Hart, P orcid.org/0000-0002-7838-0010 (2015) Attitudes Towards Working ‘Out of Hours’ with Young People: Christian and Secular Perspectives. Youth and Policy (115). pp. 43-62. ISSN 0262-9798
Abstract
Based on empirical research, this article considers the different attitudes towards working ‘outof-hours’ (ie. outside of a typical youth work session) with young people. Using a survey of 55 youth workers in a small post-industrial town, it finds that there is a clear split between workers from Christian and secular organisations, with Christian organisations fostering a significantly more positive attitude towards engaging out-of-hours with young people. This is understood through a framework that compares the ‘new professionalising’ agenda faced by many workers funded through public moneys, with the vocational and incarnational theological underpinnings of much Christian youth work. It concludes by arguing that this difference in theoretical concepts influences an observable difference in practice, and that greater dialogue between the sectors would be beneficial to well informed, safe, and appropriate use of ‘out-of hours’ work.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015, Youth & Policy. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Youth and Policy. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | youth work; professional boundaries; professional ethics |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Nov 2017 12:21 |
Last Modified: | 20 Nov 2017 12:21 |
Published Version: | http://www.youthandpolicy.org/y-and-p-archive/issu... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Youth and Policy |
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