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Occasional Papers


May 2002

Microsoft Word Icon (875 KB) :: Youth Development for Young Indigenous Australians – A Consultation Document

:: The aim of this initiative is to increase the range and cultural relevance of youth development activities and programs for Indigenous young people.

April 2002, Sydney

Microsoft Word Icon (45 KB) :: Trends in Youth Development – The Context for change in the ADFC

:: Ausyouth's presentation to the inaugural National Australian Defence Force Cadets Conference drawing attention to the current trends in theory and practice in youth development in Australia.

March 2002, Melbourne

Adobe Acrobat Icon (2,376 KB) :: Reducing the Risk: Factors that Improve the Outcomes in the Lives of Young People

:: Presentation by Professor Robert Blum, University of Minnesota, to the Ausyouth National Provider Reference Group on the factors that contribute to positive youth development outcomes. Professor Blum's presentation was based on the experiences in over 80 countries including the USA.

February 2001, Adelaide

Microsoft Word Icon (46 KB) :: Advancing Youth Development Through Collaboration – Youth Development and the ASCS

:: Ausyouth's presentation to the first national meeting of leaders in the Australian Services Cadet Scheme to consider the relationships between the 'Topley' review and the National Youth Development Strategy in shaping the future for 'Cadets"

February 2001

Microsoft Word Icon (792 KB) :: The Concept of Youth Development. A review of literature from the USA

:: This is the first of two occasional papers prepared by Ausyouth to promote further discussion about the concept of youth development. This paper reviews literature from the USA; the second paper will focus on the Australian contextualisation of the concept of youth development.

May 2002, Adelaide

Microsoft Word Icon (362 KB) :: Exploring Youth Development in Planning Forum

:: This publication outlines the principles and concepts of youth development and how they relate to planning processes. It is drawn from Ausyouth's 'Exploring Youth Development in Planning Forum'.

10 November 2000, Melbourne

Adobe Acrobat Icon (81 KB) :: Ausyouth's presentation to the Australian Forum of Youth Organisations

:: This document provides a snapshot of the Ausyouth project, including Ausyouth's strategies, activities, challenges, opportunities and messages, taken in November 2000.

 

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