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Author:   Graham Bright (York St John University, York)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781137434395

ISBN 10:   1137434392
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   11 September 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; G.Bright 1. The Emergence of Youth Work: Philanthropy and Voluntarism; G.Bright 2. State Beneficence or Government Control? Youth Work from Circular 1486 to 1996; S.Bradford 3. In the Service of the State: Youth Work Under New Labour;  H.Sercombe 4. Volunteers and Entrepreneurs? Youth Work and the Big Society; T.de St Croix 5. Local Authority Youth Work; P.Norris and C.Pugh 6. Youth Work in the Voluntary Sector; I.Buchroth and M.Husband 7. Uniformed Youth Work; J.Roberts 8.Youth Work and the Church; G.Bright and D.Bailey 9. Questioning 'Muslim Youth': Categorisation and Marginalisation; B.Belton 10. Re-locating Detached Youth Work; M.Whelan 11.Youth Work and Schools; A.Coburn and S.Gormally 12.Youth Work in Digital Spaces; J.Melvin 13. In Search of Soul: Where Now for Youth and Community Work?; Graham Bright.

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'This accessible resource will enable readers to understand their own youth work in the light of the discussions of youth work history and current contentious policies. It is offered by a breadth of writers with a range of political perspective who are all at the heart of current youth work practice and education.' - Jean Hatton, Senior Lecturer, University of Huddersfield, UK

Author Information

Graham Bright is Senior Lecturer in Childhood and Youth Studies and Youth and Community Work at York St John University, UK

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