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. . . Call for Papers A proposal for a special section in the International Journal of Psychology Youth and the Great Recession: are values, achievement orientation and health affected?   Ingrid Schoon and Jeylan Mortimer, Guest Editors   The recent global economic downturn has undermined employment prospects for young people and is likely to…

Ola Stafseng (27 February 1949- 5 June 2015) 1990-1994: RC34 Board member; 1994-1998- RC34 President Ola Stafseng was born on 27 February 1949 in Løten municipality close to the small town Hamar, Norway. Hamar is located on the shores of Mjøsa -Norway’s largest lake, and is the principal city of Hedmark county. Ola’s career as…

Lecture seminar in Shanghai “Youth Science century youth research” by Songxing Su     The following article is Songxing Su’s lecture on the Meeting in Commemoration of One Hundred Years of Chinese Youth Research held in Shanghai on June 10,2015. He recalled former Presidents of RC34, especially Jurgen, Sibylle, Ola and Lynne, separately joined the 1st to 6th conferences on Asian…

  Jürgen Hartmann, RC 34 President from 1986 to 1990, ISA Vice-President Finance from 1994 to 1998, passed away on 2 March 2015.    Always in a good mood, cheerful and friendly, kind, open-minded, welcoming, positive, cooperative, helpful, warm-hearted, understanding, an internationally active scientist, a skilful organiser, an inspiring personality – this is how friends and…

  Lynne was President of RC34 from 1998 to 2002, and Vice-President for Europe from 1994 to 1998. She passed away peacefully on March 1, 2015, comforted by her husband of some 35 years, Dieter. Her memorial service was held on March 14, 2015, in Walddorf Germany, and was well attended by colleagues, friends, and…

The University of Luxembourg invites applications for the following position within the Research Unit INSIDE at the Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) for a: 2 Doctoral Student Positions in Educational or Social Sciences Ref.: F3R-INS-PFN-14TRCA  Fixed term contract (36 months)  Full-time (40 h/week); from 01.09.2015 The research associate will be…

The University of Luxembourg invites applications for the following position within the Research Unit INSIDE at the Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) for a: Research Associate in Educational or Social Sciences with PhD (Postdoc) Ref.: F3R-INS-PFN-14TRCA Fixed term contract (36 months) Full-time (40 h/week); from 01.09.2015 Employee status The research…

JOB POSTING – Post Doctoral Fellowship Dr. Kate Tilleczek Professor & Canada Research Chair (Tier I) Young Lives in Global & Local Contexts Director, Young Lives Research- UPEI Position & Salary – Post-doctoral fellowship (one year with possibility for renewal) – Competitive salary package – Placement within vibrant, engaged, and internationally focused team and lab…

The Jacobs Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural call for applications for its Research Fellowship Program. The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is an internationally open, competitive fellowship program for early and mid-career researchers focusing on child and youth development. Fellowships are awarded to the most highly talented and innovative young scholars and mid-career…

(21st July 1942 -30 January 2015) Ladislav Macháček was born in Communist Czechoslovakia and died in the Slovak Republic, part of the European Union. In many ways Ladislav played a part in shaping these great changes for his country and for Europe. Ladislav was always a driving force internationally. From the 1980s onwards Ladislav was…