Child welfare and youth services Books
Policy Press Making modern mothers
Book SynopsisWhat does motherhood mean today? Drawing on interviews with new mothers and intergenerational chains of women in the same family, this exciting and timely book documents the transition to motherhood over generations and time. Exploring, amongst other things, the trend to later motherhood and the experience of teenage pregnancy, a compelling picture emerges. Becoming a mother is not only a profound moment of identity change but also a site of socio-economic difference that shapes women's lives.Trade Review"A beautifully written narrative woven together with great skill by the authors , which respects women's stories whilst illuminating them by the judicious use of feminist theory. " Valerie Hey, University of Sussex"This is a timely and fascinating sociological study of motherhood in contemporary Britain. Drawing on a rich and diverse body of ethnographic data, it makes a singular contribution to a new generation of scholarly research on motherhood, and will impact on wider public and policy debates about the longstanding and new challenges faced by mothers today." Imogen Tyler, Lancaster UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Motherhood at large; Conception; Body; Family; Expert advice; Work; Commodities; Birth; After birth.
£58.50
Policy Press Child slavery now: A contemporary reader
Book SynopsisMost slave trades were abolished during the 19th century yet there remain millions of people in slavery today, amongst them approximately 210 million children in slavery, trafficked, in debt bondage and other forms of forced labour. This groundbreaking book, drawing on experience worldwide, shows how children remain locked in slavery, the ways in which they are exploited and how they can be emancipated. Written for policy and political actors, academics and activists, it reminds us also that all are implicated in modern childhood slavery - as consumers - and need both to understand its causes, and act to stop it.Trade Review"...is a major contribution to the academic understanding of child slavery worldwide." Deidre Horgan in Community Development'To the student of contemporary slavery and human trafficking, this is an excellent resource. In fact, I am adopting it for my undergraduate class on contemporary slavery and human trafficking.' C. Nana Derby in Journal of Social Policy, Vol 41/1 - 2011"Craig has very successfully created a reader on the issue of contemporary child slavery that is informative and engaging. It is an important contribution to organisations, researchers and educators who need solid research about this complex and hideous contemporary problem." Journal of Intercultural Studies"The issue of modern child slavery is plagued with self-aggrandisement, shoddy research, and sensationalism. Child slavery now is a powerful antidote to this trend. Gary Craig brings together real experts and deep thinkers to carry our understanding of this crime far beyond sad stories and emotional appeals. This book is an intellectual toolbox for liberation. If you are a serious abolitionist you need this book." Dr Kevin Bales, President and Co-Founder, Free the SlavesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: child slavery in a global context ~ Gary Craig; Part one: strategic issues in child slavery: Child slavery worldwide ~ Hans van de Glind, Simon Steyne and Joost Kooijmans; The nature of child exploitation ~ Aarti Kapoor; Child slavery: constructing the international legal framework ~ Trevor Buck and Andra Nicholson; ILO Convention 182 on the worst forms of child labour (1999): a snapshot review from actors in the field ~ Catherine Turner and Aidan McQuade; Trafficking in a global context ~ Hans van de Glind; Child trafficking in the UK: definitions and discourses ~ Maureen Taylor; Child rights, culture and exploitation: learning from UK experiences of child trafficking ~ Farrah Bokhari and Emma Kelly; Child domestic workers: a global problem ~ Jonathan Blagbrough; Part two: Child slavery: local experiences - case studies of child slavery in practice: The role of education in preventing the trafficking of children for forced and bonded labour in India ~ Jason Aliperti and Patricia Aliperti; Child soldiers: narratives of resistance and coercion ~ Lorena Arocha; Encouraging children to resist recruitment as child soldiers: the role of theatre: experience from Uganda ~ Bill Brookman; Illegal child migrants ~ Brenda Oude Breuil; Birth registration: a tool for prevention, protection and prosecution in the context of child slavery ~ Clare Cody; Child slavery in South East Asia ~ Cecilia Flores-Oebanda; Irregular circulation of children and trafficking through formal adoption ~ Esben Leifen; Child domestic labour: fostering in transition? ~ Evelyn Omoike; Child slavery in Central America ~ Virginia Murillo-Herrera; Addressing the root causes of exploitation: a human rights approach to preventing sex trafficking of children ~ Jonathan Todres; The situation and context of sex trafficking in Nepal ~ Padam Simkhada; Extreme forms of child labour in Turkey ~ Serdar M. Degirmencioglu.
