Critical Youth Work
A strand of youth work practice that pays attention to power, inequality, social justice and young people's agency.
Source: Youth work scholarship and professional practice field
Youth Work and Youth Development
Frameworks about youth work values, developmental practice, social education, youth development and young people's agency.
How to use this cluster: Treat these frameworks as lenses. Start with the practical question you need to answer, then choose the framework that clarifies the next decision without flattening local context.
Frameworks in this cluster
Protective Factors and Resilience
A lens for understanding factors that buffer risk and support adaptation, including relationships, skills, identity, opportunities and supportive environments.
Source: Youth development and public health research field
Developmental Assets
A framework of internal and external assets associated with young people's development, including support, empowerment, boundaries, commitment to learning and positive identity.
Source: Search Institute developmental assets field
Cluster questions
- What problem are we trying to understand more clearly?
- Which people should help interpret this framework in context?
- What would responsible use look like in practice?
- What claims would be too strong for the evidence we currently have?
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