In the quieter moments of the festive period both Youth & Policy 115 and Concept will provide a sumptuous fare of intellectual delight and refreshment.
Naomi Thompson informs us.
Youth and Policy 115 is now ready and due to be on the website soon. Attaching here is the pdf in the meantime. Some great contributions – big thanks to our fabulous authors!
‘Youth club is made to get children off the streets’: Some young people’s thoughts about opportunities to be political in youth clubs – Humaira Garasia, Shazia Begum-Ali and Rys Farthing
Uncovering Youth Ministry’s Professional Narrative – Allan Clyne
Attitudes towards working ‘Out-of-hours’ with Young People: Christian
and Secular Perspectives – Peter Hart
Youth Work and the Power of ‘Giving Voice’: a reframing of mental
health services for young people – Ellie Wright and Jon Ord
Informal Education, Youth Work and Youth Development:
Responding to the Brathay Trust Case Study – Bernard Davies, Tony Taylor and Naomi Thompson
Reflections on the Scottish referendum and young people’s participation –Alan Mackie
Engaging youth through restorative approaches – Laura Oxley
PDF of Y&P 115 download here – y and p 115 9.12.15
Meanwhile the latest CONCEPT {The Journal of Contemporary Community Education Practice Theory} is stuffed full of challenging analysis..
Vol 6, No 3 (2015): Winter 2015
Table of Contents
Articles
| Churning or Lifeline? Life Stories From De-industrialised Communities | |
| Jo Forster |
| Workers’ Educational Association: A Crisis of Identity? Personal Perspectives on Changing Professional Identities | |
| Sam Davies |
| Forum Theatre: Fishbowl of the Oppressed? | |
| Beth Cross, Ian Brookes |
| Community Education in Scotland, A Tale of Two Anniversaries: The Alexander Report (1975) and the Birth of the Performance Indicator (1985) | |
| Gary Fraser |
| Theory and Practice: A Student’s Reflections on Their Learning on a Community Education Degree Programme | |
| Thomas Edmond |
Reviews
| Review: Anthony B. Atkinson, Inequality: What can be done? | |
| Nigel Hewlett |
| Review: CONCEPT Seminar, Political Education in Scotland: Looking Back, Looking Forward | |
| Carolyn McKerracher |
As we close the year it is fitting to pay tribute to the voluntary endeavours of those producing these two vital journals of analysis, research and opinion, both of which refuse to accept that there is no alternative to neo-liberal conformity.
IN DEFENCE OF YOUTH WORK 