£75.99
Policy Press Uprooted: The Shipment of Poor Children to
Book SynopsisThis book explores the economic, religious, political and personal forces that led to some 80,000 British children being sent to Canada between 1867 and 1915. How did this come about? What were the motives and methods of the people involved? Why did it come to an end? What effects did it have on the children involved and what eventually became of them? These are the questions Roy Parker explores in this meticulously researched work. His book - humane and highly professional - will capture and hold the interest of many: the academic, the practitioner and the general reader.Trade Review"It is a wonderfully researched book and presents a balanced analysis of the period." Julia Davey, Family History Researcher"This is a book of rare distinction. ...based on a huge amount of further primary research.... This is a deeply humane book which deserves to be read and reflected upon." British Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol 22:2, 2008"Truly an interdisciplinary study, giving due weight to a stunning number of factors." Susanne Kelman, Literary Review of Canada, July/August 2008"In this interdisciplinary and intercountry tour de force, Roy Parker traces the extraordinary, 50-year story of the export of some 80,000 children from Britain to Canada. Fascinating for students of social work, social policy and child welfare in both countries." David Donnison, Professor Emeritus in Urban Studies, Glasgow University"This is an excellent historical analysis of the push and pull factors that not long ago engineered the transportation of thousands of children to live mainly with homestead families in Canada." Professor Emeritus John Triseliotis, University of EdinburghTable of ContentsPart one: Setting the scene: The background; Early initiatives; Part two: Setbacks and anxieties: Checks and balances; The issue of inspection; Part three: The field expands: The second wave of organised Protestant child emigration; The Catholic response; The 'unorganised' emigrationists; Part four: The Canadian dimension: The Canadian demand for child labour; Canadian opposition to child immigration; The management of the opposition in Canada; Part five: The ambiguities and obfuscation: The reformatories and industrial schools; Part six: The children and their parents: What befell the children; Parents' rights, consent and legislation; Part seven: A chapter closes: Into the twentieth century; Part eight: A review: Explanation and assessment.
£23.74
Policy Press Critical Geographies of Childhood and Youth:
Book SynopsisThis original book explores the importance of geographical processes for policies and professional practices related to childhood and youth. Contributors from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds explore how concepts such as place, scale, mobility and boundary-making are important for policies and practices in diverse contexts. Chapters present both comprehensive cutting-edge academic research and critical reflections by practitioners working in diverse contexts, giving the volume wide appeal. The focus on the role of geographical processes in policies and professional practices that affect young people provides new, critical insights into contemporary issues and debates. The contributions show how local and national concerns remain central to many youth programmes; they also highlight how youth policies are becoming increasingly globalised. Examples are taken from the UK, the Americas and Africa. The chapters are informed by and advance contemporary theoretical approaches in human geography, sociology, anthropology and youth work, and will be of interest to academics and higher-level students in those disciplines. The book will also appeal to policy-makers and professionals who work with young people, encouraging them to critically reflect upon the role of geographical processes in their own work.Trade Review"An outstanding critical analysis of youth policy that puts geography centre-stage. Drawing on diverse case studies, the book interweaves theory and practice - listening to and informing practitioner, academic and young people's perspectives." Rachel Pain, University of Durham"This edited collection is a welcome addition to literature within children’s geographies due to its unique focus on policy and professional practice in relation to children and young people." Social and Cultural Geography"Welcome addition to literature within children's geographies due to its unique focus on policy and professional practice" Sarah Mills, Department of Geography Loughborough University“Critical reading for a robust understanding of the lives of children and young people.” – Journal of Social Policy"Kraftl and his colleagues bring together a fine collection of essays that highlight the importance of scales, spaces, places and networks to the ways in which policies about young people are created and put into practice. At its core, this book is about the relevance of studying children's geographies. It adds an important policy dimension to the growing literature on children's geographies, arguing that discourses on policy are almost always spatialized. One of the most exciting aspects of this book comes from a focus in some chapters on how policy can take place through the agency of young people. " Stuart C. Aitken, San Diego State University,"How a nation treats its youth determines how those young people will treat their nation. This skilfully edited text critically and theoretically interrogates the complex spatialities of youth and education policies; invaluable reading for those working with, and caring for, children and young people." Tracey Skelton, National University of SingaporeTable of ContentsEditors' introduction: critical geographies of childhood and youth ~ Peter Kraftl, John Horton and Faith Tucker; Part I (Inter)national youth policies: politics and practices of spatial translation: Making 'youth publics' and 'neuro-citizens': critical geographies of contemporary education practice in the UK ~ Jessica Pykett; Youth policy, neoliberalism and transnational governmentality: a case study of Lesotho and Malawi ~ Nicola Ansell, Flora Hadju, Elsbeth Robson, Lorraine van Blerk, Elodie Marandet; 'Brighter futures, greener lives': children and young people in UK sustainable development policy ~ Bethan Evans and Emma-Jay Honeyford; Places to go, things to do and people to see: space and activity in English youth work policy ~ Richard Davies; Part II Education and employment policies: learning beyond schools and schools beyond learning: The place of aspiration in UK widening participation policy: moving up or moving beyond ~ Gavin Brown; School choice versus social cohesion: examining the ways education policies shape children's geographies in the UK ~ Susie Weller; Lunchtime lock in: territorialisation and UK school meals policies ~ Jo Pike and Derek Colquhoun; Informal education in compulsory schooling in the UK: humanising moments, utopian spaces? ~ Isabel Cartwright; Part III Intervening in 'everyday life': scales, practices and the 'spatial imagination' in youth policy and professional practice: A free for all? Scale and young people's participation in UK transport planning ~ John Barker; Including young people in heritage conservation in Brazilian southern cities: the case of Pelotas ~ Laura Novo de Azevedo; Anchoring identity: the construction of responsibility for and by young offenders in the US ~ Alexandra Cox; Parenting policy and the geographies of friendship: encounters in an English Sure Start Children's Centre ~ Eleanor Jupp; Youth homelessness policy in Wales: improving housing rights and addressing geographical wrongs ~ Peter K. Mackie; Childhood in South Africa in the time of HIV/AIDS: reconsidering policy and practice ~ Amy Norman; Part IV Concluding reflections: Concluding reflections: what next and where next for critical geographies of youth policy and practice? ~ Peter Kraftl, John Horton and Faith Tucker.
