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We now know a lot about what makes adults fall into conspiracy theories but investigations into how the pull in young people are only just beginning.
Sexual negotiation can be a difficult process. It’s about reading body language as well as verbal cues, and respecting the wants and needs of your partner. Schools need to teach it early and often.
Taking part in sport at university can bring huge benefits.
Some young people feel their voices and experiences during the pandemic have not been heard.
African leaders can make strategies to fight COVID-19 more accessible to the people.
The middle years (between 8 and 14 years old) are a foundational period for development. But these years don’t receive enough support from the education system.
Interviews with a diverse range of young people in Edinburgh and London, aged 18-26, reveal their experiences both before and during the pandemic.
As research shows, divorce doesn’t have to mean an unhappy childhood.
Nature is a promise of escape, a moment of relief and a relationship worth cherishing.
Communicators must listen to the frustrations, fears and concerns of young people about COVID-19. Then they need to speak to them like human beings, rather than talk at them.
The bushfire royal commission is due to hand down its findings this week. Our research shows the fires left young people deeply worried about their future, and they need support.
The Queensland opposition wants an 8pm curfew for children under 14 and 10pm for those under 17, in Townsville and Cairns.
Social media makes it easy to spread ‘fake news’.
Start early and choose teachable moments over a ‘big talk’.
While many people said they drank more during the pandemic, others actually drank less, mainly because socialising at clubs, pubs and parties wasn’t possible.
Australia’s relationships and sex education often fails to support the personal and social development of young people.
We need better national monitoring of children’s fitness levels.
End of year celebrations will be very different for the class of 2020. Thanks to COVID, they are missing out on more than just the chance to party.
Hip-hop got its start as a political artistic force in the streets of Bronx. In the age of coronavirus, that same force has taken to the internet.
Top contributors
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University
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Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
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Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Researcher and PhD Candidate in Education, Monash University
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Professor of IT Ethics and Digital Rights, Bournemouth University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Surrey
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Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Law, Australian National University
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Research Fellow – Quantitative Data/Statistics, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, The University of Edinburgh
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Science, University of Bedfordshire
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
