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This reader provides a critical and comprehensive account of the theoretical and practical issues raised in working with children and families. It draws on debates from a range of disciplines to shed light on different perspectives, forms of practice and dimensions of policy. Its strong applied focus allows it to address a rich variety of issues of concern to professionals working with children in a range of settings. The contributing authors consist of leading academics in the field as well as those with first hand knowledge and experience.
| ISBN | 0333945891 | | Pages | 304 | | ISBN13 | 9780333945896
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 001 | | Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan | | Co_publisher | The Open University | | Imprint | Palgrave Macmillan | | Weight (grammes) | 461 | | Format | Paperback | | Published in | Basingstoke | | Publication date | 27 Nov 2000 | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Library of Congress | HV713.C396 | | Width (mm) | 156 | | DEWEY | 362.7 | | Spine width (mm) | 18 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly |
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| Pt. I | | Contemporary Childhoods | | | | | | The Development of Child Health and Welfare Services in England (1900-1948) by Pam Foley | | | | | | The Changing Experiences of Childhood by M. Robb | | | | | | Constructing Childhood, Constructing Child Concern by W. Stainton Rogers | | | | | | The Demonization of Children: From the Symbolic to the Institutional by B. Goldson | | | | | | Racism: An Important Factor in Practice with Ethnic Minority Children and Families by Owusu-Bempah | | | | | | Childcare Policy by M. Roberts | | | | | | Towards a 'Children's Policy' for the European Union? by S. Ruxton | | | | Pt. II | | Quality of Life for Children | | | | | | Quality of Life for Children by Jeremy Roche | | | | | | Children's Welfare and Children's Rights by G. Lansdown | | | | | | 'Our Bodies, Ourselves'? Mothers, Children and Health Care at Home by P. Foley | | | | | | Listening to Children by N. Thomas | | | | | | Community Development--A Strategy for Empowerment by S. Tucker | | | | Pt. III | | Conceptual and Practice Frameworks | | | | | | Working Towards Consensus: Children's Hearings in Scotland by A. Griffiths | | | | | | Parental Responsibility by L. A. Cull | | | | | | The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children by C. Humphreys | | | | | | Primary Education in Scotland by D. Christie | | | | | | Children, Sexual Abuse and the Child Protection System by L. Green | | | | | | Foster Families by D. Berridge | | | | | | External Influences on Workplace Competence: Improving Services to Children and Families by R. Flynn | | | | | | An Ecological Perspective on Child Abuse by G. Jack | | | | | More... | | |
'...this is a very well-edited book, and nearly every contribution is succinct, informative and well-referenced...taken together they offer a comprehensive, genuinely multi-disciplinary overview of current thinking about children in European society' - Sonia Jackson, Research Professor, School of Social Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea, Social Work Education  Be the first to write a customer review
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