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Nordic reforms to improve the labour market participation of vulnerable youth: An effective new approach?
(Wiley, 2014)
This article asks how the legitimacy (recognition or
misrecognition) of “ethnicity” and “disability” influences
public policies to promote the inclusion of young adults in the
Nordic labour markets. The article ...
Understanding the increase in parents’ involvement in organized youth sports
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2016-02-18)
As part of an ethnographic study on young people and learning (the
knowledge in motion across contexts of learning project, set in Norway),
we interviewed a diverse sample of parents of young teenagers, many of
whom ...
The Impact of Relative Poverty on Norwegian Adolescents' Subjective Health: A Causal Analysis with Propensity Score Matching
(MDPI AG, 2012)
Studies have revealed that relative poverty is associated with ill health, but the interpretations of this correlation vary. This article asks whether relative poverty among Norwegian adolescents is causally related to ...
Populist political right opinions and political trust among Norwegian youth
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Recent decades have seen the growth of various strands of rightwing
populist political orientations, where populism and critique
of immigration policies have been central. These ideological
developments have caused ...
Young people’s experiences of parental involvement in youth sport
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Recently parental involvement in youth sport has intensified, challenging the understanding of youth sports as an arena where adolescents can develop their identity and autonomy. On this background, our study explores how ...
Young councillors — influential politicians or youth alibi?
(2018)
Based on a survey of young councillors in 20 Norwegian municipalities, the paper studies the relation between the councillors’ sense of political efficacy, their role perception and their motivation to continue with politics. ...
Social class differences in youths’ participation in organized sports: What are the mechanisms?
(SAGE Publications, 2018)
Despite several decades of Sport for All policies, social class differences in organized sports participation of youth persist. However, few population-based studies have examined how social class may influence adolescent ...
Youth, extremism and the liminoid. Right-wing antiislamist versus radical Islam in Norway.
(Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018-11-01)
As a life phase, youth embodies both vulnerability and a sensibility for the power relations in which they find themselves. At times such a state is reflected in an ability to point out, to "feel", and to reflect upon ...
Stedlige perspektiver på skoleliv og yrkesfag
(OsloMet University Library, 2019)
Spatial perspectives on school life and vocational education and training
The articles featured in this special issue aim to investigate the importance of places and social space for the understanding of young people's ...
Lokal yrkesfagskultur og ulikhet i fortellinger om ungdoms utdanningsvalg – et stedssensitivt blikk på Oslo og Rogaland
(OsloMet University Library, 2019)
The literature on vocational educational aspirations typically lacks a conception of space, place and local employment opportunities. This article compares two locations in Norway, that is, the capital Oslo, characterised ...