The impact of educators in informal science learning sites (ISLS) remains understudied from the perspective youth visitors. Less is known about whether engagement with differs based on age and gender both visitor educator. Here, visitors (5–17 years old) to six ISLS United States Kingdom (n = 488, female n 244) were surveyed following an interaction either a (14–18 -years or adult educator (19+...

OBJECTIVES To report on a participatory research process in southwest Alaska focusing on youth involvement as a means to facilitate health promotion. We propose youth-guided community-based participatory research (CBPR) as way to involve young people in health promotion and prevention strategizing as part of translational science practice at the community-level. STUDY DESIGN We utilized a CBP...

Youth participation in climate change negotiations has increased over the last decade; however, youth voices are still underrepresented. The diversity of activists Americas and sheer number youth-led organizations belies any stereotypes about disinterested youth. care both present future our planet; organizing; have many voices. Yet, there currently weak institutional mechanisms to integrate th...

Every day, acts of violence injure more than 6000 people in the United States. Despite decades of social science arguing that joblessness among disadvantaged youth is a key cause of violent offending, programs to remedy youth unemployment do not consistently reduce delinquency. This study tests whether summer jobs, which shift focus from remediation to prevention, can reduce crime. In a randomi...

Every day, acts of violence injure over 6,000 people in the U.S. Despite decades of social science arguing that joblessness among disadvantaged youth is a key cause of violent offending, programs to remedy youth unemployment do not consistently reduce delinquency. This study tests whether summer jobs, which shift focus from remediation to prevention, can reduce crime. In a randomized controlled...

The aggressive online solicitation of youth by online sexual predators has been established as an unintended consequence of the connectedness afforded individuals through social media. Computer science research that has focused on the detection of online sexual predators is scant and absent behavioral theory. We address this gap through examining what behavioral patterns emerge regarding how on...

There is an increasing amount of research focussing on the transition to adulthood, a stage of the life cycle where young people face demanding life decisions, including completion of education, finding stable employment, and establishing their household and family. Whereas there is a well-developed literature on poverty among households in general, very little research has focused on poverty a...