YVJ Special Issue | Methodological approaches to research in youth work: Changing the paradigm

“Youth work has not traditionally been viewed as part of the research tradition of the academy and has, too often, despite having a positive impact on young people’s lives, had difficulty in demonstrating its efficacy both to funders and researchers alike. Over the past four years at Wrexham Glyndŵr University we have seen the seeds of change. Academics and practitioners employing different methodologies within the youth work contexts across the UK providing important and powerful insights into the nature and impact of youth worK.”

“Youth work has not traditionally been viewed as part of the research tradition of the academy and has, too often, despite having a positive impact on young people’s lives, had difficulty in demonstrating its efficacy both to funders and researchers alike. Over the past four years at Wrexham Glyndŵr University we have seen the seeds of change. Academics and practitioners employing different methodologies within the youth work contexts across the UK providing important and powerful insights into the nature and impact of youth worK.”