Melvin Delgado

Gebundenes Buch

Designs and Methods for Youth-Led Research

Beschreibung

Youth-led research is increasing in popularity around the globe and empowers todayÆs youth to help shape social interventions seeking to reach this population group. Designs and Methods for Youth-Led Research provides a foundation from which to plan and implement social research and program evaluation projects that place youth in central roles. In this text, author Melvin Delgado emphasizes how youth-led research represents a profound political and social statement about making relevant research result in significant changes to programs in the field of youth services. Key Features: ''''Brings together the worlds of practice and academia by providing numerous examples of field-based youth-led research projects ''Encourages a partnership between youth and adults to facilitate mutual respect and give young people the opportunity to make significant and lasting contributions to the creation of solutions to many of their concerns and needs ''Examines future challenges in the field to help develop programs that will enrich tomorrowÆs youth   ''Designs and Methods for Youth-Led Research is an excellent textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying youth development in a variety of Social Work, Psychology, Education, and Social Research courses. It is also a valuable resource for practitioners in the fields of youth development and youth services.

Autor

Dr. Melvin Delgado, M.S.W, Ph.D., is Professor of Social Work at Boston University School of Social Work. He is the former Chair of Macro Practice. He brings over 40 years of practice, research, and scholarship focused on urban population groups, with the Latinx community being a specific focus. Dr. Delgado is bilingual and bicultural, born and raised in New York City (South Bronx) and has focused his professional and academic career on developing urban-based outreach, research, and service delivery models stressing participatory democratic principles, and tapping cultural strengths and community assets. Dr. Delgado's has addressed a variety of social issues and needs, and published numerous articles and over 30 books on urban community practice topics. He is currently the Series Editor on Social Justice and Youth Community Practice, Oxford University Press.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 196mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 797g
• ISBN-13: 9781412915281
• ISBN-10: 1412915287
• Artikelnr.: 22059983