The Reports
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My Voice My Vote
My Community |
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Young people care
about social justice but don't trust the Government
to deliver it. |
| This study shows that
defining civic engagement in terms of voting is a
very narrow concept of 'citizenship' and misses a
range of community and political activities that
young people do engage in. This study explores
young people' s recent activities and expected
behaviour in the future, in three areas of civic
engagement: voting, making one’s voice heard and
helping in the community. It explores the
relationship between these activities and young
people’s values, identity, and experience of school
and community. |
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'TXT don't Talk'
Say Young People |
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Texting has
transformed the social lives of young people
according to a new study from the Nestlé Social
Research Programme. |
| The study shows that
many young people now prefer to chat, flirt, make
dates – and even end relationships – by text rather
than mobile talk, email or landline. The social
implications of the use of texting are considerable
according to Professor Haste, Director of the
Programme. |
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My Body My Self |
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Teens worry about
their appearance and fitness but they ignore key
health education messages. |
The ‘worried-teens’
are identified in a new study called ’My Body, My
Self’, published by the Nestlé Social Research
Programme, which looks at young people’s values and
motives about healthy living.
Both sexes want to be fitter – more than 7 out of 10
- but girls in particular are concerned about their
appearance. Nearly 6 in 10 girls want to weigh less.
But exercise and eating habits don’t match this. |
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Science in my Future |
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A study of values
and beliefs in relation to science and technology
amongst 11-21 year olds. |
Science and technology
are increasingly central to our lives. Not only do
we need constantly to update our skills, we are also
seeing a cultural change in the form of much more
public discussion between scientists and the public.
There is, however, concern that young people -
particularly girls - seem decreasingly interested in
certain areas of science. This would bode ill both for successful public
debate, and for the development of an expert future
workforce to meet our national needs. The report
highlights what we found... |
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