This CYFAR Conference workshop presentation by Laura Bovitz, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, includes 10 steps for program development with Latino youth from building trust and rapport with the Latino community to making the program sustainable.
It’s a classic scene: the bully taunts then shoves the victim. The surrounding crowd of people does nothing, perhaps averting their eyes or watching in fascination, maybe walking more quickly to avoid the situation. This is the bystander effect in action. Why? Why does no one intervene to stop the violence?
Children and teens are not always kind to each other. In fact, they can be cruel and abusive. The bad news is that this is increasingly a significant problem in today’s society. The good news is that research-based information and practical steps exist that you can use to help both the bullies and their victims.
Two conservation ecologists are doing research that indicates that the decreasing amounts of time youth spend playing outdoors is causing them to have more interest in video games and television than in nature.
CYFAR 2009 workshop that explores the background and history of a youth project that uses photovoice and participatory video. Photovoice is a method that enables people to define for themselves and others, including policy makers, what is worth remembering and what needs to be changed.
Youth create a social issue video and post it on YouTube. After a tweet, retweets, and more tweets, the video goes viral. That issue that youth care about is suddenly all over the net and receiving broad traditional media attention. With a simple click of the mouse, youth voices are being heard—loudly. What’s going on?
Citizen science has been around for some time. Typically, citizen science engages citizens in acquiring or processing large quantities of data. Weather and climate patterns, phenology, and images of space and planet surfaces are examples of where the scientific community has engaged the public in the data process.
A handbook to provide an overall understanding of videography and the skills and techniques necessary to create great movies. At the end of the handbook, a slide presentation, equipment needs, and video production tips are attached.