The heartbeat of the youth development field : professional journeys of growth, connection, and transformation

"Youth work is a sacred opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of children and youth. Through a seamless thread of research and personal essay narrative this volume, The Heartbeat of the Youth Development Field: Professional Journeys of Growth, Connection, and Transformation...

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Other Authors Hall, Georgia (Editor), Gallagher, Jan (Editor), Starr, Elizabeth (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2022.
SeriesCurrent issues in out-of-school time.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806602421
DOI10.1108/9798887300917
Physical Description1 online resource (xxiv, 179 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Foreword / Michelle Seligson
  • Introduction / Georgia Hall, Jan Gallagher, and Elizabeth Starr
  • Section I: Theory
  • Chapter 1. Relational-cultural theory: At the heart of the ost field / Betsy Nordell
  • Section II: Pathways
  • Chapter 2. Creating and supporting pathways to sustained careers in youth work / Nancy Peter
  • Chapter 3. Turning points / Brandis Stockman
  • Chapter 4. Journey of the heart / Jocelyn Wiedow
  • Chapter 5. Taking equity full circle / Mariana Lopez Quintanilla
  • Chapter 6. Sweet spot / Marisela Montoya
  • Chapter 7. Investing in communities of color / Kourtney Andrada
  • Chapter 8. Reflection questions
  • Section III: Engagement
  • Chapter 9. Shifting the paradigm: Simple and radical ways to create safe, supportive, and engaging settings with youth / John Weiss and Thomas Akiva
  • Chapter 10. Creating windows through words / Devan Blackwell
  • Chapter 11. Knowing who i am / Terrance Cauley
  • Chapter 12. Afterschool as mission / Edward Franklin
  • Chapter 13. Mentoring lessons: Paying it forward / Anthony Pound
  • Chapter 14. Keeping relationship-building at the center / Brad Lademann
  • Chapter 15. Reflection questions
  • Section IV: Transformation
  • Chapter 16. Transformative influence in ost programs / Ingrid A. Nelson
  • Chapter 17. Sanctuary / Brittany Jacobs
  • Chapter 18. Transformative power of the arts / Emily Ustach
  • Chapter 19. A mirror for black boys / Amy M. Franks
  • Chapter 20. You can't fake the funk! Priscilla parchia
  • Chapter 21. Healing toward transformation / Keith F. Miller, Jr
  • Chapter 22. Reflection questions
  • Section v: Equity
  • Chapter 23. Centering equity in the ost field / Jimena Quiroga Hopkins. Conclusion: Now More Than Ever / Jane Quinn. About the Authors.