Youth Work

Online Youth Work and e-Youth: A guide to the world of the digital natives

by Levente Székely

co-author: Ádám Nagy

Library for Farmers, Garment Workers and other poor professionals

by Suman Chowdhury Mony

We know education and knowledge always act as an asset for everyone’s life. Library can do a big roll for learning.... more We know education and knowledge always act as an asset for everyone’s life. Library can do a big roll for learning. However, our farmers, garment workers and another poor service holders, labors have no opportunity, necessary education and time to access in library. For that reason, now most of them are out of modern knowledge, advantage of science and technology and amusing things of life. If a library can be set up (where it is not possible then can be arrange study circles) in their living or working places and some educated people make them hear by reading some nobles and other knowledgeable books and show some useful and amusing videos which are fit for them to be taught valuable matters and useful for their life and works. It must be helpful and useful for them to improve their livelihoods

Google e o consumo simbólico do trabalho criativo

by Vander Casaqui

The object of this paper is to examine the ways through which Google Corporation gains media visibility and the... more The object of this paper is to examine the ways through which Google Corporation gains media visibility and the meanings of its work environment, when it is publicized in digital media. We analyse the communicational processes which produce Google´ s meaning of creative work, a meaning that is materialized in spaces, environments and human insertions within these scenarios, ruled by the logic of spectacularization and of the translation of the world of work to the sphere of consumption.

Rapport de recherche. Portrait des jeunes de 12 à 18 ans de Bordeaux-Cartierville

by Hélène Belleau

Pinocchio, Giufà, il Pellegrino Russo. Tre figure contro il lavoro.

by Pietro Piro

Parte prima: Pinocchio.

Nella prima parte di questo lavoro, si analizza celebre la favola di Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio. In questo saggio... more Nella prima parte di questo lavoro, si analizza celebre la favola di Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio. In questo saggio Pinocchio è interpretato alla luce del suo iniziale rifiuto del lavoro. La sua "redenzione" attraverso la sofferenza e l'umiliazione lo trasformeranno in seguito in un lavoratore instancabile. Pinocchio si adeguerà alla morale borghese del proprio tempo. Pinocchio, è un libro che può essere inserito nella corrente della pedagogia nera. L'intento narrativo (più o meno occulto) è di intimorire e di normalizzare.

En la primera parte de este trabajo, se analiza el famoso cuento de de Carlo Collodi, Pinocho. En este ensayo Pinocho es interpretado a la luz de su negativa inicial a trabajar.Gracias a su "rescate" a través del sufrimiento y la humillación más tarde se transforma en un trabajador incansable. Pinocho se adapta a la moral burguesa de su tiempo. Pinocho es un libro que se puede insertar en la corriente de la pedagogía negra. La intención de la narración (más o menos oculta) es intimidar y normalizar.

"Con su constante deseo de trabajar y su incansable actividad, no sólo conseguía atender cumplidamente a todas las necesidades de la vida, y especialmente a las de su padre enfermo, sino que había podido ahorrar hasta unas cuarenta perras chicas para comprarse un traje nuevo".

Carlo Collodi, Pinocho.

Call2_Project Rendering the Real

by Sireita Mullings

Project Rendering the Real, is calling for participants for an interactive symposium and exhibition by project titled the “Fourth Moment”.

March 22nd – April 27th 2012.

www.renderingthereal.com

The intention is to interrogate the visual representations of art practitioners and their project participants, by way... more The intention is to interrogate the visual representations of art practitioners and their project participants, by way of papers, presentations, workshops and artwork.

The exhibition and symposium will run between
March 22nd – April 27th 2012.

Visit www.renderingthereal.com for more information.

The Youth Participation in the Labour Market in Germany, Spain and Sweden

by Francesco Pastore

Co-authored with Floro Ernesto Caroleo.
In T. Hammer (ed.), Youth Unemployment and Social Exclusion in Europe, The Policy Press, Bristol, Ch. 7: 115-141.

