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This volume draws together scholarly contributions from diverse,
yet interlinking disciplinary fields, with the aim of critically
examining the value of narrative inquiry in understanding the
everyday lives of children and young people in diverse spaces and
places, including the home, recreational spaces, communities and
educational spaces. Incorporating insights from sociology,
geography, education, child and youth studies, social care, and
social work, the collection emphasises how narrative research
approaches present storytelling as a universally recognizable,
valuable and effective methodological approach with children and
young people. The chapters points to the diversity of spaces and
places encountered by children and young people, considers how
young people 'tell tales' about their lives and highlights the
multidimensionality of narrative research in capturing their
everyday lived experiences.
Mentoring for Young People in Care and Leaving Care offers a rich
exploration of the theory, research and practice relating to youth
mentoring as a means of essential social support. Brady, Dolan and
McGregor ground their work on the premise that the informal social
support provided through a high-quality mentoring relationship can
help young people in care to sustain positive mental health, cope
with stress and fulfil their potential through adolescence and into
adulthood. It provides an up-to-date synthesis of research findings
in relation to natural mentoring, formal mentoring and
youth-initiated mentoring for children in care and explores the
challenges and considerations relating to practice in this area.
Illustrated with the details of original research with
care-experienced young people, it offers much-needed insight into
how young people interpret and make sense of their experiences in
care and of mentoring. Written to be accessible by those with
limited knowledge of youth mentoring, this timely publication will
be essential reading for academics, policy makers and practitioners
in the fields of adolescent development, social care, social work
and youth work.
This volume draws together scholarly contributions from diverse,
yet interlinking disciplinary fields, with the aim of critically
examining the value of narrative inquiry in understanding the
everyday lives of children and young people in diverse spaces and
places, including the home, recreational spaces, communities and
educational spaces. Incorporating insights from sociology,
geography, education, child and youth studies, social care, and
social work, the collection emphasises how narrative research
approaches present storytelling as a universally recognizable,
valuable and effective methodological approach with children and
young people. The chapters points to the diversity of spaces and
places encountered by children and young people, considers how
young people 'tell tales' about their lives and highlights the
multidimensionality of narrative research in capturing their
everyday lived experiences.
Mentoring for Young People in Care and Leaving Care offers a rich
exploration of the theory, research and practice relating to youth
mentoring as a means of essential social support. Brady, Dolan and
McGregor ground their work on the premise that the informal social
support provided through a high-quality mentoring relationship can
help young people in care to sustain positive mental health, cope
with stress and fulfil their potential through adolescence and into
adulthood. It provides an up-to-date synthesis of research findings
in relation to natural mentoring, formal mentoring and
youth-initiated mentoring for children in care and explores the
challenges and considerations relating to practice in this area.
Illustrated with the details of original research with
care-experienced young people, it offers much-needed insight into
how young people interpret and make sense of their experiences in
care and of mentoring. Written to be accessible by those with
limited knowledge of youth mentoring, this timely publication will
be essential reading for academics, policy makers and practitioners
in the fields of adolescent development, social care, social work
and youth work.
Youth mentoring can be an effective way of supporting troubled
youth, helping them sustain positive mental health, cope with
stress, and lead successful lives through adolescence and into
adulthood. This book is a comprehensive guide to youth mentoring
programmes, illustrating how, if managed well, they can increase
the social support available to young people. It outlines the
objectives and benefits of mentoring, how it works, and how to
mentor successfully. Youth mentoring in community and school
settings is covered, as well as mentoring for vulnerable youth. The
book illustrates different mentoring models and provides practical
strategies for assessing, setting up, and monitoring the mentoring
relationship and its outcomes for the young person. The challenges
and difficulties associated with mentoring programmes and
strategies to overcome them are also addressed. This will be an
essential guide for anyone working with young people, including
youth workers, social workers, residential care staff, foster
carers, community development workers, teachers and community
police.
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