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Maude Stanley, girls’ clubs and district visiting. One of the central pioneers of girls’ work and neighbourhood work in general. [Updated January 2026].

Walking informal education – exploring developments in central London. [Updated January 2026].

Exploring South Ronaldsay provides a picture of the history and daily life of this Orkney island. It is where infed.org is based. [Updated January 2026]

What is pedagogy? A definition and discussion. [Updated October 2025].

Josephine Macalister Brew, youth work and informal education [Updated September 2025]

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Part-time youth work in an industrial community. This booklet by Bernard Davies provides a wonderful exploration of youth work in the 1970s and the impact it had upon its practitioners. It reveals youth work at this time as a deeply personal and political experience and practice.

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