£28.49
Policy Press Critical Geographies of Childhood and Youth:
Book SynopsisThis original book explores the importance of geographical processes for policies and professional practices related to childhood and youth. Contributors from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds explore how concepts such as place, scale, mobility and boundary-making are important for policies and practices in diverse contexts. Chapters present both comprehensive cutting-edge academic research and critical reflections by practitioners working in diverse contexts, giving the volume wide appeal. The focus on the role of geographical processes in policies and professional practices that affect young people provides new, critical insights into contemporary issues and debates. The contributions show how local and national concerns remain central to many youth programmes; they also highlight how youth policies are becoming increasingly globalised. Examples are taken from the UK, the Americas and Africa. The chapters are informed by and advance contemporary theoretical approaches in human geography, sociology, anthropology and youth work, and will be of interest to academics and higher-level students in those disciplines. The book will also appeal to policy-makers and professionals who work with young people, encouraging them to critically reflect upon the role of geographical processes in their own work.Trade Review"An outstanding critical analysis of youth policy that puts geography centre-stage. Drawing on diverse case studies, the book interweaves theory and practice - listening to and informing practitioner, academic and young people's perspectives." Rachel Pain, University of Durham"This edited collection is a welcome addition to literature within children’s geographies due to its unique focus on policy and professional practice in relation to children and young people." Social and Cultural Geography"Welcome addition to literature within children's geographies due to its unique focus on policy and professional practice" Sarah Mills, Department of Geography Loughborough University“Critical reading for a robust understanding of the lives of children and young people.” – Journal of Social Policy"Kraftl and his colleagues bring together a fine collection of essays that highlight the importance of scales, spaces, places and networks to the ways in which policies about young people are created and put into practice. At its core, this book is about the relevance of studying children's geographies. It adds an important policy dimension to the growing literature on children's geographies, arguing that discourses on policy are almost always spatialized. One of the most exciting aspects of this book comes from a focus in some chapters on how policy can take place through the agency of young people. " Stuart C. Aitken, San Diego State University,"How a nation treats its youth determines how those young people will treat their nation. This skilfully edited text critically and theoretically interrogates the complex spatialities of youth and education policies; invaluable reading for those working with, and caring for, children and young people." Tracey Skelton, National University of SingaporeTable of ContentsEditors' introduction: critical geographies of childhood and youth ~ Peter Kraftl, John Horton and Faith Tucker; Part I (Inter)national youth policies: politics and practices of spatial translation: Making 'youth publics' and 'neuro-citizens': critical geographies of contemporary education practice in the UK ~ Jessica Pykett; Youth policy, neoliberalism and transnational governmentality: a case study of Lesotho and Malawi ~ Nicola Ansell, Flora Hadju, Elsbeth Robson, Lorraine van Blerk, Elodie Marandet; 'Brighter futures, greener lives': children and young people in UK sustainable development policy ~ Bethan Evans and Emma-Jay Honeyford; Places to go, things to do and people to see: space and activity in English youth work policy ~ Richard Davies; Part II Education and employment policies: learning beyond schools and schools beyond learning: The place of aspiration in UK widening participation policy: moving up or moving beyond ~ Gavin Brown; School choice versus social cohesion: examining the ways education policies shape children's geographies in the UK ~ Susie Weller; Lunchtime lock in: territorialisation and UK school meals policies ~ Jo Pike and Derek Colquhoun; Informal education in compulsory schooling in the UK: humanising moments, utopian spaces? ~ Isabel Cartwright; Part III Intervening in 'everyday life': scales, practices and the 'spatial imagination' in youth policy and professional practice: A free for all? Scale and young people's participation in UK transport planning ~ John Barker; Including young people in heritage conservation in Brazilian southern cities: the case of Pelotas ~ Laura Novo de Azevedo; Anchoring identity: the construction of responsibility for and by young offenders in the US ~ Alexandra Cox; Parenting policy and the geographies of friendship: encounters in an English Sure Start Children's Centre ~ Eleanor Jupp; Youth homelessness policy in Wales: improving housing rights and addressing geographical wrongs ~ Peter K. Mackie; Childhood in South Africa in the time of HIV/AIDS: reconsidering policy and practice ~ Amy Norman; Part IV Concluding reflections: Concluding reflections: what next and where next for critical geographies of youth policy and practice? ~ Peter Kraftl, John Horton and Faith Tucker.
