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Informal Learning in Youth Work



May 2008 | 208 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
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.

 
How to Use this Book
 
Informal Learning and Informal Education
 
PART ONE: WHOSE AGENDA?
 
Identity, Identity Politics and Rights
 
Social Inclusion and Exclusion
Challenging the `NEET` discourse

 
 
Personal Agendas
Reflective Practice in the Context of Diversity

 
 
PART TWO: GETTING TO KNOW YOUNG PEOPLE
 
Understanding Young People
 
Boundaries in Practice
 
`It's Boring'... How Do Youth Workers Engage?
 
PART THREE : GETTING DEEPER
 
Safe Space and Identity-Based Groupwork
 
The Voluntary Relationship
Competence, Negotiation and Accompaniment

 
 
Friendship and Professionalism
 
Animation, Informal Education and Creativity
 
PART FOUR: UNFINISHED CONVERSATIONS
 
Silence, Bullying and Despair
Youth Work Responses

 
 
Silence, Spirit and Solidarity
Resources for Practice

 
 
Youth Work, Democracy and Participation
 
Community Cohesion and Transversal Politics

A very helpful overview of some of the fundamental issues and debates in youth and community work. It will be useful reading for our first year students who are developing into professional practitioners. The discussion points, key terms and further reading are clear and helpful.

Ms Sue Westwood
Other, De Montfort University
September 24, 2010

For a new training MA starting Sept 2010 excellent does what it says on the tin

Ms Ursula Curwen
Social Science , Edge Hill University
November 13, 2009
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