- Student empowerment in the teaching of race equality in Higher Education Woodger, David and Westman, Susan. 2018. Student empowerment in the teaching of race equality in Higher Education. Youth & Policy, ISSN 0262-9798
- Large Group Work: Identity Development and Its Significance for Achieving Race Equality Woodger, David. 2015. Large Group Work: Identity Development and Its Significance for Achieving Race Equality. Group Analysis, 48(1), pp. 74-89. ISSN 0533-3164
- Groupwork Training for Social Justice Woodger, David and Anastacio, Jean. 2013. Groupwork Training for Social Justice. Groupwork, 23(2), pp. 56-77. ISSN 0951-824X
- Institutional racism in healthcare services: using mainstream methods to develop a practical approach Woodger, David. 2010. Institutional racism in healthcare services: using mainstream methods to develop a practical approach. Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care, 3(4), pp. 36-44. ISSN 1757-0980
- Race and Adoption Article Woodger, David. 2006. Race and Adoption Article. Anthology of trans-racial writings,
- Achieving Equality of Service Response: an Action Research Approach to Tackling Institutional Racism Woodger, David and Cowan, Jim. 2006. Achieving Equality of Service Response: an Action Research Approach to Tackling Institutional Racism. Research Policy and Planning, 24(2), pp. 73-90. ISSN 0264-519X
Mr David Woodger
With thirty years’ experience in community development, David works with young people on issues of race and adoption.
Staff details
Position
Programme Convenor BA Community Studies
Department
Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies
d.woodger (@gold.ac.uk)
David has been active in community development and working with young people for 30 years and continues to work in the field.
He has written and published on race and adoption, institutional racism and group work.
He has undertaken work on numerous school issues including exclusions, truancy, sex and relationship education, learning and teaching and introducing group work approaches to teaching. David teaches organisation and management, race, identity and institutional racism, international development and a range of social policy areas and community and youth work. He is also one of the course group workers.
Academic qualifications
BA (Hons) Social Science and Qualification in Social Work and Msc International Development (SOAS)
Teaching
Race and racism/organisation development/international development/group work/youth and crime/education.
Presentations and exhibitions
Recent presentation to group-work conference and faith and community cohesion conference summer 2010.
Papers presented
Group-work paper and Cohesion project paper
Publications and research outputs
Book Section
- “Learning does not reside in a place called comfortable”: Exploring identity and social justice through experiential group work Woodger, David; Thompson, Naomi and Anastasio, Jean. 2019. “Learning does not reside in a place called comfortable”: Exploring identity and social justice through experiential group work. In: Mike Seal, ed. Teaching Youth Work in Higher Education: Tensions, Connections, Continuities and Contradictions. Tartu, Estonia: University of Tartu/Newman University/Humak University of Applied Sciences/Estonian Association of Youth Workers, pp. 152-159. ISBN 9789985411612
- Experiences of transracial adoption Kirton, Derek and Woodger, David. 1999. Experiences of transracial adoption. In: , ed. Assessment, Training and Preparation: implications from research. British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering: British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering, pp. 69-76. ISBN 1873868693
Article
- “I hope the river floods”: online hate speech towards Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities Thompson, Naomi and Woodger, David. 2020. “I hope the river floods”: online hate speech towards Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. British Journal of Community Justice, 16(1), pp. 41-63. ISSN 1475-0279
- Young people need youth clubs. A needs analysis in a London borough Thompson, Naomi and Woodger, David. 2020. Young people need youth clubs. A needs analysis in a London borough. Youth and Policy, ISSN 2057-4266
- Removing the threat of exclusion in schools: creating inclusive educational environments Frizell, Caroline and Woodger, David. 2019. Removing the threat of exclusion in schools: creating inclusive educational environments. Youth and Policy, pp. 1-8. ISSN 0262-9798
Conference or Workshop Item
- Published Paper presentation on ‘transforming institutional racism’ Woodger, David. 2006. 'Published Paper presentation on ‘transforming institutional racism’'. In: European conference on diversity. Belgium.
Report
- Race and Social Media research project - interim findings report Woodger, David; Thompson, Naomi and Law, Natalie. 2024. Race and Social Media research project - interim findings report. Project Report. Meta.
- Young Brent Foundation - Valuing Life Programme: Year Three Evaluation, 2022/23 Spacey, Meghan; Woodger, David and Thompson, Naomi. 2023. Young Brent Foundation - Valuing Life Programme: Year Three Evaluation, 2022/23. Project Report. Young Brent Foundation, London.
- Evaluation Report of the Project: “It Takes a Village”. Black Caribbean Boys of Excellence Paquete Pereira, Lara; Ferns, Colette and Woodger, David. 2023. Evaluation Report of the Project: “It Takes a Village”. Black Caribbean Boys of Excellence. Project Report. Goldsmiths, University of London, London.
Research Interests
Institutional racism/race and racism/ school and professional responses to vulnerable young people / group work impact and effectiveness in personal and social development/ faith islamaphobia and community cohesion.
