The Youth Service

2021 ◽  
pp. 165-181
Author(s):  
Leonard M. Cantor ◽  
I. F. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Youth Service

scholarly journals Building a Model to Understand Youth Service Access: The Gateway Provider Model

2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 189-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene Rubin Stiffman ◽  
Bernice Pescosolido ◽  
Leopoldo J. Cabassa
Keyword(s):  
Service Access ◽  
Youth Service

Sharing the Stories

2020 ◽  
pp. 153-170
Author(s):  
Heather L. Ramey ◽  
Heather L. Lawford ◽  
Sharif S. Mahdy
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Youth Work ◽  
Youth Services ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Youth Service ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Services Evaluation ◽  
Collaborative Evaluation ◽  
Digital Youth

Digital technologies can provide youth work researchers with the power to conduct large-scale research on processes and outcomes of youth work services. This includes collaborative evaluations across programs, as a way of capturing the story of what happens in youth services, as a form of digital storytelling. Where this collaborative evaluation work is founded in youth-adult partnerships, it is a form of youth work. In this chapter, the authors outline the need for collaborative evaluation in their own context of Canadian youth work, and their experience of collecting digital program data in youth services. They offer a working model for digital youth service evaluation, which places the collective engagement of youth and other partners at its centre. Drawing on the model, they discuss the lessons we have learned in this process. To be successful, digital youth services evaluation requires building relationships and connections across digital space and adherence to youth work principles.

scholarly journals “You See the Very Sharp Edge of the Problems of Prejudice in Town”: Youth Service Providers’ Perceptions of a Regional Community Facebook Group

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 205630512090470
Author(s):  
Sarah Clifford ◽  
James A. Smith ◽  
Benjamin Christie
Keyword(s):  
Social Action ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
Youth Service ◽  
Regional Community ◽  
Youth Community ◽  
The Town

The prolific growth of social media in recent years has provided new forums which allow engagement in local town discussions; particularly via community Facebook groups. This study seeks to understand the role of community Facebook groups in a regional town in the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia; particularly how they are used to portray youth, and their relevance to a grassroots youth justice reinvestment process. This research arose due to direct concern from a community working group. Seventeen semi-structured interviews, with 18 participants, were conducted with service providers in Katherine, NT. The data was then inductively thematically analyzed, resulting in six themes: staying informed in a regional context; vilifying youth and combating this; racism; impact on youth; tensions in positioning youth: right versus left; and adopting a strengths-based approach to youth. Community Facebook groups were noted as an important factor for staying informed in a remote context. As a key medium within the town, Facebook groups should be considered a source of community discussion and an appropriate avenue to influence community opinion. The racialization of community discussions about “problem youth” indicates a segregation issue in the town, which has been noted for many years. Community education and the promotion of the youth justice work currently being implemented in the town were considered key in changing mindsets and ultimately behaviors. Importantly, research and community development programs alike should consider the community Facebook group as a medium for positive social action.

Collaborative resource sharing between public and school libraries

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniella Smith ◽  
Misty Shea ◽  
Wei-Ning Wu
Keyword(s):  
Resource Sharing ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Youth Services ◽  
Collaborative Relationships ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Youth Service ◽  
The Usa

Purpose – The purpose of this study was to examine youth service librarians’ use of collaborative collection development (CCD) behaviors and interlibrary loan (ILL) to collaborate with school librarians. Design/methodology – A quantitative design was implemented with a self-administered survey that was placed online. Findings – Public youth services librarians in the USA believe it is important to collaborate with school librarians. However, they are not frequently using collaborative resource sharing strategies. Public youth services librarians that have more experience, understand trends and issues in school libraries and feel they have knowledge of collaborative strategies are more likely to engage in collaborative resource sharing. Research limitations – The study was limited to 265 public librarians serving youth in the USA. This study does not present the perspectives of school libraries. Social implications – CCD and ILL between public and school libraries are overlooked practices for building relationships between public and school librarians that should be explored. Presenting the benefits of these strategies during training programs may increase the resources that youth can access, thus having an overall impact on the quality of life in communities. Collaborating will also help communities understand the value of libraries as institutions for promoting lifelong learning. Originality/value – The results provide evidence that public youth service librarians in the USA believe in the importance of collaborative relationships with school librarians. However, they do not frequently use ILL or engage in CCD behaviors with school librarians. Using ILL and CCD are two strategies that may be used to build stronger relationships.

The Wildlife Youth Service

Nature ◽  
1963 ◽  
Vol 200 (4904) ◽  
pp. 316-316
Keyword(s):  
Youth Service
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