Boys, Young Men and Violence: Masculinities, Education and Practice

by Ken Harland, Sam McCready

Overview

This book draws upon data collected over an 18 year period with over 1000 boys and young men across Northern Ireland. Providing critical reflections on violence, masculinity and education, it uses the voices and experiences of young men to inform and influence research, practice and policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137297341
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/14/2014
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	225
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Ken Harland has lectured in Community Youth Work in the School of Sociology and Applied Social Studies at Ulster University, UK since 2002. He is also co-founder and co-director of the university's Centre for Young Men's Studies. His specific research interests focus on themes of masculinity, violence, educational attainment, mental health and youth work methodology.

Sam McCready is Professor of Community Youth Work in the School of Sociology and Applied Social Studies at Ulster University, UK. He is a co-founder and co-director of the Centre for Young Men's Studies. His research interests are in youth work, young men and education, young men and violence, and examining issues facing young people.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Context for our research work with boys and young men
2. Taking Boys Seriously (2006-2012): A Longitudinal Study
3. Research with Boys and Young Men: Critical reflections on theme of violence
4. Research with Boys and Young Men: Critical reflections on theme of masculinity
5. Critical Reflections on Education and Learning
6. The Voices of young men 1997  - 2014
7. Critical Reflections on Practice

Editorial Reviews

In Boys, Young Men, and Violence, Ken Harland and Sam McCready provides the results of an 18-year study that focused on the development of adolescent boys and young men ranging in ages from eleven to twenty-three. … They provide data and ideas that are particularly needed by educators, professionals, officials, and researchers worldwide, to better respond to at-risk adolescent boys and young men who struggle with violence on an everyday basis.” (Michael R. Shew, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 45, 2016)

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