Exploring emancipatory youth work: The case of Hong Kong outreach workers

International Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Yum, Steven Ngai Sek ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Emancipatory youth work; Foucauldian perspective; Outreaching social work; Power and resistance; Youth empowerment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746933263     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872806065325     Document Type: Review

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