Youth in Context
Frameworks, Settings and Encounters
- Martin Robb - The Open University
Key Features:
- Introduces the key perspectives, identities and practices involved in understanding youth
- Offers a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to young people's lives
- Draws upon rich biographical case studies of young people, emphasising young people's own voices
- Provides a comprehensive overview of youth in the late modernity
- Presents a clear and accessible approach to complex issues.
This invaluable book will be essential reading for students and practitioners concerned with youth and youth work, and of particular relevance for those on undergraduate across a range of social science and education courses who seek to understand youth in changing times.
The combination of theory and practice in this text is particularly useful and welcomed. This text is idea for students embarking on youth and community work courses and related fields.
The contributions from many leaders in the field make this a valuable text.
The combination of theory and practice in this text is particularly useful and welcomed. This text is idea for students embraking on youth and community work courses and related fields.
The contributions from many leaders in the field make this a valuable text.
A high quality and relevant text for students on a range of courses focused on working with children and young people.
A great text which allows expoloration of young people and their experiences. It allows practitioners to support their understanding with key frameworks and also supports application to setting!
as a means of understanding a young person and their roles in both the school and community this is a helpful book
It is a suitable book if you go into youth work
Now adopted as a essential text, it provides an clear, illustrated and interactive way for community youth students to understanding the context in which they practice in modern society.
useful case studies and exercises for taught sessions and self-directed study.
A book I will strongly recommend students to get.
I think the thematic approach works well for this publication
Sage College Publishing
