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The Youth Research group aims to offer an alternative voice for young people, a youth perspective through research. Making connections with professional bodies and working alongside NTU’s Youth Professional Practitioner Network, this group generates close-to-practice research. Generating opportunities for inter-disciplinary and cross-departmental collaboration, colleagues engage in dialogue and exchange around the position of youth in society. Thus enhancing research-informed teaching at NTU. The group aims to consolidate and showcase youth-focused research from the School of Social Sciences and wider across NTU, as well as supporting doctoral candidates with opportunities to share and develop their research.

Working with Autistic Young People: A research-informed guide for Practitioners in Education, Youth Work, Youth Justice and Social Care.

This resource has been designed for the purposes of bringing recent research on autistic young people to a wider range of youth practitioners in an accessible format. In this booklet you will find guidance on avoiding labelling and preferred terminology, an explanation of neurodiversity and four research case studies from Education, Youth Work, Youth Justice and Social Care. Each case study closes with recommendations for practitioners and signposting of further resources.

Nikki Stevenson, Alex Toft, Vicky Palmer and Jenny Sanders.

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NTU’s Youth Professional Practitioner Network

• Dr Frances Howard
• Dr Vicky Palmer
• Dr Shantey Francis
• Jo Reynolds
• Ian Jones
• Jenny Sanders
• Professor Pam Alldred
• Professor Geraldine Brady
• Professor Carrie Paechter
• Dr Nadja Heym
• Nikki Stevenson
• Helen Woods
• Charlie Porter-Baker
• Sarah Askin

Publications, PhD projects and research projects

The publications of Youth Research group members range from girl skateboarders to youth arts, from non-binary young people to mobile phone usage. Research projects include Youth Voice within Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé City’s carbon neutral plan and the RIP: Stars – a group of disabled young researchers. Doctoral supervision is undertaken by many of the group members and current PhD project include black young people’s romantic relationships, school exclusion and intersectionality and inclusion in youth work.

Publications

Alldred, P., 2023. . Social Sciences, 12(9), p.479.

Bennett, A., Sofija, E., Green, B., Guerra, P., Howard, F., and Oliveira, A., 2024. Journal of Youth Studies.

Gormally, S., Howard, F. and Seal, M., 2024. Journal of Applied Youth Studies, pp.1-5.

guizzo, gigi, and Alldred, P. (2024) Social Sciences 13, 1: 61.

Howard, F., 2023. Journal of Applied Youth Studies, pp.1-18.

Howard, F., 2023. Youth, 3(3), pp.1053-1062.

Paechter, C., Stoodley, L., Keenan, M. and Lawton, C., 2024. Sociological Research Online.

Paechter, C., Keenan, M., Stoodley, L., and Lawton, C. Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Review for the Sociology of Sport (2024).

Paechter, C., Stoodley, L., Keenan, M. and Lawton, C., 2024. . Sport in Society, 27(7), pp.1004-1021.

Stoodley, L., Paechter, C., Keenan, M. and Lawton, C., 2024. Leisure Studies, pp.1-16.

Brady, G., Franklin, A. and RIP: STARS Collective, 2023. Sociology of Health & Illness.

Brady, G., Toft, A., Alldred, P., Roesch, C., Gair, H, Raymond, E., Brown, G. and Paechter, C.  (2022). Funded by and reported to What Works for Children's Social Care, UK.

Cooper-Levitan, M. N., and Alldred, P. (2022). Social Sciences 11: 535.

Franklin, A., Brady, G. and RIP:STARS Collective (2022) in Turok-Squire, R (Ed) Children's Experience, Participation and Rights During COVID-19. Palgrave Macmillan.

Gee, R. (2022). Youth Justice, 0(0).

Green, B., Bennett, A., Guerra, P., Howard, F., Oliveira, A., Sousa, S. and Sofija, E., 2022. In Remaking Culture and Music Spaces (pp. 34-46). Routledge.

Howard, F., 2022. Policy Press.

Howard, F., 2022. Journal of Applied Youth Studies, 5(2), pp.101-116.

McGimpsey, I., Rousell, D. and Howard, F., 2023. Educational Review, 75(1), pp.1-8.

Ocran, B. E. and Alldred, P. (2023) . Research Square.

Paechter, C., Stoodley, L., Keenan, M. and Lawton, C. Women’s Studies Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Forum, 96: January-February, 2023.

Paechter, C. Toft, A. and Carlile, A. Pedagogy, Culture and Society 29:5 , 695-731,2021.

Paechter, C. The rights and interests of trans and intersex children: considerations, conflicts and implications in relation to the UNCRC. Journal of Gender Studies 30:7, 844-854, 2021.

Simpson, J.E. (2023) Pitcher, D. and Burke, B. (eds.) British Association of Social Workers. Birmingham. pp.69-81

Stjerna, M.L. and Brady, G., 2023. Frontiers in Sociology, 8, p.1213769.

Sundaram, V., Arun Kumar, S. and Alldred, P. (2023) , End Violence Against Women Coalition, UK.

Research projects

Frances Howard, Vicky Palmer, Jo Reynolds, Shantey Francis, Andy Newton, Tadgh Tobin.

Project Title - An Exploratory Research Study to Understand the High Numbers of First Time Entrants into the Youth Justice System in Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé and Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈéshire

Brief Description - NTU were commissioned by Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé City and Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈéshire Violence Reduction Unit (NNVRP) to undertake the above project. It is a collaborative project with colleagues in the department of social sciences and has entailed gathering data from stakeholders, practitioners and young people throughout the city and county.

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Frances Howard and Rich Pickford (Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Civic Exchange) worked with on Captivate – Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈéshire’s Cultural Education Partnership on an evaluation of their TAKEOVER programme: open to young people from Mansfield & Ashfield to be part of a new arts and creative volunteering and skills development programme. Young People took part in an intensive 3-month arts and cultural training programme as well as a youth-led festival outside of school hours.

Professor Geraldine Brady: Funded by Big Lottery/DRILL, the young researchers developed a framework for practice based on their findings to ensure that quality and rights underpin the development and review of EHCP’s. The RIP: Stars were also called to give evidence to Parliament during the .

Professor Matt Henn: Citizens, environmental sustainability and local democracy: Putting people’s voices at the centre of Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé’s Carbon Neutral 2028 Action Plan.

Professor Matt Henn: Young people and citizenship education: The Impact of studying for the GCSE Citizenship Studies on young people’s democratic engagement and participation.

Dr Frances Howard: Youth Arts Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé research exchange with Aalborg University, Denmark.

PhD projects

Elinor Whittle: Creative Arts Youth Work: Investigating a Distinct Educational Practice.

Justin Hancock: What (else) do online sexuality and relationships education resources do? A (new) materialist case study of BISH: a guide to sex, love, and you.

Saima Khan: Immersive Education For Children On Water Sustainability (Co(l)laboratory project)

Charlie Porter-Baker: How do intersecting identities hinder and facilitate inclusion in youth work?

Rebecca Ciarla: Community Cohesion and Wellbeing: Evaluation of an Activity Village.

Paulette Sawyers: Exploring black young people’s romantic relationships through their use of contemporary slang.