Table Of ContentROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS:
THE ADOLESCENT
Volume 6
YOUTH POLICY IN THE 1990S
YOUTH POLICY IN THE 1990S
The Way Forward
Edited by
JOHN C. COLEMAN
and
CHRIS WARREN-ADAMSON
First published in 1992 by Routledge
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Youth policy in the 1990s
Despite its importance, youth policy is an often ignored area of Government
planning and legislation, and policy initiatives seem to lack any guiding
theme or relevance to the needs of young people. In Youth Policy in
the 1990s John C. Coleman and Chris Warren-Adamson have brought
together prominent experts in key areas of youth policy. They provide a
critical review of the major issues which implicitly or explicitly affect the
world of adolescents and examine to what extent they paint a picture of
existing youth policy. The aim is to provide a baseline for a policy on
youth in the 1990s.
The book recommends the introduction of a Minister for Young People
and the use of youth impact statements at national and local level and seeks
to provide information and argument for those seeking to plan policy for
young people from a corporate or inter-agency perspective.
The contributors are all recognized experts in their fields. They tackle
their topic first by examining the historical perspective, with a special
concentration on the past decade. Each has paid regard to particular
themes - ethnicity, class and gender, and where possible, has brought in
material from other countries and cultures. They have then put forward
suggestions for future policy.
John C. Coleman is Director of the Trust for the Study of Adolescence,
Brighton, and Editor of the Journal of Adolescence. Chris Warren-
Adamson was formerly Associate Director of the Trust for the Study of
Adolescence and is an Adviser to the National Council of Voluntary Child
Care Organisations.
Youth policy in the 1990s
The way forward
Edited by
John C. Coleman and
Chris Warren-Adamson
London and New York
First published in 1992
by Routledge
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
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© 1992 The collection as a whole, John C. Coleman and
Chris Warren-Adamson; individual chapters, the contributors.
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Printed and bound in Great Britain by
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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted
or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any
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hereafter invented, including photocopying and
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A Catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Youth policy in the nineteen nineties: the way forward / edited by
John Coleman and Chris Warren-Adamson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Teenagers - Government policy - Great Britain. 2. Teenagers - Great
Britain. I. Coleman, John C. II. Warren-Adamson, Chris, 1946- III.
Title: Youth policy in the 1990s.
HQ799.G7Y59 1992
305.23'5'0941-dc20 91-21386
CIP
ISBN 0-415-05835-X (hbk)
ISBN 0-415-05836-8 (pbk)
Contents
List of figures and tables vii
List of abbreviations viii
Editors' note x
List of contributors xi
1 Dear Minister . . .
Chris Warren-Adamson 1
2 The nature of adolescence
John C. Coleman 8
3 Secondary education
Phil Walkling and Chris Brannigan 28
4 Youth employment and training
Michael H. Banks 45
5 Sport and leisure: the not-so-hidden curriculum?
Leo Hendry 62
6 Youth work and informal education
Janet Paraskeva 88
7 Health matters
Sylvia Tilford 104
8 Mental health services for adolescents
Richard Williams and Ian Skeldon 137
9 Empowerment and child welfare
Mike Stein and Nick Frost 161
10 Juvenile-justice policy in England and Wales
John Pitts 172
