Youth Workers as Educators

Abstract

First and foremost, youth workers are educators. All other roles they may fulfil at certain times are secondary. The essential nature of their work is concerned with bringing about change. It is about moving young people on in some way from point A, not necessarily to point B or C, but to some position beyond point A. It is about the development within people of knowledge, skills and feelings. It is this emphasis located within the work that delineates the educator role from all the others.