Children and young people in hospitals: doing youth work in medical settings

by Scott Yates

Published in Journal of Youth Studies
Co-authored with Malcolm Payne and Simon Dyson

Young people in hospitals face a range of challenging issues. Many have chronic conditions and experience... more Young people in hospitals face a range of challenging issues. Many have chronic conditions and experience stigmatisation, anxiety and family conflict. They may also experience social isolation in hospitals, separation from local peer groups and sources of support, and separation from trusted carers during transition to adult care. These issues can require careful handling. However, there is evidence that clinical staff often do not communicate effectively with young patients, that relationships can become contested, especially around ‘adherence’ to treatment regimens, and that important underlying difficulties that young people face are not addressed, leading to resistance and disengagement from care. This paper explores this range of challenges, and presents some research evidence to argue that youth work is particularly well placed to engage with such issues. Although youth work in UK hospitals is currently very rare and under-researched, we contend that what evidence is available suggests that it can be effective in addressing the challenges of young people’s experience, and may have important health and wider-ranging general benefits for young people, health staff and hospitals.

Children and young people in hospitals

by Scott Yates

Published in Rix, J., Nind, M., Sheehy, K.Simmons K. (eds.) (2010) Equality, Participation and Inclusion: Diverse contexts. Open University Press
Co-authored with Malcolm Payne and Simon Dyson

Good practice in guidance, welfare and advice: Lessons from Connexions

by Scott Yates

Published in Wood, J. & Hine, J. (2009) Work With Young People: Theory and Policy for Practice. London: Sage

"Minding the gap" between policy visions and service implementation: lessons from Connexions

by Scott Yates

Published in Youth & Policy
Co-authored with Malcolm Payne

From 2001, Connexions was phased in across England to meet policy visions centred on uniting youth-oriented services... more From 2001, Connexions was phased in across England to meet policy visions centred on uniting youth-oriented services into a coherent whole, and providing universal advice and guidance alongside targeted support. Recent evaluations suggest that the service was not fulfilling these visions successfully, and current policy remains focused on implementing a new co-ordination of services to meet broadly similar visions. This paper draws on research evidence to explore the reasons for this failure in Connexions. It highlights a range of problems in service implementation from initial contact and assessment through to final interventions. It locates these problems in the political, bureaucratic, financial and social contexts in which the service existed. Notably the requirements to pursue a broad remit and meet hard targets with limited resources, instigate joint-working across existing professional boundaries, and unite and adapt disparate working paradigms presented significant challenges that are likely to remain relevant for future services.

Not so NEET? A critique of the use of 'NEET'in setting targets for interventions with young people

by Scott Yates

Published in Journal of Youth Studies
Co-authored with Malcolm Payne

There is a widespread current perception that being ‘NEET’ (not in employment, education or training) presents a major... more There is a widespread current perception that being ‘NEET’ (not in employment, education or training) presents a major risk for young people of becoming socially excluded. One of the key foci for combating social exclusion thus aims at reducing the numbers of young people who are NEET. This is reflected in the ‘programme theories’ of the Connexions service, whose effectiveness is measured in relation to targets for reducing the numbers of NEET young people. This paper argues, however, that ‘NEET’ is a problematic concept that defines young people by what they are not, and subsumes under a negatively-perceived label a heterogeneous mix of young people whose varied situations and difficulties are not conceptualised. Additionally, research evidence suggests that adherence to NEET-reduction targets encourages a ‘fire-fighting’ approach to working with young people rather than focusing support and intervention on areas where they may be most productive.

Hard to Reach Communities: Living in the UK, and Issues Facing British Muslims of Kashmiri Heritage Born & Bred in the UK

by Owais Rajput

In my presentation I will focus on British Muslim Communities living in UK; my main focus will be on the British local... more In my presentation I will focus on British Muslim Communities living in UK; my main focus will be on the British local community with Kashmiri heritage, as most of the time they are labelled in the media as “Home Grown Radicalised” Muslims, even if they are the fourth & fifth generation born & bred in UK.

I will also focus on Processes to Radicalisation in UK, in local communities, again particularly in the Kashmiri community.

I will also focus on design and delivery processes so far used by authorities in de-radicalisation processes and the results so far, and why we need to change those design and delivery processes, especially when we focus on the British Diaspora with Kashmiri heritage, the fourth & fifth generation born & bred in the UK.

Education under the ConDems

by John Schostak

This was a talk I gave at a conference held at Manchester Metropolitan University, in 2010. The conference was titled In Defense of Youth Work. In the UK due to 'austerity measures' instigated by the neoliberal coalition government composed of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats youth work along with public services in general are under attack. The conference was an attempt to think of ways forward. There are videos of the talks given at the conference. See: http://www.indefenceofyouthwork.org.uk/wordpress/?page_id=760

A Note on Youth Unemployment in the EU

by Francesco Pastore

Co-authored paper with F.E. Caroleo,
Annals of the University of Petroşani, 27, 7(1): 37-52.

