Engaged and active: engaging young people across the Toowoomba Region. Toowoomba Regional Council Youth Study
Government report
Title | Engaged and active: engaging young people across the Toowoomba Region. Toowoomba Regional Council Youth Study |
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Report Type | Government report |
Authors | Hickey, Andrew (Author), Pauli-Myler, Tanya (Author) and Schroder, Rebecca (Author) |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Number of Pages | 28 |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | University of Southern Queensland |
Place of Publication | Toowoomba, Australia |
Abstract | This report outlines findings from this study of the region’s young people. In particular, focus was given to identifying the ways that young people engage with services designed to support their own personal development and connection to their communities, and the perceptions young people have of life within the Toowoomba region. Within this, the data captured for this study highlighted that young peoples’ awareness of the opportunities available varied, and that perceptions of initiatives and services aimed at further supporting young peoples’ participation in community- formation remain, in some instances, ill-informed. In particular, the findings outlined in this report highlight that: • the ways that services are provisioned vary across the region; Using themes derived from the analysis of a dataset comprising interview, focus-group and documentary material, along with a comprehensive review of policy documentation from Local and State government levels, the findings outlined in this report identify that: • The meaningful engagement of young people in decision- making requires more than tokenistic consultation and engagement of young people in limited areas of focus. |
Keywords | youth services; youth Policy; Toowoomba Regional Council |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440709. Public policy |
440708. Public administration | |
Public Notes | c. Toowoomba regional Council. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
Toowoomba Regional Council, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5897/engaged-and-active-engaging-young-people-across-the-toowoomba-region-toowoomba-regional-council-youth-study
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