ロンドンの「10代空間」 : コミュニティにおける自我とコミュニケーション

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I Perspective for Teenagers II Teenage Spaces in North Kensington III Fears and Hopes of 'Community Youth Work' This paper presents the results of field work in London that started in 2004. Japanese teenagers strongly feel lonely and alienated. Data from comparative surveys and the unbelievably sad events of murder or violent crime committed by teenagers show that they need help and support from communities as well as from schools and families. Japanese local communities, however, hardly ever have any supportive public spaces specially for teenagers. For the development of their own self, teenagers need various kinds of supportive communication. Spaces not so far from their houses expand their possibilities after school, at weekends and during vacations. Through the close observation and interviews in North Kensington, this paper describes four kinds of supportive spaces for teenagers: (1) Youth Centers, (2) Spaces for Sports and Arts, (3) Study Support Spaces and (4) Spaces for Information and Counseling. 'Community Youth Work' may remind Japanese people of the nightmare of totalitarian era. Yet new attempts to create teenage spaces with respect for individual freedom and human rights is urgently needed in Japan now.