He has worked for 20 years as a youth work practitioner in a variety of settings and brings that knowledge and commitment to youth work to his teaching and research. He is particularly interested in the relationship between theory and practice of youth work, the impact of policy on practice; well as the management of youth & community work and outdoor education. Second, renewed edition of his well-known book called “Youth Work Process, Product and Practice Creating an authentic curriculum in work with young people” will be published on June 2016. For further information, see: www.marjon.ac.uk/about-marjon/staff-list-and-profiles/ord-dr-jon.html