Empowerment and participation in youth work / Annette Fitzsimons ...[et al.].
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TextSeries: Empowering youth and community work practicePublication details: Exeter : Learning Matters, 2011.Description: viii, 192 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9781844453474 (pbk.)
- 1844453472 (pbk.)
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In today′s society, many young people feel marginalised and unable to find their own voice. It is vital therefore that youth workers are able to work with them to tackle this in a meaningful way. Drawing on the real experiences and difficulties faced by youth workers, this book will help those who want to work with young people in an empowering way. The concepts of empowerment and participation are explained, explored and critically analysed, along with the key notion of resilience. This is backed up by activities and case studies which help to bring together the theory and the practice.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-189) and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword from the Series Editors (p. vii)
- About the Authors (p. viii)
- Introduction (p. 1)
- What is Empowerment? (p. 3)
- Empowerment in Practice - Case study of an agency (p. 20)
- Youth Participation and Emancipation (p. 41)
- Empowering others - working in an organisational context (p. 67)
- Resilience (p. 89)
- Reflective Practice (p. 113)
- 'Citizenship', globalisation and emancipation (p. 129)
- Making Sense of Youth Work (p. 147)
- References (p. 178)
- Index (p. 190)
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Max Hope is a Lecturer in Education and Social Inclusion at the University of Hull. She has extensive grassroots experience in the community and voluntary sector, including young peoples projects, HIV organizations and womens centres.Charlie Cooper is a Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Hull, and a professionally-qualified housing practitioner and youth worker. He has worked in the community and voluntary sector and in higher education, teaching and researching community and youth work.
Keith Russell is the Coordinator at The Warren, a voluntary youth projects in Hull, UK.
Janet Batsleer is Head of Youth and Community Work at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is a member of the Secretariat of the Youth and Community Work Training Agencies Group, taking a lead role in the Benchmarking process. She is the Training Agencies Group representative on the Education and Training Standards Committee of the National Youth Agency.
Professor Keith Popple is based at London South Bank University. Previously a youth worker, community development worker and a fieldworker with social services, he is author of a number of books and articles on community development, social work, and young people including the text Analysing Community Work (Open University Press, 1995). A member of the Editorial Board of the Community Development journal, he was the journals Editor from 1998-2003.