?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Pathways+to+Adulthood+Annual+Report+2012%2F13&rft.creator=Schoon%2C+I&rft.description=The+major+aim+of+the+PATHWAYS+Post-Doctoral%0D%0AFellowship+Programme+is+to+stimulate+innovative%2C%0D%0Ainterdisciplinary%2C+and+comparative+research+of+productive%0D%0Ayouth+development.+Participating+institutions+include%0D%0Athe+Institute+of+Education+in+London%2C+the+Universities%0D%0Aof+Michigan+and+Michigan+State%2C+Stockholm%2C+Helsinki%2C%0D%0AJena%2C+T%C3%BCbingen+and+the+Max+Planck+Institute+for+Human%0D%0ADevelopment+in+Berlin.+The+mission+of+the+programme%0D%0Ais+to+promote+the+next+generation+of+researchers+and%0D%0Afacilitate+a+better+understanding+and+discourse+with%0D%0Adifferent+stake+holders+about+how+to+equip+young+people%0D%0Afor+mastering+the+challenges+of+growing+up+in+a+changing%0D%0Asocial+context.%0D%0APATHWAYS+Fellows+in+collaboration+with+their+mentors%0D%0Ainvestigate+the+antecedents%2C+processes%2C+and+longterm%0D%0Aoutcomes+of+youth+transitions%2C+as+well+as+the%0D%0Afactors+and+processes+promoting+human+competences%2C%0D%0Aespecially+among+young+people+deemed+to+be+at-risk.%0D%0ATraining+and+mentoring+is+provided+to+the+Fellows+to%0D%0Aenhance+understanding+of+diverse+approaches+to+the%0D%0Astudy+of+productive+youth+development+and+to+engage%0D%0Ain+constructive+debates+with+colleagues+from+different%0D%0Adisciplines.+The+Programme+helps+to+foster+international%0D%0Aand+interdisciplinary+research+and+exchange+of+ideas.%0D%0AIt+enables+the+Fellows+to+gain+up-to-date+skills+for%0D%0Aaddressing+research+and+policy+questions+that+require%0D%0Acombined+approaches+and+a+synergy+of+ideas.%0D%0AA+%E2%80%98Virtual+Institute+Approach%E2%80%99+has+been+adopted%2C+not%0D%0Alimiting+activities+to+one+physical+location%2C+but+pooling%0D%0Athe+expertise+of+several+partner+institutions+that+are%0D%0Aconnected+by+shared+research+interests%2C+projects+and%0D%0Aexisting+collaborations.+The+administrative+core+is+based%0D%0Aat+the+Institute+of+Education+but+many+of+PATHWAYS%E2%80%99%0D%0Aactivities+occur+at+the+participating+sites.+There+are+regular%0D%0Ajoint+workshops+and+conferences%2C+bringing+together%0D%0Ascholars+from+around+the+globe%2C+facilitating+international%0D%0Anetworking+and+exchange.&rft.publisher=UCL+Institute+of+Education&rft.date=2013-09&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++(Pathways+to+Adulthood+Annual+Reports+++).+UCL+Institute+of+Education%3A+London%2C+UK.+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1556272%2F1%2F05%2520PATHWAYS%2520Annual%2520Report%25202012_13.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1556272%2F&rft.rights=open