£77.39
Policy Press For Youth Workers and Youth Work: Speaking Out
Book SynopsisIn this unique and passionate book, Doug Nicholls proposes a cultural revolution within youth work. He draws on the best of youth work's past to redesign the youth work map for today. He speaks with wit, wisdom and warmth to youth workers about their craft. Yet he takes no intellectual prisoners in proposing a new role for youth work in the struggle for social justice. No student or practitioner should miss it.Trade Review“This is a powerful, wide ranging and thought provoking book which needs to be read by a wider audience than just those involved in working directly with young people.” Kevin Donnelly"a refreshing and illuminating read" Children and Young People Now"Timely, essential" Graham Bright, York St John University"Nicholls brings a different perspective to the youth work literature" Jean Hatton, University of Hudersfield"An honest and passionate defence for youth work" Billie Oliver, UWE"An excellent, honest read" Rachael Fell-Chambers, Bishop Grosseteste University College"Extremely accessible, this will challenge and appeal to youth workers, students, academics and policy makers alike. Essential and timely reading." Kev Henman, Divisional Youth Officer, Devon Youth Service"Doug Nicholls' message - the need for a new youth work for a new century - is sometimes polemical, often provocative, invariably partisan and always passionate. But it is principled, and it is essential that we reflect carefully on his words." Howard Williamson, Professor of European Youth Policy, University of Glamorgan"For Youth Workers and Youth Work is an accessible, essential and timely read for statutory and voluntary sector service managers, youth workers, educationalists, students and policy makers interested in the wellbeing of young people in Britain both now and in the future, and how best to promote youth work. I strongly recommend it." Youth and Policy journalTable of ContentsWhat youth workers do; Youth work and neoliberalism in Britain; Youth workers as workers; Youth workers as trade unionists; Youth workers as professionals; Youth workers as socialists; Youth workers in defence of youth work; Youth work and positive activities and holiday camps; Youth workers as leaders; Youth workers as reflective analytical practitioners; Youth workers and the state; Youth workers and internationalism; Youth work and inequality; Youth in a suspect society; New youth workers, new youth work.
£17.09
Policy Press Young Muslims, Pedagogy and Islam: Contexts and
Book SynopsisFor most young people religion and religiosity is something latent or private activated by private events or the passing of years. For Muslim young people it can be activated by an incessant Islamaphobic discourse that requires fundamental questions of relationships and belonging to be addressed in the public gaze whilst being positioned as representatives and 'explainers' of their religion and their communities. Written by a leading practitioner and academic in the field of youth and community work this multidisciplinary book reflects the way theoretical, the social and the religious impacts on the lives of Muslim young people.Trade Review"a genuinely philosophical and theoretical discussion of youth work's pedagogical purpose and approach ... provides hard-edged critique of societal attitudes towards young Muslims and policies aimed at them, written in an accessible and engaging style." Paul Thomas, University of Huddersfield "Young Muslims, Pedagogy and Islam may be the most important book yet written on the genealogy of youth work and its crucial importance to Muslim youth at a time in which the social state is under attack and the war on youth has taken on new and ruthless racist directions. Muhammad Khan provides a brilliant critique of the diverse social, economic, political, pedagogical, and cultural ideologies and policies that bear down on Muslim youth in and through diverse approaches to youth work and services. This is a book that should be read by everyone who believes that bigotry rather than justice and diversity is the enemy of democracy." Henry Giroux, Professor of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University, Canada "Khan challenges the prevailing 'othering' of Islam by policy agendas driven by fear. He shows how significant Islamic pedagogies can shape and move youth work practice focussed on everyday lives." Janet Batsleer, Principal Lecturer Youth and Community Work, Manchester Metropolitan University "MG Khan is to be commended for an excellent and well-crafted analysis of Muslim young people in the age of the war on terror that convincingly rejects the tired and tried caricatures that circulate about Muslim youth." Salman Sayyid, University of LeedsTable of ContentsPreface: Places we look for ... and places we find; Return to sentiment; Youth work, pedagogy and Islam; The relationships model: a theoretical framework for Muslim youth work; Anti-oppressive practice and Muslim young people; Anthros and pimps: researching Muslim young people; The voluntary sector: values and worlds; The Muslim organisational landscape; A symbiotic relationship: community cohesion, preventing violent extremism and Islamophobia; Nothing to conclude ...
£23.74
Policy Press Young Muslims, Pedagogy and Islam: Contexts and
Book SynopsisFor most young people religion and religiosity is something latent or private activated by private events or the passing of years. For Muslim young people it can be activated by an incessant Islamaphobic discourse that requires fundamental questions of relationships and belonging to be addressed in the public gaze whilst being positioned as representatives and 'explainers' of their religion and their communities. Written by a leading practitioner and academic in the field of youth and community work this multidisciplinary book reflects the way theoretical, the social and the religious impacts on the lives of Muslim young people.Trade Review"a genuinely philosophical and theoretical discussion of youth work's pedagogical purpose and approach ... provides hard-edged critique of societal attitudes towards young Muslims and policies aimed at them, written in an accessible and engaging style." Paul Thomas, University of Huddersfield "Young Muslims, Pedagogy and Islam may be the most important book yet written on the genealogy of youth work and its crucial importance to Muslim youth at a time in which the social state is under attack and the war on youth has taken on new and ruthless racist directions. Muhammad Khan provides a brilliant critique of the diverse social, economic, political, pedagogical, and cultural ideologies and policies that bear down on Muslim youth in and through diverse approaches to youth work and services. This is a book that should be read by everyone who believes that bigotry rather than justice and diversity is the enemy of democracy." Henry Giroux, Professor of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University, Canada "Khan challenges the prevailing 'othering' of Islam by policy agendas driven by fear. He shows how significant Islamic pedagogies can shape and move youth work practice focussed on everyday lives." Janet Batsleer, Principal Lecturer Youth and Community Work, Manchester Metropolitan University "MG Khan is to be commended for an excellent and well-crafted analysis of Muslim young people in the age of the war on terror that convincingly rejects the tired and tried caricatures that circulate about Muslim youth." Salman Sayyid, University of LeedsTable of ContentsPreface: Places we look for ... and places we find; Return to sentiment; Youth work, pedagogy and Islam; The relationships model: a theoretical framework for Muslim youth work; Anti-oppressive practice and Muslim young people; Anthros and pimps: researching Muslim young people; The voluntary sector: values and worlds; The Muslim organisational landscape; A symbiotic relationship: community cohesion, preventing violent extremism and Islamophobia; Nothing to conclude ...
