Youth programs in remote Indigenous communities: Context matters

Anna Flouris; Philip R Crane; Melissa Lindeman

doi:10.1080/10371656.2016.1150197

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Youth programs in remote Indigenous communities: Context matters

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Youth programs in remote Indigenous communities: Context matters

Anna Flouris, Philip R Crane and Melissa Lindeman

Rural Society, Vol.25(1), pp.37-54

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10371656.2016.1150197

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Studies in Human Society

Language, Communication and Culture

Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Aboriginal Australians

culture

programme logic

youth development framework

A diversity of programmes seeks to develop youth's capacities and connection to the communities in which they live. Some focus on ameliorating a particular issue, or 'deficit', whilst others, such as sporting, recreation and youth groups, are more grounded in the community. This article reports findings from 60 qualitative interviews conducted with a range of stakeholders involved in a diversity of youth programmes in three remote Indigenous communities in Central Australia. 'Youth centred-context specific' is found to provide a positive frame for programme delivery, encouraging explicit focus on programme logic, content and processes and relational, temporal and spatial aspects of practice context to enhance youth programme planning and delivery in remote communities. Culturally safe service planning and delivery suggest locally determined processes for decision-making and community ownership, at times offering service access for all ages for culturally relevant activity engagement.

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Title: Youth programs in remote Indigenous communities: Context matters
Authors: Anna Flouris (Author) - Central Australian Youth Link Up Service (CAYLUS)
Philip R Crane (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Melissa Lindeman (Author) - Charles Darwin University
Publication details: Rural Society, Vol.25(1), pp.37-54
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2016
DOI: 10.1080/10371656.2016.1150197
ISSN: 1037-1656
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450342802621
Output Type: Journal article

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