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Center Receives International Award to
Study
Palestinian
Youth and Adults
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (Dec. 1, 2009) - The Center for the Study of Youth and Political Violence has received a $1 million grant from the Jacobs Foundation of Switzerland to study the long-term well-being of Palestinian youth.
The project will allow Brian Barber, Center Director, to build on the intensive work he did in the 1990s with Palestinian youth form the West BanK and Gaza. The present study will revisit the same people now as adults.
"The basic question I'm trying to answer is, 'What is the impact of political conflict on youth as they transition to adulthood?'" said Barber, a professor of child and family studies, who is a leading expert on youth who experience political conflict and Palestinian youth in particular.
"The question is compelling for two reasons. First, the population of young people who experience political conflict is substantial and therefore deserves pointed attention. Second, existing research has not adequately answered the question of impact, leaving us still unable to confidently recommend policies or intervention strategies."
Barber and his research team will focus on Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.
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Dr. Clea McNeely Publishes
Teen Resource Guide
 Clea McNeely, Ph. D.,
Center associate faculty
member, along with co-author Jayne Blanchard, recently published a
guide to
serve as an essential resource
for people who work with
young people and for youth-serving
organizations.
Most books on adolescence
highlight the problems teens face and
how adults can help resolve them.
Missing from the plethora of these resources
is
a description of what happens to the
vast majority of young people with normal,
healthy development. This guide is an
attempt to fill that void. It describes
the changes that occur during adolescence
and how adults can promote
healthy development.
This guide is based on several key ideas, all of which are supported by research evidence: 1) adolescence is a time of opportunity, not turmoil; 2) normal, healthy development is uneven; 3) young people develop positive attributes through learning and experience; and 4) the larger community plays a fundamental and essential role in helping young people move successfully into adulthood.
The Guide was made possible by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Contact Information
Center for the Study of
Youth & Political Violence
2110 Terrace Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916
Voice: 865–974–2269
Fax: 865–946–0990
youthviolence@tennessee.edu
