Best practise for managing youth workers: a thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (MA), 2013 / Jonathan Bell.
The aim of this research is to examine experiences in the management of youth work from the perspective of both youth workers and their managers. From these experiences will emerge some themes which contribute to a model of best practise in managing youth workers. Some important principles of manage...
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| Summary: | The aim of this research is to examine experiences in the management of youth work from the perspective of both youth workers and their managers. From these experiences will emerge some themes which contribute to a model of best practise in managing youth workers. Some important principles of management which lead to improving organisational culture and employee performance will provide a framework for discussing information gained from structured interviews with ten people working as or managing Youth Workers. They will include a range of management theories including the theories of McGregor (2000) regarding the encouragement of employee performance, as well as the ideas of Bruce et al (2009) regarding the four developmental needs of young people. The outcome of the research will be a discussion of theory and practise which increases the managers' understanding of the unique needs of youth workers in delivering their best performance. Author supplied keywords: Youth work; Management; Qualitative. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource Also held in print (89 leaves ; 30 cm) in off-campus storage, box 75 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |