"This book is the second in a series entitled Learning and Development for a Better World and it explores the potential for self-directed lifelong action learning (LAL) by focusing on the design of development pathways with and for young adults. The book considers the reasons why LAL pathways are needed and draws on innovative approaches used by the Global University for Lifelong Learning (including micro enterprise, peace-building, music, sport and the creative arts) with examples from nine countries. The aim is to offer a timely response to the pressing global problem of access to learning and development for marginalized young people during the vulnerable period from their mid-teens to mid-twenties.
This book is an engaging and compelling text. I enjoyed the flow of ideas and the key messages of need and solution that it provides. The authors are articulate and convincing in their crafted messages as well as passionate. Reading this book is time well spent and both enjoyable and instructional.Brendan Bartlett, Professor of Education, Institute of Learning Sciences Australia, Australian Catholic University
This book will help both policy makers and those working with young people to change lives. In many areas of the world, young people, particularly women, lead impoverished lives. Developing approaches to lifelong action learning with these young adults will provide hope for the future. Emer Clarke, Formerly Area Director of the UK Learning and Skills Council
The plight of millions of young people is clearly worsening as social and economic divisions increase and deepen. This book will serve those well who want to agitate for change and reform based on a belief in social justice and equality of access to learning and economic fairness for all young people.David Davies, Professor Emeritus and Former Executive Dean, University of Derby, UK
This book is a valuable resource, an indispensable text and a must read for all working with young people. What captured my attention most was the way in which it illustrates how access to purposeful learning and development can be provided to marginalized young people. Eldrie Gouws, Professor, Department of Psychology of Education, University of South Africa
This is a significant and far reaching response to the global problem of young adults unemployment and lack of educational opportunities, especially in disadvantaged, remote and poverty-stricken communities in developing as well as developed countries. It is of interest to a wide audience of readers, including youth, parents, educators, non-profit organizations, governments and churches.Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt, Co-author, Lifelong Action Learning for Community Development: Learning and Development for a Better World, Sense Publishers, 2013"
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Foreword: How Inclusive Action Learning Pathways Contribute to a Better World; Acknowledgements; Reviewers Comments; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Appendices; List of Acronyms; Series Overview: Learning and Development for a Better World; About the Authors; Introduction to the Book; Introduction; Conceptual Framework; Rationale, Aims and Approach; Significance; Contents and Structure; Excluded Young Adults; Marginalization of Young Adults: A Global Perspective; Introduction; How Are Young People Faring?; Situational Constraints in Developing Regions/Countries; Situational Constraints in Developed Regions/Countries; Conclusion; Youth Development: A Twenty-First Century Approach; Introduction; Alternative Education Programs; Improving the Technical, Marketable Skills of Youth; The Shift to a More Holistic Approach to Youth Development; Action Learning as a Developmental Approach for Youth; Conclusion; Designing Pathways with Young Adults; Personal Viability: An Approachto Sustainable Micro Enterprise: A Pathway from Papua New Guinea; Overview; Visualizing Prosperity; Pathway Design; Interview with Samuel Tam; Summary; Review Questions; Acknowledgements; House of Joy: Community Living, Service and Social Enterprise: A Pathway from Malysia; Overview; The House of Joy Concept; Pathway Design; In Summary; Interview with Pastor Joseph; Interview with Bryan Taaey Kim Hui; Summary; Review Questions; Acknowledgements; Mentoring Homeless Young Adults on the Journey to Independent Living: A Pathway from United Kingdom; Overview; Addressing the Relational Gap for Homeless Young Adults; Pathway Design; Interview with Josie Silva Clark; Summary; Review Questions; Acknowledgements; Building Better Communities through Music and Media: A Pathway from Uganda; Overview; Communities Speaking with One Voice Can Be Heard!; Interview with Simon Hill and Rob May; Indicative Pathway Design; Summary; Review Questions; Acknowledgements; Designing Creative Projects with YoungAdults: Peace-Building in Lebanon: A Pathway from Lebanon; Overview; The Lebanese Context; Pathway Design; Fostering Personal Development; Reinforcing Technical Development; Pathway Mid-Point Reflections; Zeinabs Observations; Zeinabs Action Points; Corinnes Observations; Normas Observations; Summary; Review Questions; Acknowledgements; Changing Society from the Inside Out: Equipping Young Leaders and Mentors: A Pathway from the Democratic Republic of Congo; Overview; The Impact of Conflict on the DRC: Challenges Facing the Next Generation; Pathway Design; Interview with Heidi Bentley and Amy Cummings; Summary; Review Questions; Acknowledgements; Young Adults with Purpose in Guatemala: A Pathway from Guatemala; Overview; Challenging Environments, Changing Lifestyles; Pathway Design; The Role of the Mentor as a Tutor and Learning Coach; Personal and Technical Development; Interview with Jonathan Welford; Summary; Reflection and Concluding Comment by Kim Rojas, YAPG Mentor; Review Questions; Acknowledgements; Ubunye: Providing Pathways for Youth Development through the Community School: A Pathway from South Africa; Overview; Can a School Be the Learning Hub for the Wider Community?; Pathway Design; Interview with Bruce Damons; Summary; Review Questions; Acknowledgements; MANA Community Mentoring: Strengthening Identity and Positive Pathways for Pacific Youth: A Pathway from Australia; Overview; The MANA Concept; Pathway Design; Reflections from an Interview with Andrew Faavale, Director, MANA Community Mentoring; Summary; Review Questions; Acknowledgements; Conclusions; Introduction; Part I: Excluded Young Adults: What Are the Problems and Responses?; Part II: Designing Pathways with Young Adults: What Are the Possibilities?; A Generic Design Approach that Facilitates Lifelong Learning of Young Adults; Endword; Index.