Development Bulletin 56 (2001). Looking to the future: involving young people in development

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CONTENTS: FEATURES: Introduction: Involving young people in development / Pamela Thomas, page 4. Youth and employment: A public policy perspective / Richard Curtain, page 7. Youth and political participation: Tuned in or tuned out? / Julie Ballington, page 11. Adolescent reproductive and sexual health in the developing world / Rachel Ingwersen and Dianne Proctor, page 14. Non formal education as an important strategy for youth empowerment / Helen Hill, page 18. Sustaining our future: The vital role of our youth / Meg Keen, page 21. Young people in conflict with the law in the South Pacific region / Tess Newton Cain, page 25. Prevailing challenges for Pacific youth / Tangata Vainerere, page 28. Globalisation and the mental health of youth in Pacific island societies / Edward D. Lowe, page 31. Pacific island courts and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child / Laitia Tamata, page 35. From chimera to chimaera: Changing the realities for youth in Solomon Islands / Christopher Chevalier, page 38. Young people and sexual health in Fiji / Sally Gibson, page 42. fem'TALK: Young women's perspectives from Fiji / Sharon Bhagwan Rolls, page 46. Socially disaffiliated and marginalised youths in Fiji / Patrick Vakaoti, page 49. Use of drama for youth employment and empowerment: Wan Smolbag, Vanuatu / Peter Walker and Jo Dorrit, page 52. Unemployment in Vanuatu / Anita Jowitt, page 55. Disentangling juvenile justice and kastom law in Vanuatu: issues arising from the Governing for the Future workshop / Michael Morgan, page 58. E tipu e rea: An indigenous theoretical framework for youth development / Teorongonui Josie Keelan, page 62. Trends in Australian adolescents' use of tobacco 1984-99: lessons for developing countries / Victoria White, page 66. Excluded or ignored? Issues for young people in Australia / David Maunders, page 70. At the mercy of strangers: Ambiguous alliances between children and adults in Africa / Lincoln K Ndogoni, page 74. Early marriage of girls in Niger / Sarah Lendon, page 77. Developing democratic consciousness among children in Bangladesh / Akiko Fraval, page 80. Lifeskills and HIV/AIDS education for Mekong youth / Robert Bennoun and Prudence Borthwick, page 83. FROM THE FIELD: Creating space for children's participation: Planning with street children in Myanmar / Karl Dorning and Tim O'Shaughnessy, page 86. CONFERENCES: Conference reports, page 90. PUBLICATIONS: Books, page 94. Reports and monographs, page 100. Newsletters and journals, page 103. RESOURCES: Organisations and programmes, page 105. Electronic fora, page 113. Show more