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First Published in 2002. It is easy to see that we are living in a
time of rapid and radical social change. It is much less easy to
grasp the fact that such change will inevitably affect the nature
of those disciplines that both reflect our society and help to
shape it. Yet this is nowhere more apparent than in the central
field of what may, in general terms, be called literary studies.
'New Accents' is intended as a positive response to the initiative
offered by such a situation. Each volume in the series will seek to
encourage rather than resist the process of change. To stretch
rather than reinforce the boundaries that currently define
literature and its academic study.
This text develops key topics in social work and social policy
relating to exclusion, social divisions and control in welfare. It
provides theoretical tools for students, academics and
professionals whose work involves them in supporting the political
agency of excluded groups. At a time when there have been profound
shifts in the organization of welfare and the underpinning theories
of the associated professions, the book tackles issues such as: the
move away from publicly funded welfare; the loss of a public
service ethic; reduction of input from professionals in policy;
loss of professional skills; and the increase in bureaucracy. The
book aims to open up the debate in social justice and
anti-oppressive practice.
This text develops key topics in social work and social policy
relating to exclusion, social divisions and control in welfare. It
provides theoretical tools for students, academics and
professionals whose work involves them in supporting the political
agency of excluded groups. At a time when there have been profound
shifts in the organization of welfare and the underpinning theories
of the associated professions, the book tackles issues such as: the
move away from publicly funded welfare; the loss of a public
service ethic; reduction of input from professionals in policy;
loss of professional skills; and the increase in bureaucracy. The
book aims to open up the debate in social justice and
anti-oppressive practice.
Young People and the Struggle for Participation rethinks dominant
concepts and meanings of participation by exploring what young
people do in public spaces and what these spaces mean to them,
individually and collectively. This book discusses how different
spaces and places structure and are in turn structured by young
peoples' activities. Drawing on findings from a comparative study
in eight European cities, insights into different styles of youth
participation emerging from formal, non-formal and informal
settings are presented. The book provides a comparative analysis of
how transnational discourses, national welfare states and local
youth policies affect youth participation. It also investigates how
it comes about that young people get involved in different forms of
participation in the course of their biographies. This book will
appeal to academics, researchers and post-graduate students in the
fields of youth studies, community studies, sociology of education,
political science, social work, psychology and anthropology.
This fully revised and expanded edition of Janet Batsleer's (1996)
Working with Girls and Young Women in Community Settings provides a
significantly updated text, incorporating new research, which will
serve practitioners and academics well into the twenty-first
century. Youth work with girls and young women has taken
inspiration from feminisms and THE women's movement, focussing on
the strength and potential of girls as beings in their own right,
rather than as carriers of social problems. Autonomous
community-based projects of can affirm young women's lives and
creativity and seek to challenge oppression. Addressing the
significant shifts in the social, political and professional
context for informal education, this book makes clear the
continuities in community-based informal education with girls and
argues for its continuing importance. The impact of neo-liberal
approaches to empowerment is highlighted throughout. Drawing
together historical, theoretical and practice-based work, including
case studies from a range of projects, Batsleer offers an analysis
of the significant issues that will affect practice in the future
and the significance of feminist inspired informal education rooted
in specific community contexts. These include: The impact of
violence, coercion and resistance, across a range of practices
Female sexuality as a contested space The impact of poverty and the
creation of networks of care and mutual support Difference and
cross-cultural work, including inter-faith work and practice which
challenges racism. This is an important source book for youth
workers, social workers, and others involved in education outside
of school as well as researchers in the practice and politics of
youth work. It is an essential reference tool for researchers, as
well as for both lecturers and students involved in the education
and continuing professional development of youth and community
workers and for those who wish to keep alive a radical alternative
Reshaping Youth Participation reframes discussions around youth
political, social, civic, and cultural participation. Drawing upon
insights on democracy and citizenship, self-organising and protest
movements, and arts activism as engaged social activism, the
chapters consider the youth participation spaces in which young
people find voice and action-spaces that are part of existing forms
of participation, and newly emergent spaces that challenge existing
systems. Set in Manchester, Reshaping Youth Participation
contextualises youth participation in a major UK city known for its
activism and regional devolution, alongside studies from partner
European cities. Exploring the participation of young people in
'adult spaces', of young people who are pursuing a new politics and
ideological change, of marginalised young people, and of young
people utilising the creative arts as a 'lived politics', the
authors argue that youth participation provides a vital addition to
sustaining and developing political, social, and democratic life in
cities. Celebrating youth participation and its myriad forms,
triumphs, and challenges, this edited collection provides much
needed innovative thinking to the study of youth participation. It
is an important contribution for young people themselves,
academics, policymakers, local policy experts and makers, local
activists, and community advocates.
Anchored in accounts of young people's personal experiences of
loneliness, this book addresses important questions about tackling
today's epidemic of loneliness among young people. It explores
experiences of loneliness in early life, how it is navigated when
first encountered and considers how social conditions of poverty,
precarity, inequality and competitive pressures to succeed can
dramatically influence these feelings. Presenting diverse and
nuanced social accounts of loneliness, the authors explore ways to
harness the creative and positive potential of loneliness and
provide evidence-based recommendations for policy makers,
practitioners and young people to help tackle the crisis.
