ABSTRACT

Emerging youth movements to promote issues reflected in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are celebrated as critical for the future attainment of societal aims. We explore the possibility for institutions of higher education to serve as an intentional third space to engender the creation and mobilization of hybrid movements that intentionally engage youth internationally. This case study interrogates the YouthMappers digital humanitarian mapping model of student-led, faculty-mentored, globally-networked chapters through a global survey of 205 participating students from 32 countries. Results indicate the extent to which youth reflect on skill-development versus global citizenship, and how they understand the meanings of their actions for SDGs, locally and globally. Detected differences by gender, world region, and duration of participation are interpreted and validated with additional qualitative data. We conclude with observations about how universities can open enabling spaces for youth action on SDGs.

摘要

促进联合国可持续发展目标 (SDG) 中反映的问题的新兴青年运动被认为对未来实现社会目标至关重要。我们探索高等教育机构作为有意的第三空间来产生和动员混合运动的可能性有意让青年参与国际活动。本案例研究通过对来自 32 个国家/地区的 205 名参与学生的全球调查，询问由学生主导、教师指导、全球联网的章节的 YouthMappers 数字人道主义地图模型。结果表明青年对技能发展与全球公民的反思程度，以及他们如何理解他们的行动对当地和全球可持续发展目标的意义。通过额外的定性数据解释和验证按性别、世界地区和参与持续时间检测到的差异。最后，我们对大学如何为青年就可持续发展目标采取行动开辟有利空间进行了观察。