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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"marginalised youth"”.
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Business modelling for inclusive financial services: How to enhance access to financial services for marginalised youth
… will enhance the access to financial services by marginalised youth. In order to develop such a relevant business model it was necessary to understand the needs and challenges being faced by targeted clients in using and accessing formal financial services. Accessing such services will help them …
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An exploration of how non-governmental organisations market their skills training programmes to marginalised youth living in Cape Town
The high levels of poverty among marginalised youth in South Africa are a source of grave concern. Studies have shown that one of the main contributions to this phenomenon is unemployment, largely resulting from low skills levels, lack of experience and minimal job opportunities. Non-governmental …
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Between/beyond the binaries: transgender youth in cape town re-present their experiences through photo-narratives
Current literature about marginalised youth centres adult knowledges and perpetuates narratives of risk. Additionally, very little is known about young transgender persons within the South African context. Therefore, by making use of Photovoice elements, this narrative project sought to explore the …
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Exploring the value of engagement mentoring as a preventative strategy with at-risk youth
… the research, namely, ‘engagement mentoring for marginalised youth’. The purpose of the Review was to inform the research design of the study that followed. The primary research activity undertaken came to be conceptualised as ‘Development and Research’ (D & R) rather than ‘research per se’. …
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Breakdown of the work ethic? : an analysis of labour force attachment in a marginalised community
… a prime indicator of underclass' membership - youth unemployment, in specific relation to a possible breakdown in the work ethic of socially excluded young people. Research examined the concept of a 'weak labour force attachment' (Wilson 1990) which suggests that in localities characterised by …
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Access, barriers and successes of educational pathways for out-of-school youth. applying the capability theory
… private, non-profit educational institution, on youth accessing alternative post-school pathways, and how new theoretical insights were generated about the relationship between the Capability Approach (CA) and Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) among youth at a post-school educational …
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Mainstream, margins and the spaces in-between: youth experiences of school exclusion in Northern Ireland
… which fail to acknowledge the perspectives of marginalised youth and the range of informal exclusion practices leading to their removal from the mainstream system. Thus, the conceptual framework for this study draws upon psychological, sociological, and social policy discourses to position …
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How does childhood trauma and victimisation contribute to youth homelessness and criminal misconduct? A study of influences on young people’s propensity to offend and the role of professionals in supporting homeless young people into living a crime free life
Homeless youth experience social exclusion on numerous fronts, as they are a demographic who occupy the margins of the social, economic and civil spheres of English society. It is the misrepresentation of these marginalised youth that has contributed to this ostracism. Therefore, the crux of this …
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Addressing Injustices through MOOCs: A study among peri-urban, marginalised, South African youth
… hegemonic powers indirectly control or influence marginalised groups through the internet or information technology. In striving for justice-oriented online education models, this study analyses to what extent Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), produced both internationally and locally, support …