Youth as Architects of Social Change Global Efforts to Advance Youth

This edited collection outlines the issues central to youth engagement in research and social innovation. Youth-driven innovation for social change is increasingly recognized as holding potential for the development of sustainable strategies to tackle som

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Edited by Sheri Bastien and Halla B. Holmarsdottir

Youth as Architects of Social Change

Sheri Bastien  •  Halla B. Holmarsdottir Editors

Youth as Architects of Social Change Global Efforts to Advance Youth-Driven Innovation

Editors Sheri Bastien Department of Public Health Science Norwegian University of Life Sciences Ås, Norway

Halla B. Holmarsdottir Oslo and Akershus University College Oslo, Norway

Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada

ISBN 978-3-319-66274-9    ISBN 978-3-319-66275-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66275-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017959268 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Getty/Guido Rosa Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Contents

Part I Positioning Youth as Social Innovators on the Global Stage

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 he Sustainable Development Goals and the Role of  T Youth-­Driven Innovation for Social Change   3 Sheri Bastien and Halla B. Holmarsdottir  lobal Perspectives on Youth and School-to-Work G Transitions in the Twenty-First Century: New Challenges and Opportunities in Skills Training Programs  23 Halla B. Holmarsdottir and Kendra Dupuy  ritical Youth Work for Youth-Driven Innovation: C A Theoretical Framework  43 Daniele Morciano and Maurizio Merico

Part II Case Studies of Youth-Driven Innovation for Social Change

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 he Development of an Innovative One Health Sanitation T Science Fair to Cultivate Change Agent Capacity Among Pastoralist Youth in Rural Tanzania  77 Sheri Bastien, Erin Hetherington, Keri Williams, Jennifer Hatfield, and Mange