First Published in 2002. It is easy to see that we are living in a
time of rapid and radical social change. It is much less easy to
grasp the fact that such change will inevitably affect the nature
of those disciplines that both reflect our society and help to
shape it. Yet this is nowhere more apparent than in the central
field of what may, in general terms, be called literary studies.
'New Accents' is intended as a positive response to the initiative
offered by such a situation. Each volume in the series will seek to
encourage rather than resist the process of change. To stretch
rather than reinforce the boundaries that currently define
literature and its academic study.
Anchored in accounts of young people's personal experiences of
loneliness, this book addresses important questions about tackling
today's epidemic of loneliness among young people. It explores
experiences of loneliness in early life, how it is navigated when
first encountered and considers how social conditions of poverty,
precarity, inequality and competitive pressures to succeed can
dramatically influence these feelings. Presenting diverse and
nuanced social accounts of loneliness, the authors explore ways to
harness the creative and positive potential of loneliness and
provide evidence-based recommendations for policy makers,
practitioners and young people to help tackle the crisis.
This fully revised and expanded edition of Janet Batsleer's (1996)
Working with Girls and Young Women in Community Settings provides a
significantly updated text, incorporating new research, which will
serve practitioners and academics well into the twenty-first
century. Youth work with girls and young women has taken
inspiration from feminisms and THE women's movement, focussing on
the strength and potential of girls as beings in their own right,
rather than as carriers of social problems. Autonomous
community-based projects of can affirm young women's lives and
creativity and seek to challenge oppression. Addressing the
significant shifts in the social, political and professional
context for informal education, this book makes clear the
continuities in community-based informal education with girls and
argues for its continuing importance. The impact of neo-liberal
approaches to empowerment is highlighted throughout. Drawing
together historical, theoretical and practice-based work, including
case studies from a range of projects, Batsleer offers an analysis
of the significant issues that will affect practice in the future
and the significance of feminist inspired informal education rooted
in specific community contexts. These include: The impact of
violence, coercion and resistance, across a range of practices
Female sexuality as a contested space The impact of poverty and the
creation of networks of care and mutual support Difference and
cross-cultural work, including inter-faith work and practice which
challenges racism. This is an important source book for youth
workers, social workers, and others involved in education outside
of school as well as researchers in the practice and politics of
youth work. It is an essential reference tool for researchers, as
well as for both lecturers and students involved in the education
and continuing professional development of youth and community
workers and for those who wish to keep alive a radical alternative
Young People and the Struggle for Participation rethinks dominant
concepts and meanings of participation by exploring what young
people do in public spaces and what these spaces mean to them,
individually and collectively. This book discusses how different
spaces and places structure and are in turn structured by young
peoples' activities. Drawing on findings from a comparative study
in eight European cities, insights into different styles of youth
participation emerging from formal, non-formal and informal
settings are presented. The book provides a comparative analysis of
how transnational discourses, national welfare states and local
youth policies affect youth participation. It also investigates how
it comes about that young people get involved in different forms of
participation in the course of their biographies. This book will
appeal to academics, researchers and post-graduate students in the
fields of youth studies, community studies, sociology of education,
political science, social work, psychology and anthropology.
With the proposed development of the 'youth professional' and the
consolidation of graduate professional qualifications, this is an
important time for youth work. This book sets out the current state
of debate about youth work for those considering, or about to
embark on, a degree course. Contemporary debates in youth work are
explored, and help to give students a sense of its history and its
future contribution. By combining the experience of its editors and
the contemporaneous experience of the voices of contributors, this
book provides an excellent introduction to work as a youth worker
in the twenty-first century.
Informal Learning in Youth Work offers fresh perspectives on all
aspects of informal education in the youth work setting. Designed
to develop the reader's knowledge and skills, this comprehensive
textbook explores key issues such as communication, power
relations, ethics, gender exclusion, sexuality, race discrimination
and social class. The author places particular emphasis on
conversation as a key means of promoting informal learning and
engaging effectively with young people. Other key features include:
" case studies that illustrate the application of theory to
`real-life' practice " an emphasis on critical reflection,
including reflective questions " an easily accessible style, with
key terms and tips for further reading " a four-part structure
guiding the reader through different stages of conversations and
relationships in informal education. Informal Learning in Youth
Work provides a unique combination of theoretical analysis and
practice tips. Satisfying training and course requirements in the
area, it will be essential reading for all students on youth and
community work courses, as well as those in allied fields such as
education and social work. It will also be a valuable reference for
practitioners working with young people on a daily basis.
Informal Learning in Youth Work offers fresh perspectives on all
aspects of informal education in the youth work setting. Designed
to develop the reader's knowledge and skills, this comprehensive
textbook explores key issues such as communication, power
relations, ethics, gender exclusion, sexuality, race discrimination
and social class. The author places particular emphasis on
conversation as a key means of promoting informal learning and
engaging effectively with young people. Other key features include:
" case studies that illustrate the application of theory to
`real-life' practice " an emphasis on critical reflection,
including reflective questions " an easily accessible style, with
key terms and tips for further reading " a four-part structure
guiding the reader through different stages of conversations and
relationships in informal education. Informal Learning in Youth
Work provides a unique combination of theoretical analysis and
practice tips. Satisfying training and course requirements in the
area, it will be essential reading for all students on youth and
community work courses, as well as those in allied fields such as
education and social work. It will also be a valuable reference for
practitioners working with young people on a daily basis.
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