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Youth Development
AUT has the only Youth Development Masters programme in Aotearoa New Zealand. That makes it a leader in the field.
Youth Development is a growing field of academic development. It is an area of controversy as the media focus on the negative aspects of young people’s lives. It is also an area of great celebration as ordinary and extraordinary young people get on with the business of making a difference in their world.
Research Active Staff:
Teorongonui Josie KeelanResearch and Supervisory Interests include:
- Contextualising Mātauranga Māori sites of knowledge to inform Youth Development.
- Interpreting traditional stories, whakataukī and whakatauāki for contemporary usage in a youth development context.
- Debunking myths about young people.
Current PhD and Masters students
Angela Joseph - Understanding juvenile transitions from the justice system into the communityDorcas Mileng - The Role of Youth friendly centre in Youth Development in Papua New Guinea
Flora Apulu - Samoan youth in their community (tentative)
Genaya Cations - Delivering social services to Māori youth. (tentative)
George Gavet - How effective are school-based interventions in terms of complementing academic achievement improvement for male Pasifika high school students
Grace Taylor - How spoken word poetry contributes to identification
Jono Bell - The role of governance in the delivery of youth services.
Kathleen Kerr - Mandatory reporting of child maltreatment in New Zealand Early Childhood Centres
Lois Watt - A case study of a student mentoring programme at Bahrain Polytechnic
Meiolandre Tagoilelagi Tima - The Contribution of Creative Collaboration to Positive Youth Development
Pia Harre - Maori Student Achievement through Restorative Practice and
Te Kotahitanga - A tandem approach
Rose Rowan - The Contribution of Creative Collaboration to Positive Youth Development
Shona Ballinger - Youth Work training (tentative)