YVJ Special Issue | Methodological approaches to research in youth work: Changing the paradigm

Methodological approaches to research in youth work: Changing the paradigm

ISBN 978-1-911634-42-342-3 | Publication date: May 2022

Editor-in-chief: Dr Theo Gavrielides: contact@rj4allpublications.com

Guest Editors: Professor Mandy Robbins & Dr Simon Stewart

The Special issue

There are an increasing number of researchers exploring different methodological frameworks across the UK, hoping to understand the impact of Youth Work on young people. This special issue aims to bring these explorations together and offer an insight into this field of research. This special issue challenges our existing models of ‘doing’ youth work and ‘assessing’ impact. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is an important time to stop and explore our current ways of ‘doing’ research in the field and consider alternative approaches.

Table of Content

Editorial

Douglas H. (2022). Discovering Discourse Analysis: Uncovering the ‘Hidden’ in youth work research, Methodological approaches to research in youth work: Changing the paradigm, Youth Voice Journal, pp. 8-21. ISBN (ONLINE): 978-1-911634-42-3

Pope, P. (2022). Using a narrative-discursive approach to explore the art and science of youth work, Methodological approaches to research in youth work: Changing the paradigm, Youth Voice Journal, pp. 22-31. ISBN (ONLINE): 978-1-911634-42-3

Stewart, S. & Robbins, R (2022). A listening guide to youth work, Methodological approaches to research in youth work: Changing the paradigm, Youth Voice Journal, pp. 32-41. ISBN (ONLINE): 978-1-911634-42-3

Griffiths, M. (2022) The Joy of Ethnography, Methodological approaches to research in youth work: Changing the paradigm, Youth Voice Journal, pp. 42-50. ISBN (ONLINE): 978-1-911634-42-3

Washbrook, Y. & Beacon, E. (2022). You-the Voice: Using auto-ethnographic and collaborative auto-ethnographic methodologies in Youth and Community Work Methodological approaches to research in youth work: Changing the paradigm, Youth Voice Journal, pp. 51-63. ISBN (ONLINE): 978-1-911634-42-3

Culleton, L. R. & Robbins, M. (2022). Measuring outcomes in youth work: The efficacy of positive psychology, Methodological approaches to research in youth work: Changing the paradigm, Youth Voice Journal, pp. 64-81. ISBN(ONLINE): 978-1-911634-42-3

Full Special Issue

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