Plugging In: Possibilities for Connecting Teens and Communities through Scholastic and Nonscholastic Youth Media Websites

Autor/in	Neely, Jeffrey C.
Titel	Plugging In: Possibilities for Connecting Teens and Communities through Scholastic and Nonscholastic Youth Media Websites
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 47 (2015) 4, S.565-585 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X13483776
Schlagwörter	Web Sites; Youth; Adolescents; Internet; Qualitative Research; Thematic Approach; Citizen Participation; Neighborhoods; Peer Relationship; Family Relationship; Youth Programs; Student School Relationship; Grounded Theory; Comparative Analysis; Self Expression; Popular Culture; Cultural Differences; Arizona; California; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Maryland; Massachusetts; New York; Ohio; Oregon; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Web-Design; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Qualitative Forschung; Themenzentrierter Unterricht; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Peer-Beziehungen; Jugendsofortprogramm; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Ausdruck; Popkultur; Kultureller Unterschied; Kalifornien; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Many of today's youth feel disconnected from their local communities. At the same time, most of them are regularly connected to the Internet and other digital media to gather information and communicate with their peers. This study conducts a qualitative textual analysis of 14 scholastic and nonscholastic youth media websites to derive five emergent themes related to connecting youth and local communities. While some content examined addressed specific community concerns, the strongest current value of these websites is that they serve as a source of diverse peer support and self-expression for local teens as they collectively experience the joys and struggles of adolescence. These sites also promote attachment to local schools, an important community node and social ecology for teens. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01