£75.99
Policy Press Children, Risk and Safety on the Internet:
Book SynopsisAs internet use is extending to younger children, there is an increasing need for research focus on the risks young users are experiencing, as well as the opportunities, and how they should cope. With expert contributions from diverse disciplines and a uniquely cross-national breadth, this timely book examines the prospect of enhanced opportunities for learning, creativity and communication set against the fear of cyberbullying, pornography and invaded privacy by both strangers and peers. Based on an impressive in-depth survey of 25,000 children carried out by the EU Kids Online network, it offers wholly new findings that extend previous research and counter both the optimistic and the pessimistic hype. It argues that, in the main, children are gaining the digital skills, coping strategies and social support they need to navigate this fast-changing terrain. But it also identifies the struggles they encounter, pinpointing those for whom harm can follow from risky online encounters. Each chapter presents new findings and analyses to inform both researchers and students in the social sciences and policy makers in government, industry or child welfare who are working to enhance children's digital experiences.Trade Review'Children, Risk and Safety on the Internet provides sound data that policy-makers, educators and parents can use to make judgements around children and the internet and will be a valuable asset for those seeking an informed understanding of online risks.' - LSE Review of Books"A treasure trove of new analysis of the data from an already impressive research study. A must for the bookshelves of students and policy makers alike." Amanda Lenhart, Pew Research Center"The EU Kids Online project is the most theoretically informed and methodologically sophisticated study we have on the issue of risks in the new electronic environment. This book is rich in details and insights that greatly advance our understanding." David Finkelhor, Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New HampshireTable of ContentsTheoretical framework for children's internet use ~ Sonia Livingstone and Leslie Haddon; Methodological framework: the EU Kids Online project ~ Anke Görzig; Cognitive interviewing and responses to EU Kids Online survey questions ~ Christine Ogan, Turkan Karakus, Engin Kursun, Kursat Cagiltay and Duygu Kasikci; Which children are fully online? ~ Ellen Helsper; Varieties of access and use ~ Giovanna Mascheroni, Maria Francesca Murru and Anke Görzig; Online opportunities ~ Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt and Pille Runnel; Digital skills in the context of media literacy ~ Nathalie Sonck, Els Kuiper and Jos de Haan; Between public and private: Privacy in social networking sites ~ Reijo Kupiainen, Annikka Suoninen and Kaarina Nikunen; Experimenting with the Self: A Risky Opportunity ~ Lucyna Kirwil and Yiannis Laouris; Young Europeans' online environments: a typology of user practices ~ Uwe Hasebrink; Bullying ~ Claudia Lampert and Verónica Donoso; 'Sexting' - the exchange of sexual messages online among European youth ~ Sonia Livingstone and Anke Görzig; Pornography ~ Antonis Rovolis and Liza Tsaliki; Meeting new contacts online ~ Monica Barbovschi, Valentina Marinescu, Anca Velicu and Eva Laszlo; Excessive Internet Use among European Children ~ David Smahel and Lukas Blinka; Coping and resilience: children's responses to online risks ~ Sofie Vandoninck, Leen d'Haenens, Katia Segers; Agents of mediation and sources of safety awareness: a comparative overview ~ Dominique Pasquier, José Alberto Simões, Elodie Kredens; The Effectiveness of Parental Mediation ~ Maialen Garmendia, Carmelo Garitaonandia, Gemma Martínez, Miguel Ángel Casado; Effectiveness of teachers' and peer's mediation in supporting opportunities and reducing risks online ~ Veronika Kalmus, Cecilia von Feilitzen and Andra Siibak; Understanding digital inequality: the interplay between parental socialisation and children's development ~ Ingrid Paus-Hasebrink, Cristina Ponte, Andrea Dürager and Joke Bauwens; Similarities and differences across Europe ~ Bojana Lobe and Kjartan Olafsson; Mobile access - different users, different risks, different consequences? ~ Gitte Stald and Kjartan Olafsson; Explaining vulnerability to risk and harm ~ Alfredas Laurinavičius, Rita Žukauskienė, Laura Ustinavičiūtė; Relating online practices, negative experiences and coping strategies ~ Bence Ságvári, Anna Galácz; Towards a general model of determinants of risk and safety ~ Sonia Livingstone, Uwe Hasebrink and Anke Görzig; Policy implications and recommendations: Now what? ~ Brian O'Neill and Elisabeth Staksrud.
