Laura Venn

Biographic Data

ID457426
NAMELaura Venn
GIVEN NAMESLaura
FAMILY NAMEVenn
SIGNATUREVENN L
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Sociology Durham University Durham UK
ORCID0000-0002-7854-3270
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS93
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX4

  • Retention in statutory social work from fast-track child and family programs

    Open AccessJonathan Scourfield, John Carpenter et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work2023

    Two fast-track child and family social work training programs have been established in England — Step Up to Social Work and Frontline. Trainees’ financial support is far higher than for mainstream social work degrees. One of the reasons claimed for setting up these programs is addressing retention, although critics (of Frontline) predicted graduates would not stay in social work. A 4-year study assessed retention and reasons for leaving social wo…

  • Strivers”, “doers”, and “seekers”

    Open AccessRoger Smith, Laura Venn et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2018References: 1

    Amid considerable interest in the experiences of early career professionals in social work in England and internationally, and the relationship between these and retention and progression, this article reports on the findings of one element of a larger evaluation. It reports the findings and analysis of interviews with 42 relative newcomers to social work, some 3 years following qualification, focusing on their current career orientations, and ho…

  • Reconnecting Consumers, Producers and Food

    Moya Kneafsey, Rosie Cox et al.BOOKReconnecting Consumers, Producers…2008Cited by: 24

    Reconnecting Consumers, Producers and Food presents a detailed and empirically grounded analysis of alternatives to current models of food provision. The book offers insights into the identities, motives and practices of individuals engaged in reconnecting producers, consumers and food. Arguing for a critical revaluation of the meanings of choice and convenience, Reconnecting Consumers, Producers and Food provides evidence to support the construc…

  • Possible Food Economies

    Open AccessLewis Holloway, Moya Kneafsey et al.ARTICLESociologia Ruralis2007Cited by: 34References: 43

    Modes of food production-consumption defined as 'alternative' have received considerable academic attention, with studies exploring both their potential for contributing to rural development strategies and the opportunities they provide for countering established power relations in food supply systems. However, the use of the term 'alternative' as part of a persistent dualism in which it is opposed to the 'conventional' is problematic as it loses…

  • Researching European ‘alternative’ food networks

    Open AccessLaura Venn, Moya Kneafsey et al.ARTICLEArea2006Cited by: 14References: 23

    Recent European literature on ‘alternative’ food networks (AFNs) draws heavily upon an apparently accessible and diverse body of non‐conventional food networks in the agro‐food sector and whilst researchers frequently refer to individual examples of farmers markets, box schemes, producer cooperatives and community‐supported agriculture projects, less attention is given to the methodological processes that facilitate the identification and examina…

  • Managing sustainable farmed landscape through 'alternative' food networks

    Open AccessLewis Holloway, Rosie Cox et al.ARTICLEGeographical Journal2006Cited by: 21References: 30

    This paper focuses on a case study of an 'alternative' food network based in the Abruzzo National Park, Italy, to explore how ideas of sustainable farmland management can be expressed through broader understandings of developing networks of care concerned with local economies and societies, high-quality specialist food products, particular 'traditional' farming practices and livestock breeds, as well as the ecology of a farmed landscape. The sche…