of the number of schools participating in the project and financial resources injected into the project. Based on the experiences gained from the implementation of the project and evaluation data collected from 200...

This study aims to determine the influence of leadership, motivation and incentives on employee performance. research was conducted in Office Education, Culture, Youth Sports (DIKBUDPORA) Bima Regency. The samples this were employees education, culture, youth sports department Regency, totaling 66 people, but researchers used a sample with Slovin formula so as get respondents many 56 employees....

PURPOSE This study used a randomized control design to evaluate the effectiveness of AgTeen, an in-home, family-based farm safety intervention, in decreasing extra riding on tractors by youth. Having children as extra riders on tractors has deep roots in farm culture, but it can result in serious injury or death. METHODS The study randomized 151 families into 3 groups: parent-led intervention...

This study examined American Indian (AI) elders' resilience to support an intervention to build resilience among AI urban youth. A literature review of peer-reviewed articles that address resilience in AI and other Indigenous elders yielded six studies that focused on intergenerational relationships, culture, and self-identity. In addition, a qualitative research project collected narratives wi...