£27.54
Policy Press Children, Risk and Safety on the Internet:
Book SynopsisAs internet use is extending to younger children, there is an increasing need for research focus on the risks young users are experiencing, as well as the opportunities, and how they should cope. With expert contributions from diverse disciplines and a uniquely cross-national breadth, this timely book examines the prospect of enhanced opportunities for learning, creativity and communication set against the fear of cyberbullying, pornography and invaded privacy by both strangers and peers. Based on an impressive in-depth survey of 25,000 children carried out by the EU Kids Online network, it offers wholly new findings that extend previous research and counter both the optimistic and the pessimistic hype. It argues that, in the main, children are gaining the digital skills, coping strategies and social support they need to navigate this fast-changing terrain. But it also identifies the struggles they encounter, pinpointing those for whom harm can follow from risky online encounters. Each chapter presents new findings and analyses to inform both researchers and students in the social sciences and policy makers in government, industry or child welfare who are working to enhance children's digital experiences.Trade Review'Children, Risk and Safety on the Internet provides sound data that policy-makers, educators and parents can use to make judgements around children and the internet and will be a valuable asset for those seeking an informed understanding of online risks.' - LSE Review of Books"A treasure trove of new analysis of the data from an already impressive research study. A must for the bookshelves of students and policy makers alike." Amanda Lenhart, Pew Research Center"The EU Kids Online project is the most theoretically informed and methodologically sophisticated study we have on the issue of risks in the new electronic environment. This book is rich in details and insights that greatly advance our understanding." David Finkelhor, Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New HampshireTable of ContentsTheoretical framework for children's internet use ~ Sonia Livingstone and Leslie Haddon; Methodological framework: the EU Kids Online project ~ Anke Görzig; Cognitive interviewing and responses to EU Kids Online survey questions ~ Christine Ogan, Turkan Karakus, Engin Kursun, Kursat Cagiltay and Duygu Kasikci; Which children are fully online? ~ Ellen Helsper; Varieties of access and use ~ Giovanna Mascheroni, Maria Francesca Murru and Anke Görzig; Online opportunities ~ Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt and Pille Runnel; Digital skills in the context of media literacy ~ Nathalie Sonck, Els Kuiper and Jos de Haan; Between public and private: Privacy in social networking sites ~ Reijo Kupiainen, Annikka Suoninen and Kaarina Nikunen; Experimenting with the Self: A Risky Opportunity ~ Lucyna Kirwil and Yiannis Laouris; Young Europeans' online environments: a typology of user practices ~ Uwe Hasebrink; Bullying ~ Claudia Lampert and Verónica Donoso; 'Sexting' - the exchange of sexual messages online among European youth ~ Sonia Livingstone and Anke Görzig; Pornography ~ Antonis Rovolis and Liza Tsaliki; Meeting new contacts online ~ Monica Barbovschi, Valentina Marinescu, Anca Velicu and Eva Laszlo; Excessive Internet Use among European Children ~ David Smahel and Lukas Blinka; Coping and resilience: children's responses to online risks ~ Sofie Vandoninck, Leen d'Haenens, Katia Segers; Agents of mediation and sources of safety awareness: a comparative overview ~ Dominique Pasquier, José Alberto Simões, Elodie Kredens; The Effectiveness of Parental Mediation ~ Maialen Garmendia, Carmelo Garitaonandia, Gemma Martínez, Miguel Ángel Casado; Effectiveness of teachers' and peer's mediation in supporting opportunities and reducing risks online ~ Veronika Kalmus, Cecilia von Feilitzen and Andra Siibak; Understanding digital inequality: the interplay between parental socialisation and children's development ~ Ingrid Paus-Hasebrink, Cristina Ponte, Andrea Dürager and Joke Bauwens; Similarities and differences across Europe ~ Bojana Lobe and Kjartan Olafsson; Mobile access - different users, different risks, different consequences? ~ Gitte Stald and Kjartan Olafsson; Explaining vulnerability to risk and harm ~ Alfredas Laurinavičius, Rita Žukauskienė, Laura Ustinavičiūtė; Relating online practices, negative experiences and coping strategies ~ Bence Ságvári, Anna Galácz; Towards a general model of determinants of risk and safety ~ Sonia Livingstone, Uwe Hasebrink and Anke Görzig; Policy implications and recommendations: Now what? ~ Brian O'Neill and Elisabeth Staksrud.
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Bristol University Press Social work and child welfare politics: Through
Book SynopsisChildren and families are at the heart of social work all over the world, but, until now Nordic perspectives have been rare in the body of English-language child welfare literature. Is there something that makes child welfare ideas and practices that are in use in the Nordic countries characteristically 'Nordic'? If so, what kinds of challenges do the current globalization trends pose for Nordic child welfare practices, especially for social work with children and families? Covering a broad range of child welfare issues, this edited collection provides examples of Nordic approaches to child welfare, looking at differences between Nordic states as well as the similarities. It considers, and critically examines, the particular features of the Nordic welfare model - including universal social care services that are available to all citizens and family policies that promote equality and individuality - as a resource for social work with children and families. Drawing on contemporary research and debates from different Nordic countries, the book examines how social work and child welfare politics are produced and challenged as both global and local ideas and practices. "Social work and child welfare politics" is aimed at academics and researchers in social work, childhood studies, children's policy and social policy, as well as social work practitioners, policy makers and service providers, all over the world who are interested in Nordic experiences of providing care and welfare for families with children.Trade Review"This book is a welcome addition to the international policy literature. Despite considerable interest in the Nordic welfare model, it is among the first to examine the distinguishing features of Nordic approaches to child welfare and provides a timely analysis of Nordic child welfare services in transition. I recommend it to child welfare policy makers, researchers and practitioners." Professor Karen Healy, School of Social Work and Human Services, The University of Queensland."This book makes an important contribution to our knowledge of children in the Nordic countries. It discusses how the Nordic Welfare State with its strong emphasis on equity, relates to the well-being of children." Irene Levin, Professor of Social Work, Oslo University CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Hannele Forsberg and Teppo Kröger; Nordic family policies: constructing contexts for social work with families ~ Guðný Björk Eydal and Teppo Kröger; A Nordic model in child welfare? ~ Helena Blomberg, Clary Corander, Christian Kroll, Anna Meeuwisse, Roberto Scaramuzzino and Hans Swärd; From welfare to illfare: public concern for Finnish childhood ~ Hannele Forsberg and Aino Ritala-Koskinen; Supporting families: the role of family work in child welfare ~ Marjo Kuronen and Pia Lahtinen; Family focused social work: professional challenges of the 21st century ~ Sigrún Júlíusdóttir; In the best interest of the child? Contradictions and tensions in social work ~ Reidun Follesø and Kate Mevik; Children in families receiving financial welfare assistance: visible or invisible? ~ Inger Marii Tronvoll; Listening to children's experiences of being participant witnesses to domestic violence ~ Margareta Hydén; Now you see them - now you don't: institutions in child protection policy ~ Tuija Eronen, Riitta Laakso and Tarja Pösö; Epilogue: on developing empowering child welfare systems and the welfare research needed to create them ~ Keith Pringle.
