Are written programmes suitable for use in youth work?

What is it about?

Youth work is generally seen as an informal, unstructured set of activities. We are interested in how youth workers can incorporate research evidence into their practice. One way to do this is to use written or manualised programmes. In this paper, we explore how youth workers feel about using manualised programmes in their work and whether they feel their their practice is improved.

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Why is it important?

Outcomes from youth work activity may be improved by a greater use of research evidence regarding what works or does not work but there is very little written about this in the academic literature. This paper contributes to the thinking and evidence around these issues.