Youth worker training : teaching and learning from an international perspective

Vaughan Bowie

Youth worker training : teaching and learning from an international perspective

Vaughan Bowie

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This article examines the development of youth work as a profession in Australia, from its early days when Australia was a British colony to the present day. The paper then outlines how this historical heritage has influenced the types of youth worker training that have been developed at the college and university levels. The article concludes with a brief overview of the field and a comparison of youth work and training opportunities in the UK and Canada on the one hand and in Australia on the other.

Original language	English
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of child and youth care work
Publication status	Published - 2004

Keywords

Social workers
Training of
Australia
History
Social work education
Cross-cultural studies

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Youth worker training : teaching and learning from an international perspective

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