BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6571-423fa511559f7cb8e2bfc5a8d45e59f3@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260508T005431Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T140000 SUMMARY:African Studies Program Coffee Hour feat. Nicole Webster DESCRIPTION:\nTitle: How civic participation drives the self-identity of emerging adults in Africa\n\n \;\n\nPositive intercultural attitude s and civic action are increasingly important for youth around the world given the economic\, social justice\, and environmental challenges they face.  \;Civic and culturally identity are critically important in sub-Saharan Africa\, where rates of civil conflict are among the highest in the world. However\, little research has been conducted with West Af rican youth. \; When we examine the role of civic participation on t he identity of young African youth we begin to see changes on how they e mphasize and express themselves-- an identity encompassing their knowled ge\, attitudes\, values\, and actions regarding public participation.&nb sp\; \n\n \;\n\nNicole Webster is an Associate Professor of Internat ional Youth Development in the Department of Agricultural Economics\, So ciology\, and Education. \; Her area of focus is on youth developmen t and civic engagement among young people particularly those in marginal ized communities. \; Her research and scholarship spans across urban populations in the US\, West Africa\, and Central America. \n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/african_studies_program_coffee _hour_feat_nicole_webster/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Title: How civi c participation drives the self-identity of emerging adults in Africa

 

Positive intercultural attitudes and civic action are i ncreasingly important for youth around the world given the economic, soc ial justice, and environmental challenges they face.  Civic and cul turally identity are critically important in sub-Saharan Africa, where r ates of civil conflict are among the highest in the world. However, litt le research has been conducted with West African youth.  When we ex amine the role of civic participation on the identity of young African y outh we begin to see changes on how they emphasize and express themselve s-- an identity encompassing their knowledge, attitudes, values, and act ions regarding public participation. 

 

Nicole We bster is an Associate Professor of International Youth Development in th e Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education.  Her area of focus is on youth development and civic engagement among you ng people particularly those in marginalized communities.  Her rese arch and scholarship spans across urban populations in the US, West Afri ca, and Central America.

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/african_studies_program_coffee_hour _feat_nicole_webster/

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