This short note aims to provide a theoretical framework to think of the youth unemployment problem and a... more This short note aims to provide a theoretical framework to think of the youth unemployment problem and a classification of EU countries according to the way they address it. The key factor to explain youth unemployment is what we call the youth experience gap. To help young people to fill their experience gap and smooth school-to-work transitions every country provides a mix of policy instruments, including different degrees and types of labour market flexibility, of educational and training systems, of passive income support schemes and fiscal incentives. Five different country groups are detected whose outcomes in terms of youth unemployment are dramatically different: a) the North-European; b) the Continental European; c) the Anglo-Saxon; d) the South-European; e) new member states. The Lisbon strategy provides well-targeted guidelines, but is costly and hard to implement.

Editorial: Youth and Crime, Centennial Reflections on the Children Act 1908

by Kate Bradley

Co-authored with Simon Shaw and Anne Logan, Crimes and Misdemeanours 3 (2) 2009

Juvenile delinquency and the public sphere: exploring local and national discourses in England, c.1940-1969

by Kate Bradley

Social History, vol. 37 (1) 2012 pp.19-35 DOI: 10.1080/03071022.2011.651582

Official statistics would appear to show that there has been a dramatic and sustained rise in crime by the young since... more Official statistics would appear to show that there has been a dramatic and sustained rise in crime by the young since the Second World War. Youth crime became a consistent and potent theme in public discourse at the same time. This article explores the role of discourse around juvenile delinquency in England between 1940 and 1969, looking first at governmental responses to and national press reportage of youth crime. It then uses a case study of the East End of London to explore the ways in which the local press approached the matter, along with the recollections of those who grew up in the area at the time. It concludes that discourse at a national level tackled juvenile delinquency as an abstract, theoretical entity, often detached from the daily experience of youthful misbehaviour. In sharp contrast, the local East London newspapers were not preoccupied with concerns over a decline in the behaviour of young people in the area, and autobiographical accounts likewise suggest much continuity. The article argues that, if we want to understand changes in the behaviour of young people over time, the focus should on experiences on the ground.

The 'Big Society' and the National Citizen Service: Young people, volunteering and engagement with charities c.1900-1960

by Kate Bradley

in Armine Ishkanian, Simon Szreter and Hakan Seckinelgin (eds),The Big Society Debate: A New Agenda for Social Welfare? Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, in press, forthcoming 2012

The 'Big Society' and the National Citizen Service: Young people, volunteering and engagement with charities in the twentieth century

by Kate Bradley

Presented at the Economic History Society Annual Conference, April 2011

The gender gap in early career in Mongolia

by Francesco Pastore

International Journal of Manpower, 31(2): 188-207 (also available as IZA DP, n. 4480, November).

Purpose of this paper
The paper studies the determinants of gender differences in early career in Mongolia, one... more Purpose of this paper
The paper studies the determinants of gender differences in early career in Mongolia, one of the fifty poorest countries of the world.
Design/methodology/approach
The analysis takes advantage of an ad hoc School to Work Survey (SWTS) on young people aged 15-29 years carried out in 2006. Extended and augmented Mincerian earning equations are run and then the Juhn, Murphy and Pierce (1993) decomposition method is applied to disentangle the quantity effect, the price effect and the residual wage distribution effect.
Findings
On average, female wages are not lower than those of males. However, although not statistically significant among teenagers (15-19), the conditional gender gap becomes significant and sizeable for the 20-29 year olds. The JMP decomposition shows that most of the gap is due to differences in the way the market values the same characteristics of men and women: in fact, quantity effects tend to reduce, whereas price effects tend to increase the gap. If wages were paid equally, women should have 11.7% more for their higher education attainment and overall 22% more, a substantial gap for the low earnings of Mongolians.
Research limitations/implications
Future research should assess the impact of aspirations of young people on their labour market choices.
Practical implications
The analysis shows that gender differences emerge in concomitance with women establishing a household and giving birth, suggesting that the current interventions to help mothers cope with maternity are insufficient. Changing this outcome is important to reach the Millennium Development Goals.
What is original/value of paper
Labour market issues in Mongolia are understudied, not to mention gender differences in early career.