FYC 4212 CONTEMPORARY YOUTH PROBLEMS
Announcements
Course materials available through WebCT Vista at: http://lss.at.ufl.edu .
Meeting Information
Section # 1080
Class will meet in : McCarty Hall B Room G086
Tuesday Period 4: 10:40-11:30 MCCA G186
Thursday Period 4-5: 10:40-12:35 FLI 0050
Prerequisites
For FYCS majors with a grade of C or better
SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology
FYC 3001 Intro to FYCS
FYC 3201 Foundations of Youth Development
Credit Hours
3 credits
Instructor
Dr. Rose Barnett
Associate
Professor
Youth Development & Public
Policy
Office and Phone Information
3082 McCarty Hall B
Office Phone:
392-2201 x 248
E-mail:
rbarnet@ufl.edu
Office Hours
Wednesdays 9-12
Or by appointment
Teaching Assistant: Camille Callender
TA Office and Phone Information: 3086 McCarty Hall
Office Phone: 392-2201, Ext. 308
Email: Send
Email through E-Learning/WebCT Only
TA Office Hours: Tues 9:35AM-10:40AM, Wed 10:40-1:55, Thur 12:50-3:00, Or
by appointment
Course Description
This course examines youth development and its ecology, emphasizing challenges and issues facing adolescents/youth, and the creation of communities that foster positive youth development and resiliency. Course content includes theoretical, methodological, empirical and practical issues regarding youth development issues and solutions. The course examines the ecology of youth development, focusing on the dynamics of interactions and reciprocal relationships between youth and the various systems of the environment.
Main Course Goals
- Gain knowledge on the complex nature of youth problems through topic research, identify solutions, and develop a plan to implement solution strategies into a community.
- Help communities, organizations and society foster positive youth development.
- Become aware of the power we possess to make a difference.
Major Course Objectives
- Be able to identify problems, challenges and issues facing youth today.
- Explore how information about these problems, challenges and issues are being portrayed to youth.
- Gain knowledge about positive youth development.
- Gain knowledge about factors that may enhance or hinder youth development.
- Identify strategies for use in working with issues and challenges facing youth.
- Find solutions to problems, challenges and issues based on sound theory.
- Learn how to implement solution strategies for positive youth development into levels of the youth ecology.
Required Reading
Books.
Arnett, Jeffrey J. (2001) Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood, 2nd Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. University of Florida Bookstore.
Online Material - WebCT
Contains accompanying lecture handouts, activities and assignments. Available on WebCT Vista: http://lss.at.ufl.edu. Check periodically for assignments, activities, etc. on the Vista course homepage.
Activities
In-class activities will be utilized to explore and discuss youth problems.
Films
As time permits, films and short film clips will be shown in class to supplement the learning experience of the content. These films were selected by last year's students as best representing the issues and problems of youth. Some activities may focus on films.
