Youth and Inequality in Education Global Actions in Youth Work [Paperback]

The transition to adulthood for many is mediated by class, culture, and local/global influences on identity. This volume analyzes the global injustices that create inequities and restrict future opportunities for young people during this transitional time, including poverty, unemployment, human rights, race, ethnicity and location. It critically examines global instances of youth discrimination, offering positive strategies and practices such as youth work that successfully remediate these injustices. With international contributions from Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, England, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Morocco, Jordan and the U.S., this volume is particularly important to researchers and scholars in the fields of youth studies, education, and social work.

Foreword by Howard Willamson Section I: Understanding Young People, Inequality and Youth Work1. Youth and inequality: Weaving complexities, commonalities, and courage Michael Heathfield  2. Youth in a global/historical context: and what it means for youth work Howard Sercombe  3. History of youth work: transitions, illuminations and refractions Dana Fusco Section II: Social Progress through Youth Work: Welfare and Wellbeing  4. Intergenerational partnership and youth social justice in a Malaysian fishing village Steven Eric Krauss, Dzhuhailmi Dahalan and Shepherd Zeldin  5. Success stories from youth suicide prevention in Australia: the youth work contribution Trudi Cooper, Catherine Ferguson, Brooke Chapman, and Shane Cucow  6. The Istambays and transition crises: Locating spaces of social sufferings and hope in the Philippines Clarence Batan  7. Youth work in England: An uncertain future? Helen Jones  8. The scouting experience and youth development Olga Olivelƒ»