Mirja Määttä
Biographic Data
| ID | 224542 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mirja Määttä |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mirja |
| FAMILY NAME | Määttä |
| SIGNATURE | MÄÄTTÄ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-8631-8356 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Participatory Support for Neet Young People
Reforming youth transition support with the multi-agency approach? A case study of the Finnish one-stop guidance centers
Finland is trying to expedite and support young people?s transition to productive adulthood in various ways. Face-to-face guidance in multi-agency service points, the One-Stop Guidance Centers, has formed a central means for the last three governments. In these centres, a young person under the age of 30 can get help from different professionals in matters related to work, education and everyday life. This study asks how the centres define their …
Between rights and obligations – rethinking youth participation at the margins
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a critical view of participatory policies and measures by highlighting that participation is not only a right for young people, but also an obligation for many. This obligated participation is studied conceptually and empirically. Design/methodology/approach – The paper introduces a novel typology of youth participation that demonstrates the dimensions of institutional framing and a degree of choice…
Network Governance and Programme Steering – Rationales and Tensions in Planning Child and Youth Policies
This article examines the underlying rationales and tensions of network governance and programme steering in policy planning processes by closely examining their practical implementation in the national and municipal child and youth welfare planning. It is asserted that a fundamental gap exists not only between the ideals and actual practices of networked planning, but also (despite being seen as forming a natural alliance) between network govern…
The Evaluator as a Critical Interpreter
Evaluation research mixes administrative objectives with social scientific aims.This article distinguishes between three types of evaluation research based on the role of the evaluator. First, social engineers seek mechanisms that have objectively measurable outcomes. Second, programme promoters act as counselling resources for community developers or other stakeholders. Instead of these two traditional roles, this article considers a third type …
The ethics of not taking a stand
Participatory Support for Neet Young People
Between rights and obligations – rethinking youth participation at the margins
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a critical view of participatory policies and measures by highlighting that participation is not only a right for young people, but also an obligation for many. This obligated participation is studied conceptually and empirically. Design/methodology/approach – The paper introduces a novel typology of youth participation that demonstrates the dimensions of institutional framing and a degree of choice…
Network Governance and Programme Steering – Rationales and Tensions in Planning Child and Youth Policies
This article examines the underlying rationales and tensions of network governance and programme steering in policy planning processes by closely examining their practical implementation in the national and municipal child and youth welfare planning. It is asserted that a fundamental gap exists not only between the ideals and actual practices of networked planning, but also (despite being seen as forming a natural alliance) between network govern…
The Evaluator as a Critical Interpreter
Evaluation research mixes administrative objectives with social scientific aims.This article distinguishes between three types of evaluation research based on the role of the evaluator. First, social engineers seek mechanisms that have objectively measurable outcomes. Second, programme promoters act as counselling resources for community developers or other stakeholders. Instead of these two traditional roles, this article considers a third type …
The ethics of not taking a stand
The Evaluator as a Critical Interpreter
Evaluation research mixes administrative objectives with social scientific aims.This article distinguishes between three types of evaluation research based on the role of the evaluator. First, social engineers seek mechanisms that have objectively measurable outcomes. Second, programme promoters act as counselling resources for community developers or other stakeholders. Instead of these two traditional roles, this article considers a third type …
Network Governance and Programme Steering – Rationales and Tensions in Planning Child and Youth Policies
This article examines the underlying rationales and tensions of network governance and programme steering in policy planning processes by closely examining their practical implementation in the national and municipal child and youth welfare planning. It is asserted that a fundamental gap exists not only between the ideals and actual practices of networked planning, but also (despite being seen as forming a natural alliance) between network govern…
Between rights and obligations – rethinking youth participation at the margins
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a critical view of participatory policies and measures by highlighting that participation is not only a right for young people, but also an obligation for many. This obligated participation is studied conceptually and empirically. Design/methodology/approach – The paper introduces a novel typology of youth participation that demonstrates the dimensions of institutional framing and a degree of choice…
Reforming youth transition support with the multi-agency approach? A case study of the Finnish one-stop guidance centers
Finland is trying to expedite and support young people?s transition to productive adulthood in various ways. Face-to-face guidance in multi-agency service points, the One-Stop Guidance Centers, has formed a central means for the last three governments. In these centres, a young person under the age of 30 can get help from different professionals in matters related to work, education and everyday life. This study asks how the centres define their …
Participatory Support for Neet Young People
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (2 works)