Key databases
Search databases for current research and online journal articles related to Youth Work.
- InformitLarge collection of Australian research databases which includes full-text, indexes and abstracts to journals, books, conference proceedings and other research material.
- SocINDEX with Full TextAcademic journals, abstracts, books and conference papers. Coverage includes gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, religion, racial studies, and social work.
- Social Science Premium CollectionIndex and full-text database covering the social sciences, including politics, public policy, sociology, social work, criminology and education. Includes journal articles, books and dissertations.
- ProQuest Sociology DatabaseFull-text journals in sociology and social work, and related fields such as social policy, gender studies, gerontology, social psychology and population studies.
- Academic Search CompleteLarge, multi-disciplinary, full text and index database. Includes peer-reviewed journals and other publications such as books, reports and conference proceedings.
Background reading
Dictionaries and encyclopedias are handy for gathering background information when you start researching a topic. They can help you to clarify topics and identify related concepts and terms that you can use as search terms.
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News
Newspapers are a good source for up-to-date reporting on real-world events related to issues in the youth work sector.
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You can also find newspaper articles via Library search. |
E-journals
Database searching allows you to find online articles from many journals, and you can also search within specific journals.
- Journal of Youth StudiesJournal of Youth Studies is an international scholarly journal devoted to the theoretical and empirical understanding of young people’s experiences and life contexts.
- Journal of Applied Youth Studies
The Journal of Applied Youth Studies is an international scholarly journal publishing across the research – policy – practice – theory spectrum on issues that concern youth and young adults. - International Journal of Adolescence and YouthInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to identify, examine, and compare issues, problems, and policies related to adolescents and youth throughout the world.
- Developing Practice: The Child, Youth and Family Work Journal
This journal is aimed at practitioners and managers who provide programs and services for vulnerable children, young people and families. - Children and Youth Services Review
An international, multidisciplinary journal that focuses on disadvantaged or vulnerable children, young people, families and the systems designed to support them. - International Journal of Child, Youth & Family StudiesA peer-reviewed, open access, interdisciplinary, cross-national journal that is committed to scholarly excellence in the field of research about and services for children, youth, families, and their communities.
Books
This is a sample of books available in the ACU Library. To find more use Library search.
Outcomes of Open Adoption from Care by Publication Date: 2021Presents unique evidence from the first comprehensive study of the outcomes of open adoption from care and looks at face-to-face post adoption contact with birth families.
Monitoring State Compliance with the un Convention on the Rights of the Child by Publication Date: 2022This book presents a discussion on human rights-based attributes for each article pertinent to the substantive rights of children, as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
What Young People Want from Mental Health Services by Publication Date: 2021Offers clear guidance to counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists, youth workers, social workers, service providers and policymakers about how to work with youth and design their services so they are a better match for young people today.
Youth at Risk by Publication Date: 2019This comprehensive text, written by experts in each topical area, provides research-based approaches designed for work with youth in the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood.
Videos
Discover more collections of videos and documentaries like Kanopy and Clickview.
- Social Animals: The Real and Digital Worlds of Today’s Teenagers
A 2018 documentary film about three teenagers growing up on Instagram. - Addicted Teens: Personal Accounts of Substance Abuse Addictions
Addicted Teens is a four-part documentary series that takes an in-depth look at teen addiction, featuring addicts, abusers, families and those in recovery. - Out: Coming Out Stories
Through a montage of compelling videos posted to the internet by young LGBTQ individuals, Out lets us experience the ground-breaking moments of their coming out. - Little Miss Westie
Little Miss Westie follows two transgender siblings as they navigate puberty, school, dating and transitioning during the Trump era. - The Oasis: Australia's Homeless Youth
This documentary, filmed over two years, follows the daily chaos and drama of a group of homeless kids who have found solace and family at Oasis, a Salvation Army youth refuge.
Websites
- Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)The Australian Government's key research body in the area of family wellbeing. The AIFS conducts research to increase the understanding of Australian families and the issues that affect them.
- Australian Institute of Health and WelfareThe AIHW is an independent statutory Australian Government agency with more than 30 years of experience working with health and welfare data. It aims to provide stronger evidence for better decisions and improved health and welfare.
- YouthAOD ToolboxThis toolbox provides practitioners in the youth alchohol and other drugs field with reliable and current information to help to increase their knowledge and enrich their practice.
- Centre for Multicultural Youth Knowledge HubProvides specialist knowledge and support to young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds.
- Youth Work Studies: Youth Workers AustraliaFeatures a range of Youth Work resources, from reports and studies to information on the Juvenile Justice system and videos and podcasts, as well as a Youth Work toolbox.