"Kicking Down Doors" and "Turning Over Stones": Front-line Youth Workers Engaging in Policy Analysis as an Active Advocacy Process

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dc.contributor.advisorWulff, Dan
dc.contributor.authorHuntingford, Stasha
dc.contributor.committeememberFehr, Linda
dc.contributor.committeememberLind, Candace
dc.contributor.committeememberKarabanow, Jeff
dc.contributor.committeememberSteinberg, Shirley
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-13T20:09:51Z
dc.date.available2017-06-13T20:09:51Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractIn this research, front-line youth workers analyzed policy pertaining to youth homelessness. This analysis catalyzed further reflections and actions informed by what we learned in the research, such as the establishment of the School of Social Play. The research process was composed of the following phases: the Preparing the Ground phase, the Immersion phase, as well as the Reflection and Action phases. Focus groups and participant observation were some of the methods used to answer research questions during these phases. One participant in this research identified as a co-researcher at a one-year follow up after the research concluded. This person engaged in a reflective dialogue with me about the research, which is included in the discussion chapter. Workers identified four key principles that would contribute to ending youth homelessness. The first principle concerns the relationship between stigma and homelessness. The second principle emphasizes the importance of relationships, and the third focuses on harms caused by the charity model. The final principle states that services and policies should be directed by youth, as they are the people best able to define what the problem is. In the discussion, I justify my conclusion that youth have much to teach us about challenging authority, critical thinking, and the pursuit of social justice.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHuntingford, S. (2017). "Kicking Down Doors" and "Turning Over Stones": Front-line Youth Workers Engaging in Policy Analysis as an Active Advocacy Process (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26700en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26700
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3885
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultySocial Work
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducation--Social Sciences
dc.subjectSocial Work
dc.subjectPublic and Social Welfare
dc.subject.otherFront-line workers
dc.subject.otherPolicy
dc.subject.otherYouth Homelessness
dc.subject.otherParticipatory Action Research
dc.title"Kicking Down Doors" and "Turning Over Stones": Front-line Youth Workers Engaging in Policy Analysis as an Active Advocacy Process
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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