Youth work and Nonviolence
Nonviolence as a foundation for youth work practice
- Editore:
VDM Verlag
- EAN:
9783639112894
- ISBN:
363911289X
- Pagine:
- 272
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Tedesco
Descrizione Youth work and Nonviolence
Youth work is shaped by a combination of social,political and historical factors, and operates withina context where young people frequently experienceviolence or attempts to control them. Nonviolenceoffers youth workers a foundation for practice thatdoes not rely on coercion or control. Drawing onyouth work literature, nonviolence literature,telephone interviews and focus groups with youthworkers and face-to-face interviews with young peopleand youth workers, this book considers theimplications of a philosophy of nonviolence for youthworkers. Youth workers have generally heard ofnonviolence activists like Mahatma Gandhi and MartinLuther King but are unlikely to be aware of thephilosophy underpinning the nonviolence they, andmany other women and men, practised. This book arguesthat nonviolence is a solid foundation for youth workpractice and provides useful insights for youthworkers. Although focusing on the context ofAustralian youth work, this book will be relevant toyouth workers around the world.
