Pat Dolan, Bernadine Brady

Broschiertes Buch

A Guide to Youth Mentoring

Providing Effective Social Support

Beschreibung

This book is a comprehensive guide to youth mentoring programmes, illustrating how they can increase the social support available to young people. It outlines the objectives and benefits of mentoring, how it works, and how to mentor successfully. Youth mentoring in community and school settings is covered, as well as mentoring for vulnerable youth.

Autor

Pat Dolan holds a UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He leads the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre and directs the MA in Family Support Studies, which for over 15 years has had the development of family support as a major goal. At different times in his career he has been a successful practitioner and senior manager in the area of family support. Apart from his extensive research experience in the field, he has provided policy advice on family support to national statutory and voluntary agencies and to international organisations. Pat is widely published on Family Support.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781849051484
• ISBN-10: 1849051488
• Artikelnr.: 33765652