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Bristol University Press Unfolding lives: Youth, gender and change
Book SynopsisThe process of becoming an adult in contemporary times is fragmented and unequal, shaped by chance, choice and timing. "Unfolding lives" presents a unique approach to understanding the changing face of youth transitions, addressing the question of how gender identities are constituted in late modern culture. The book follows individual lives over time, enabling the reader to witness gender identities in the making and breathing new life into static analytic models. At the heart of the book are vivid in-depth accounts of four young lives, emblematic of broader biographical trends. They reveal how inequalities and privileges are made in new and unexpected ways, through practices such as falling in love, coming out, acting out and religious conversion. A focus on temporal processes and changing meanings captures what it feels like to be young and shows the creative ways that young people navigate the conflicting and changing demands of personal relationships, schooling, work and play. "Unfolding lives" is also a demonstration of a method-in-practice, describing how longitudinal material can be analysed and animated to realise the relationship between personal and social change. Written in an accessible style that breaks the conventional academic mould, "Unfolding lives" is a compelling and provocative read. The book will be an essential text for students and academics involved in youth and gender studies as well as those interested in new directions in qualitative research methods and writing.Trade Review"The richness of the individual cases, drawn from the larger study, is uniquely illuminating. This book will, hopefully, be read across the social sciences and by those interested in, or grappling with, innovative methodologies." Children & SocietyTable of ContentsThe breadth and depth of youth transitions; A method in practice; Gender and social change; Going up: discipline and opportunism; Going down: between stasis and mobility; Coming out: from the closet to stepping stones; Acting out: rebellion with a cause; Interruption: from explanation to understanding; Conversation: reading between the lines; Youth, gender and change.
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Policy Press The politics of parental leave policies:
Book SynopsisWith the growth of parental employment, leave policy is at the centre of welfare state development and at the heart of countries' child and family policies. It is widely recognised as an essential element for attaining important demographic, social and economic goals and is the point where many different policy areas intersect: child well-being, family, gender equality, employment and labour markets, and demography. Leave policy, therefore, gives a unique insight into a country's values, interests and priorities. International comparisons of leave policy are widely available, but far less attention has been paid to understanding the factors that bring about these variations. "The politics of parental leave policies" makes good this omission. Looking at parental leave policy within a wider work/family context, it addresses how and why, and by whom, particular policies are created and subsequently developed in particular countries. Chapters covering 15 countries in Europe and beyond and the European Union bring together leading academic experts to provide a unique insight into the past, present and future state of this key policy area. "The politics of parental leave policies" is essential reading for students, teachers and researchers in social policy, child and family policy, welfare states, gender relations and equality, and employment and labour markets, providing an opportunity to study in depth the creation of social policy. It will also be of interest to policy makers in national governments and international organisations.Trade Review"Thought-provoking indeed." Katrina Allen in Children and Society"Parental leave policy is on the agenda in many countries today. While the variation across countries has been well documented, this timely book fills an important gap by exploring the reasons behind that variation." Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University School of Social WorkTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Peter Moss and Sheila B. Kamerman; Australia: the difficult birth of paid maternity leave ~ Deborah Brennan; Canada and Québec: two policies, one country ~ Andrea Doucet, Lindsey McKay and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay; Czech Republic: normative or choice-oriented system? ~ Ji?ina Kocourková; Estonia: halfway from the Soviet Union to the Nordic countries ~ Marre Karu and Katre Pall; Finland: negotiating tripartite compromises ~ Johanna Lammi-Taskula and Pentti Takala; France: gender equality a pipe dream? ~ Jeanne Fagnani and Antoine Math; Germany: taking a Nordic turn? ~ Daniel Erler; Hungary and Slovenia: long leave or short? ~ Marta Korintus and Nada Stropnik; Iceland: from reluctance to fast-track engineering ~ Thorgerdur Einarsdóttir and Gyda Margrét Pétursdóttir; The Netherlands: bridging labour and care ~ Janneke Plantenga and Chantal Remery; Norway: the making of the father's quota ~ Berit Brandth and Elin Kvande; Portugal and Spain: two pathways in Southern Europe ~ Karin Wall and Anna Escobedo; Sweden: individualisation or free choice in parental leave ~ Anders Chronholm; The European Directive: making supra-national parent leave policy ~ Bernard Fusulier; Conclusion ~ Sheila B. Kamerman and Peter Moss.
