Bridging Theory and Practice: Reflections from a Youth Work ‘Actitioner’

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Wilkinson, C orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-9313-6585 (2025) Bridging Theory and Practice: Reflections from a Youth Work ‘Actitioner’. Youth and Policy: the journal of critical analysis. ISSN 0262-9798

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Abstract

In this post Catherine Wilkinson reflects on her unconventional journey from interdisciplinary academic research to youth worker-in-becoming. She proposes the term 'actitioner' to challenge traditional notions of 'pracademics' to suggest a more fluid integration of academic and practice-based identities. This article underscores the value of integrating theory with practice.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 1607 Social Work; 1699 Other Studies in Human Society
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Education
Publisher: National Youth Agency
Date of acceptance: 5 September 2025
Date Deposited: 30 Sep 2025 09:09
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2025 09:09
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/27231
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