In order to encourage and foster the study of the history of youth and community work, the British journal Youth and Policy has sponsored five bi-annual conferences on the topic during the last decade, each held at Ushaw College Durham in the UK. Since 2006, the Extension Center for Youth Development at the University of Minneapolis has hosted a similar initiative in the US. This book is the fifth collection of essays developed from the Durham/Minnesota conferences on youth and community work. It is designed to seek out ...
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In order to encourage and foster the study of the history of youth and community work, the British journal Youth and Policy has sponsored five bi-annual conferences on the topic during the last decade, each held at Ushaw College Durham in the UK. Since 2006, the Extension Center for Youth Development at the University of Minneapolis has hosted a similar initiative in the US. This book is the fifth collection of essays developed from the Durham/Minnesota conferences on youth and community work. It is designed to seek out better solutions, more enlightened policies, and ways of working with young people, and it will stimulate dialogue and democracy rather than uniformity and conformity. The essays show the authors' enthusiasm and determination to expose and preserve the cord of history, linking contemporary practitioners with those who came before. Their work is underpinned by a belief that dissent is essential for intellectual and social progress. Contents include: the development of yo
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 9781905541737.
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