Book Review—Reclaiming Community: Race and the Uncertain Future of Youth Work

Authors

  • Ishmael A. Miller University of Washington, Seattle

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2019.846

Keywords:

after-school program, youth workers, youth development, community based organization

Abstract

Reclaiming Community: Race and the Uncertain Future of Youth Work (Baldridge, 2019) presents a case study of a community-based after-school organization that supports youth cultural, identity, academic, and political development. This book highlights the organization as it tries to navigate neoliberal educational reforms. 

Author Biography

Ishmael A. Miller, University of Washington, Seattle

Ishmael Miller (M.A., School of Education, The University of Mississippi) is a 3rd year Ph.D student studying Educational Policy, Organizations, and Leadership at the University of Washington-Seattle (UW). Miller’s research focuses on race, equity, and leading out of school time organizations 

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Baldridge, B. J. (2019). Reclaiming community: Race and the uncertain future of youth work. Redwood City, CA: Stanford University Press.

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Published

2019-12-16

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 4 (2019)

Section

Resource Reviews

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