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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Tania De St Croix (Kings College London)Publisher: Bristol University Press Imprint: Policy Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9781447328605ISBN 10: 1447328604 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 05 July 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction; The marketisation of youth work; Passionate practice; Target cultures and performativity; Surveillance on the street; Practising differently; Reclaiming and reimagining youth work; Afterword: Research methodology Appendix: Research participants.ReviewsEssential reading for youth workers and other creative and critical thinkers who are looking for the cracks where life can still break up and break through the grids of control. Janet Batsleer, Manchester Metropolitan University Essential reading for youth workers and other creative and critical thinkers who are looking for the cracks where life can still break up and break through the grids of control. Janet Batsleer, Manchester Metropolitan University An in-depth look at the devastating impacts of neoliberal reform policies on youth services and youth work that illuminates the dedication and passion of youth workers against the backdrop of a dehumanizing work environment. Dana Fusco, York College USA A motivational and inspiring insight into the experiences of part-time and volunteer youth workers, providing an opportunity to hear their voices within policy and practice Emma Chivers, University of South Wales Author InformationDr. Tania de St Croix has been a youth worker for over twenty years, and is a Lecturer in the Sociology of Youth and Childhood at King's College London. She is active in Voice of Youth, a youth workers' co-operative, and In Defence of Youth Work, a campaign for critical, democratic and emancipatory youth work practice. Tania has written several widely-read articles and book chapters on youth work practice and policy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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