An exploratory study of the experiences of young people in becoming agents of social change in Cape Town

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dc.contributor.advisorAtmore, Ericen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLemmen, Myrnaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-25T15:49:26Z
dc.date.available2014-12-25T15:49:26Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis is an exploratory study of the experiences of young people in becoming agents of social change in Cape Town. The study was carried out on a sample of seventeen young agents of social change from seven developing communities in Cape Town. It adopted a qualitative and exploratory research approach, using a semi-structured interview schedule for the face to face interviews with the young changemakers. The sample was purposively selected: the researcher targeted a specific group (young agents of social change) in a specific area (Cape Town region). The findings revealed mainly that being a young agent of social change stimulates personal growth, youth development, and improves future prospects for young people from developing communities. The young agents of social change in this study are mainly active within civil society and, like most South African youth, do not engage much with party politics. It suggests that young people are poorly represented politically which weakens South Africa's young democracy, can lead to social and political instability, and makes nation building more challenging. Civil society plays a key role in stimulating youth to become agents of social change. However, generally civil society does not stimulate youth directly to develop agency in social change, and does not provide youth with opportunities for leadership and ownership over projects.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLemmen, M. (2013). <i>An exploratory study of the experiences of young people in becoming agents of social change in Cape Town</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9998en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLemmen, Myrna. <i>"An exploratory study of the experiences of young people in becoming agents of social change in Cape Town."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9998en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLemmen, M. 2013. An exploratory study of the experiences of young people in becoming agents of social change in Cape Town. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Lemmen, Myrna AB - This is an exploratory study of the experiences of young people in becoming agents of social change in Cape Town. The study was carried out on a sample of seventeen young agents of social change from seven developing communities in Cape Town. It adopted a qualitative and exploratory research approach, using a semi-structured interview schedule for the face to face interviews with the young changemakers. The sample was purposively selected: the researcher targeted a specific group (young agents of social change) in a specific area (Cape Town region). The findings revealed mainly that being a young agent of social change stimulates personal growth, youth development, and improves future prospects for young people from developing communities. The young agents of social change in this study are mainly active within civil society and, like most South African youth, do not engage much with party politics. It suggests that young people are poorly represented politically which weakens South Africa's young democracy, can lead to social and political instability, and makes nation building more challenging. Civil society plays a key role in stimulating youth to become agents of social change. However, generally civil society does not stimulate youth directly to develop agency in social change, and does not provide youth with opportunities for leadership and ownership over projects. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - An exploratory study of the experiences of young people in becoming agents of social change in Cape Town TI - An exploratory study of the experiences of young people in becoming agents of social change in Cape Town UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9998 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9998
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLemmen M. An exploratory study of the experiences of young people in becoming agents of social change in Cape Town. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9998en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSocial Developmenten_ZA
dc.titleAn exploratory study of the experiences of young people in becoming agents of social change in Cape Townen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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