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H SER 440 - Global Youth Perspectives

5 Credits
Presents an international perspective on modern youth issues and the involvement of youth, educational institutions, governments, social service agencies, and business in the search for solutions to violence, poverty, political unrest, climate change, cultural conflict, and a general lack of opportunities. Acknowledging the fact that youth are disproportionately affected by these circumstances, a major emphasis is placed on the clarification of young people’s rights, roles, and responsibilities in interrupting the cyclical nature of these problems. Students will utilize both traditional and newer methods for researching and sharing information on the global youth movement.

Instructor Permission Required Yes
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - H SER
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered



Spring Online

Designed to Serve Students pursing the Applied Baccalaureate degree in Youth Development.
Active Date 2015-10-12

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 24
Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline
1. A Global View of Youth Development.

2. Applying an Ecological Approach: The Impact of Family, Community, Culture and Governmental Institutions on Developing Youth.

3. Key Barriers to Successful Youth Development: Literacy, Poverty, Inequality, and Youth Unemployment.

4. General Global Factors: Climate Change, Globalization, Technological Change, and Media.

5. Addressing Economic Disparities, Inequality, and Human Rights.

6. Effective Practices for Mentoring Immigrant and Refugee Youth.

7. Improving the Future for Youth: Education, Life Skills, and Entrepreneurship.

8. Youth as Global Problem-Solvers and Engaged Citizens.

9. Surveying International Programs and Effective Practices.

10. International Development Trends and Their Impact on all Youth.

Student Learning Outcomes
Identify cultural factors that affect youth individually and within their family, community, and global contexts.

Explain the impact of culture on youth decision-making, relationships, the view of one’s role in the world, and one’s general values.

Respond to the question of “why youth matter” and the role that they must have in addressing current and future global problems.

Describe the disproportional impact on youth of the array of local, national, and global circumstances including poverty, global conflict, and the effects of globalization.

Identify strategies for increasing youth citizen participation, establishing partnerships, enhancing local capacity, and improving youth outcomes on a global basis.

Critique practices for the effective mentoring of immigrant and refugee youth.

Identify trends in international development that directly influence youth, their opportunities, and their overall development.



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