Reflection, Recovery and Regeneration:
Learning from the lived experiences of Covid-19
The Association will be hosting its delayed Annual Conference via ZOOM with a focus on recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. As we emerge from multiple lockdowns and contemplate the catalyst for change that is inevitable post-pandemic, there continue to be unanswered questions about what higher education, youth work, and community development will be facing in the weeks, months and years ahead. This year’s online conference provides an opportunity for Association members and our wider network to pause and reflect on the impact of the pandemic as we construct a new normal.
Conference will include discussion of how pedagogical approaches to education in youth and community work are challenged by the re-shaping of Higher Education after two years of interrupted learning and shifts towards digitally-led pedagogy. The future also presents particular challenges and opportunities for youth and community work as a distinct professional practice as we seek to recover and regenerate in our work with young people and their communities. Furthermore, it is clear how the pandemic has highlighted the health, wealth and social inequalities across society and the ‘patterns of change’ that appear to repeat themselves at times of national crisis. Conference will explore these questions through seminar presentations, research dissemination and group discussions that share emerging practice, debate emerging realities and plan for future collaboration.
Our emphasis - as with all annual conferences - will be on dialogue, discussion and debate as we reconvene to refresh our commitment to youth and community work education in as we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Contributions to the seminar programme are invited through the links and briefs provided on our dedicated conference page: