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Group work as a method in open youth work in Icelandic youth centres

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dc.contributor Háskóli Íslands
dc.contributor University of Iceland
dc.contributor.author Guðmundsson, Árni
dc.date.accessioned 2020-05-28T10:56:07Z
dc.date.available 2020-05-28T10:56:07Z
dc.date.issued 2017-01
dc.identifier.citation Guðmundsson, A. (2017). Group work as a method in open youth work in Icelandic youth centres. The International Journal of Open Youth Work, 1(1)
dc.identifier.issn 2514-1821
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1851
dc.description.abstract This paper will discuss group work as an important part of the work being carried out in Icelandic youth clubs. I will look at this work in a historical context and examine the creation and the history of youth clubs. Ever since youth clubs in Iceland started operating in the year 1957, group work has been an integral part of the work. At the beginning the aim of the group work was to provide practical knowledge and prepare young people for work. The year 1971 marked the beginning of a new era with new ways of working and a theoretical approach started to be used in the field. This was due to the introduction of a specialised curriculum for youth workers that was based, amongst other things, on the theories of Danish social psychologist Sjölund. Although Sjölund is not as widely used today, his influences can be seen in today’s youth work. Today group work is based on a different foundation and is more in line with the approach developed by the pedagogue Laxvik and covered in his book Supportive Relationships (Bärande relationer) from the year 2001. However, it must be noted that in a short paper like this there is only scope to cover firstly the beginning of the use of group work in youth work in Iceland and secondly the theoretical influences of Sjölund on the group work of that time period. When covering Sjölund a case sample will be given. Thirdly Laxvik’s approach and the theoretical basis of modern group work in Iceland will be covered.
dc.description.sponsorship Erasmus + “European network of youth work research TRI Network”, Project No. 2014-2-NO02-KA205-000450
dc.format.extent 152-173
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Newman University
dc.relation.ispartofseries The International Journal of Open Youth Work;1(1)
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject Youth work
dc.subject Group work
dc.subject Theoretical framework
dc.subject Historical context
dc.subject Æskulýðsstarf
dc.subject Saga
dc.title Group work as a method in open youth work in Icelandic youth centres
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dcterms.license CC 4.0 This journal provides immediate open access to its content based on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
dc.description.version Peer Reviewed
dc.identifier.journal The International Journal of Open Youth Work
dc.relation.url https://www.newman.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/International_journal_of_open_youth_work.pdf
dc.contributor.department Deild heilsueflingar, íþrótta og tómstunda (HÍ)
dc.contributor.department Faculty of Health Promotion, Sport and Leisure Studies (UI)
dc.contributor.school Menntavísindasvið (HÍ)
dc.contributor.school School of education (UI)


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