| Description |
335 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Youth--perspectives and practice |
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Youth, perspectives and practice.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Practitioners / Andy Rixon -- Ch. 2. Practice / Danielle Turney -- Ch. 3. Participation / Heather Montgomery -- Ch. 4. Neighbourhood / Sheila Henderson -- Ch. 5. Education / Mary Jane Kehily -- Ch. 6. Institutions / Helen Evans -- Ch. 7. Risk / Claire Smith, Wendy Stainton Rogers and Stan Tucker -- Ch. 8. Safeguarding / Andy Rixon and Danielle Turney -- Ch. 9. Support / Jean Spence |
| Summary |
"Youth in Context: Frameworks, Settings and Encounters offers a critical and up-to-date overview of the theoretical and practical issues involved in work with young people. It helps readers situate current practice issues within the context of a rapidly changing field, and demonstrates how critical reflection can be used as a tool t o transform individual and collective practice." "The book offers a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to understanding the changing experience of work with young people, presenting complex issues in an accessible and interactive way. It will be essential reading for students on courses in youth work. youth studies, education, social work and social policy, and for professionals working with young people in a wide range of settings. Together with its companion volume, Understanding Youth: Perspectives, Identities and Practices, it is a core text for The Open University's third level undergraduate course Youth: Perspectives and Practice (KE308)."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Published in association with the Open University |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-319) and index |
| Subject |
Youth.
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| Author |
Robb, Martin.
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Open University.
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| LC no. |
2006924445 |
| ISBN |
9781412930666 hardback |
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1412930669 hardback |
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9781412930673 paperback |
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1412930677 paperback |
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