Guidance provision in Youthreach centres
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https://doi.org/10.20856/jnicec.5008Keywords:
Ireland, Disadvantaged groups, Mentoring, Career guidance, Youth workAbstract
This article investigates the current provision of guidance counselling in Youthreach education. Current research and policy on guidance counselling provision in Youthreach suggests that there is an apparent gap in policy outlining clear guidelines (NCGE 2019; SOLAS 2020). This article aims to investigate these claims in more detail by combining themes from current literature and policy with themes identified in the data obtained from qualitative semi-structured interviews with eight Youthreach coordinators and eight former students.
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