Research launch - your invitation
Youth Work and Social Media – Research launch
Friday 26 September 2008
14.45-16.45
Mary Ward House, 5-7 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SN
Online social networking, most commonly associated with Social Network Sites like MySpace, Facebook and Bebo, is a growing and significant phenomenon and part of many young people’s lives.
The National Youth Agency has been carrying out research into the role that Youth Work can play in supporting young people to make the most of the opportunities afforded by online social networking, as well as navigate the potential risks involved. An interim report on this work is available here
We are pleased to invite you to a free event to launch the final research report at Mary Ward House on Friday 26th September, from 2.45 pm. Refreshments will be available on arrival. Directions to the venue are available here
Delegates will hear a presentation from Tim Davies and Pete Cranston, the report’s authors, which will address:
- An overview of the literature on the opportunities and risks of online social networking, the data on how young people are engaging with online social networking, and the efficacy of the different strategies for supporting young people's safe and effective engagement with online social networking tools and spaces;
- Findings about the current levels of engagement with online social networking tools within the youth work workforce - from both an online survey and focus group research;
- The findings of three action research pilots looking at: developing policies to safe local authority engagement with social networking sites for youth participation; training for youth workers and youth professionals to be able to support young people to be safe in online social networking spaces; and using online social networking spaces to promote services to young people.
The presentation will cover practical steps that youth services can take to address social networking and open discussion will follow.
If you would like to attend this free event please respond to ritak@nya.org.uk with your:
Name:
Job Title:
Email address:
Contact telephone number:
Spaces are limited so we would advise early booking.
Delegates may also be interested in two other events running immediately before and after this one.
- The Local Government information Unit is running a good practice seminar on social networking and youth participation at the same venue immediately prior to this research launch, at a cost of £110 plus VAT. For more details, see the LGiU website
- On Saturday 27th September, The UK Youth Online conference is a free co-created event for anyone with an interest in how technology impacts upon, or can be used in, work with under 18s – for more details, see the UK Youth Online website
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