Kanta Walker Archive

Research under Leverhulme on identity and values of young Muslims in Manchester and Bradford. Papers, letters and minutes from the Youth Counselling Service. A questionnaire was devised based around values of young Pakistani men and women. The purpose was to study the emergent identity, changes and values of young people in the Manchester and Bradford areas. Included is a personal report by Josna Pankhania who held the position of Youth Counsellor. Her findings cover conflict and young women within the school setting, and the type of cases she has dealt with. This is augmented with minutes of meetings of the project and the issues and internal conflicts that arose as part of the Asian Youth Counselling & Advisory Service. The archive also holds Kanta Walkers Thesis, books and other reports.

The collection has been arranged in the following order:
1. Research material covering emergent identity, changes and values of young Pakistani men and women
2. Asian Youth Counselling & Advisory Service papers
3. Publications authored by Kanta Walker

ACCESS RESTRICTED. To access this collection please contact: rrarchive@manchester.ac.uk

Kanta Walker carried out the research in Manchester, covering areas: Cheetham Hill, Burnage, Levenshulme and the Longsite areas of the city.

The research was collated towards a book carried out by the Late Prof. Tom Kitwood at the Humanistic Studies Department attached to Bradford University.

The Asian Youth Counselling & Advisory Service was formed when a group of self-help workers from the Asian Youth and Community Workers' Association came together for mutual help and support. They became increasingly involved with the difficulties which some Asian youth face in their formative years, and wanted to address the gaps in provisions and resources geared towards the specific cultural, ethnic and social needs of young people.