TY - JOUR
T1 - Dream teens
T2 - adolescents-led participatory project in Portugal in the context of the economic recession
AU - Frasquilho, Diana
AU - Ozer, Emily J.
AU - Ozer, Elizabeth M.
AU - Branquinho, Cátia
AU - Camacho, Inês
AU - Reis, Marta
AU - Tomé, Gina
AU - Santos, Teresa
AU - Gomes, Paulo
AU - Cruz, Jaqueline
AU - Ramiro, Lúcia
AU - Gaspar, Tânia
AU - Simões, Celeste
AU - Piatt, Amber Akemi
AU - Holsen, Ingrid
AU - Gaspar de Matos, Margarida
N1 - Funding Information:
1University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal 2Nova University, Lisbon, Portugal 3University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA 4University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA 5William James Research Center, ISPA, Lisbon, Portugal 6Lisbon Lusíada University, Lisbon, Portugal 7University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Authors’ Note: We are grateful to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation for providing indispensable funding and to the Portuguese Society for Health Psychology and Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, for their support. We also acknowledge the support of Programa Escolhas, Portuguese Institute for Sports and Youth—IPDJ, General Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviors and Dependencies—SICAD, National Register of Youth Associations of IPDJ, National Plan for Ethics in Sport of Portugal— PNED, Child Support Institute of Portugal—IAC, and National Commission for the Protection of Children and Young People of Portugal—CPCJ. Address correspondence to Diana Frasquilho, Aventura Social, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana da Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada da Costa, 1495-688 Cruz-Quebrada, Portugal; e-mail: [email protected].
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - This article describes the implementation process of a nationwide project to enhance young people’s participation and active citizenship in the context of Portugal’s economic recession. This project used an innovative Positive Youth Development approach that engaged Portuguese youth (aged 11-18 years) through social media tools to facilitate their civic engagement and development. Participants from all over the country were empowered (1) to design and conduct research activities on topics of their choice and about their life contexts and (2) to create ways to improve youth civic participation in their communities, while developing supportive interactions with adults and peers. Overall, youth were engaged in their activities, felt their voices were heard, and felt that they were viewed as experts of their own well-being and living contexts. Youth research actions and preliminary findings were then compiled in a set of recommendations that was formally received by a high commissioner of the Ministry of Health. The article concludes with a discussion of the next steps for the project and its limitations so far.
AB - This article describes the implementation process of a nationwide project to enhance young people’s participation and active citizenship in the context of Portugal’s economic recession. This project used an innovative Positive Youth Development approach that engaged Portuguese youth (aged 11-18 years) through social media tools to facilitate their civic engagement and development. Participants from all over the country were empowered (1) to design and conduct research activities on topics of their choice and about their life contexts and (2) to create ways to improve youth civic participation in their communities, while developing supportive interactions with adults and peers. Overall, youth were engaged in their activities, felt their voices were heard, and felt that they were viewed as experts of their own well-being and living contexts. Youth research actions and preliminary findings were then compiled in a set of recommendations that was formally received by a high commissioner of the Ministry of Health. The article concludes with a discussion of the next steps for the project and its limitations so far.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Economic recession
KW - Positive youth development
KW - Social participation
KW - Youth engagement
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85040069621&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1524839916660679
DO - 10.1177/1524839916660679
M3 - Article
C2 - 27466268
AN - SCOPUS:85040069621
SN - 1524-8399
VL - 19
SP - 51
EP - 59
JO - Health Promotion Practice
JF - Health Promotion Practice
IS - 1
ER -
