Work with Young People Theory and Policy for Practice [Hardcover]

This authoritative text is a must-read for anyone working, or training to work, with young people. It considers how theory, policy and practice intersect and influence one another in today's challenging and rapidly changing social, economic, and political contexts. Offering a timely contribution to the debate, it covers key themes and developments, including the principles that underpin work with young people, the policy and practice in a wide range of contexts, both national and international, the key concepts currently high on the policy and practice agenda, and how we understand the lives of young people, in particular investigating their 'real worlds' and understanding their social construction.

This authoritative text is a must-read for anyone working, or training to work, with young people. It considers how theory, policy and practice intersect and influence one another in today's challenging and rapidly changing social, economic, and political contexts. Offering a timely contribution to the debate, it covers key themes and developments, including the principles that underpin work with young people, the policy and practice in a wide range of contexts, both national and international, the key concepts currently high on the policy and practice agenda, and how we understand the lives of young people, in particular investigating their 'real worlds' and understanding their social construction.

Introduction: The changing context of work with young people
Introduction: The changing context of work with young people - Jason Wood and Jean Hine
Part One: Theory and Practice
Changing Conceptions of Youth in Late Modernity - Alan France
Young Peoples Lives: Taking a different view - Jean Hine
Globalisation and Global Youth Work - Jo Aubrey
Ethics and Values in Work with Young People - Sarah Banks
Anti-Oppressive Practice - agdish Chouhan