Dyfodol cynaliadwy: cyfraniad gwaith ieuenctid i bolisi ‘Llesiant Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol’ Llywodraeth Cymru ac i’r adolygiad ‘Dyfodol Llwyddiannus’

Mae Deddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol (Cymru) 2015 (Llywodraeth Cymru 2015) ac argymhellion adolygiad Donaldson Dyfodol Llwyddiannus (Donaldson 2015) yn rhoi cyfle o’r newydd i waith ieuenctid yng Nghymru brofi’i werth a chreu Dyfodol cynaliadwyiddo’i hun. Mae’r erthygl hon yn archwilio’r cyfraniad y gall gwaith ieuenctid ei wneud i’r agendâu Llywodraeth Cymru hyn. Gwobrwywyd Jamie Jones-Mead â … Continued

A Practical Model for Youth Work Practice: Unpicking the Epistemology

This article is based on the premise that youth work practice is contained within a Community of Practice (Lave and Wenger. 1998) underpinned by and through experiential learning mirroring a quasi-Steiner approach to learning. The amalgamation of these three tenets make youth work, as practiced mainly by qualified workers, an interesting template that tips the … Continued

Process is the Product: Is There a Need for Measurement in Youth Work?

The central tenet of this article is predicated upon a belief that there is a need to link both the formal with the informal/non -formal sectors without at any point compromising the strengths of either. The analysis within this article deconstructs the ideology and philosophy behind the perceived dominance of the formal sector over the … Continued

A sustainable future: youth work’s contribution to Welsh Government’s ‘Wellbeing of Future Generations’ policy and ‘Successful Futures’ review

The Welsh Government Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015  and the recommendations from Donaldson’s Successful Futures review gives youth work in Wales a refreshed opportunity to prove its value and create for itself a sustainable future. This article explores the contribution youth work can make to these Welsh Government policy agendas. Jamie Jones-Mead was … Continued