Youth Studies Australia
Encyclopedia
Youth Studies Australia is a peer-reviewed academic journal
published by the Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
– also known as ACYS – based at the University of Tasmania
. The journal is published quarterly, in hard copy and online in full text for subscribers. The full text of YSA is also available via InformIT
, EBSCO Publishing
, and local libraries in the USA and Australia.
Its content includes peer-reviewed feature articles that are research- and/or practice-based, abstracts compiled from current national and international scholarly journals, ‘Practice notes’ – a column devoted to articles of particular relevance to practitioners working directly with young people, ‘Peak news’ – updates on the activities of Australia’s state and national youth peak organisations, ‘Youth matters’ – items chosen from our news services for their relevance to research contained in the journal, book reviews and updates on Australian Government initiatives in the youth field.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
published by the Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
The Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies is a not-for-profit organisation funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations . It is a national service based at the University of Tasmania’s Hobart campus...
– also known as ACYS – based at the University of Tasmania
University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...
. The journal is published quarterly, in hard copy and online in full text for subscribers. The full text of YSA is also available via InformIT
InformIT
InformIT, a subsidiary of Pearson Education, is an online book vendor and an electronic publisher of technology and education content.InformIT.com is one of three flagship web sites of the Information Technology-focused Pearson Technology Group publishing imprints, and one of several sites in the...
, EBSCO Publishing
EBSCO Publishing
EBSCO Publishing, headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts, is an aggregator of premium full-text content. EBSCO Publishing's core business is providing online databases via EBSCOhost to libraries worldwide. EBSCOhost is used by libraries, schools, academic institutions, medical institutions, and...
, and local libraries in the USA and Australia.
Its content includes peer-reviewed feature articles that are research- and/or practice-based, abstracts compiled from current national and international scholarly journals, ‘Practice notes’ – a column devoted to articles of particular relevance to practitioners working directly with young people, ‘Peak news’ – updates on the activities of Australia’s state and national youth peak organisations, ‘Youth matters’ – items chosen from our news services for their relevance to research contained in the journal, book reviews and updates on Australian Government initiatives in the youth field.
See also
- Australian Clearinghouse for Youth StudiesAustralian Clearinghouse for Youth StudiesThe Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies is a not-for-profit organisation funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations . It is a national service based at the University of Tasmania’s Hobart campus...
- Youth studiesYouth studiesYouth studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of the development, history, culture, psychology, and politics of youth. The field studies not only specific cultures of young people, but also their relationships, roles and responsibilities throughout the larger societies...
- List of youth topics