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Issues for urban youth in Asia and the Pacific

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Abstract

There are a number of converging trends in Asia and the Pacific that are of particular significance for the future of urban youth. These include: ●projections concerning increasing urbanization (Gizewski & Homer-Dixon, 1995); ●the reported growth in urban poverty (Chapman, Dutt, & Bradnock, 1999); ●the cyclical patterns of regional economic downturn (ESCAP, 1998). Copyright © 2003 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. 
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational handbook of educational research in the Asia-Pacific region
EditorsJohn P. KEEVES, Ryo WATANABE, Rupert MACLEAN, Peter D. RENSHAW, Colin Nelson POWER, Robyn BAKER, Saravanan GOPINATHAN, Ho Wah KAM, Yin Cheong CHENG, Albert C. TUIJNMAN
Place of PublicationNetherlands
PublisherKluwer Academic
Pages217-230
ISBN (Electronic)9789401733687
ISBN (Print)1402010079, 9789048161676
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  3. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

  • Teacher Education
  • Educational Policy and Management
  • Young people
  • Social capital
  • Social exclusion
  • International labor organisation
  • Youth unemployment

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