Grassroots youth work : policy, passion and resistance in practice / Tania de St Croix.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De St. Croix, Tania, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with youth--Great Britain.

Social work with youth.

Youth--Services for--Great Britain.

Youth.

Youth--Services for--Government policy--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 247 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2016.

Summary:

This engaging book paints a picture of passionate grassroots youth workers, at a time when their practice is threatened by spending cuts, target cultures and market imperatives. Using interviews, dialogue and research diary excerpts, the author brings youth work practice and theory to life.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

List of tables

List of abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

The marketisation of youth work

Passionate practice

Target cultures and performativity

Surveillance on the street

Practising differently

Reclaiming and reimagining youth work

Research methodology

Research participants

References

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Apr 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781447328636

1447328639

9781447328612

1447328612

9781447328629

1447328620

OCLC:

953233431