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Policy Press Childcare Markets: Can They Deliver an Equitable
Book SynopsisThe viability, quality and sustainability of publicly supported early childhood education and care services is a lively issue in many countries, especially since the rights of the child imply equal access to provision for all young children. But equitable provision within childcare markets is highly problematic, as parents pay for what they can afford and parental income inequalities persist or widen. This highly topical book presents recent, significant research from eight nations where childcare markets are the norm. It also includes research about ‘raw’ and ‘emerging’ childcare markets operating with a minimum of government intervention, mostly in low income countries or post transition economies. Childcare markets compares these childcare marketisation and regulatory processes across the political and economic systems in which they are embedded. Contributions from economists, childcare policy specialists and educationalists address the question of what constraints need to be in place if childcare markets are to deliver an equitable service.Trade Review"... a stimulating collection." Journal of Economic Affairs"This volume provides an important contribution to the study of childcare policy, which makes it an important addition to any university-level course in childcare or policy analysis." Journal of Children and Poverty“The book is a comprehensive resource for those with an interest in comparative family policy and children’s services as well as a general interest in the mixed economy of welfare. It can be read cover to cover for a broad understanding of childcare markets from a policy perspective, or as stand-alone chapters for those interested in a particular country or context.” – Journal of European Social Policy"describing childcare markets in various developed countries" John Pierson, Visiting Lecturer, Staffordshire University"... looks dispassionately at the factors shaping the childcare market in the UK of the future." Young Minds magazineIn this fascinating book, a group of distinguished scholars provide incisive analyses of market-based child care around the world. They convey child care for what it is--both a service to parents and a major determinant of children’s development and future life course. An informative must-read for both scholars and policymakers. Edward Zigler, Ph.D. Sterling Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Director Emeritus, The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy, Yale UniversityLloyd and Penn have drawn together a multi-disciplinary, international, team of experts to study and reflect on childcare markets’ consequences for young children and their families. The book will be of great use to those studying the mixed economy childcare, and those interested in market-based approaches of other caring public services. Mike Brewer, University of Essex.Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction: Childcare markets: an introduction ~ Eva Lloyd; Childcare markets: do they work? ~ Helen Penn; What future for the mature UK childcare market? ~ Philip Blackburn; Part II: Explorations in childcare markets: Local providers and loyal parents: competition and consumer choice in the Dutch childcare market ~ Janneke Plantenga; Tinkering with early childhood education and care: the case of early education vouchers in Hong Kong ~ Gail Yuen; Markets and childcare provision in New Zealand: towards a fairer alternative ~ Linda Mitchell; Publicly available and supported early education and care for all: the case of Norway ~ Kari Jacobsen and Gerd Vollset; Childcare markets in the US: supply and demand, quality and cost, and public policy ~ Laura Sosinsky; Workforce shortages in the Canadian ECEC sector: how big, how costly and how solvable? ~ Robert Fairholm and Jerome Davis; Raw and emerging childcare markets ~ Helen Penn; Part III: Ethics and principles: Need markets be the only show in town? ~ Peter Moss; ABC Learning and Australian early childhood education and care: a retrospective audit of a radical experiment ~ Jennifer Sumsion; Childcare markets and government intervention ~ Gillian Paull.
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Policy Press Childcare Markets: Can They Deliver an Equitable
Book SynopsisThe viability, quality and sustainability of publicly supported early childhood education and care services is a lively issue in many countries, especially since the rights of the child imply equal access to provision for all young children. But equitable provision within childcare markets is highly problematic, as parents pay for what they can afford and parental income inequalities persist or widen. This highly topical book presents recent, significant research from eight nations where childcare markets are the norm. It also includes research about ‘raw’ and ‘emerging’ childcare markets operating with a minimum of government intervention, mostly in low income countries or post transition economies. Childcare markets compares these childcare marketisation and regulatory processes across the political and economic systems in which they are embedded. Contributions from economists, childcare policy specialists and educationalists address the question of what constraints need to be in place if childcare markets are to deliver an equitable service.Trade Review"... a stimulating collection." Journal of Economic Affairs"This volume provides an important contribution to the study of childcare policy, which makes it an important addition to any university-level course in childcare or policy analysis." Journal of Children and Poverty“The book is a comprehensive resource for those with an interest in comparative family policy and children’s services as well as a general interest in the mixed economy of welfare. It can be read cover to cover for a broad understanding of childcare markets from a policy perspective, or as stand-alone chapters for those interested in a particular country or context.” – Journal of European Social Policy"describing childcare markets in various developed countries" John Pierson, Visiting Lecturer, Staffordshire University"... looks dispassionately at the factors shaping the childcare market in the UK of the future." Young Minds magazineIn this fascinating book, a group of distinguished scholars provide incisive analyses of market-based child care around the world. They convey child care for what it is--both a service to parents and a major determinant of children’s development and future life course. An informative must-read for both scholars and policymakers. Edward Zigler, Ph.D. Sterling Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Director Emeritus, The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy, Yale UniversityLloyd and Penn have drawn together a multi-disciplinary, international, team of experts to study and reflect on childcare markets’ consequences for young children and their families. The book will be of great use to those studying the mixed economy childcare, and those interested in market-based approaches of other caring public services. Mike Brewer, University of Essex.Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction: Childcare markets: an introduction ~ Eva Lloyd; Childcare markets: do they work? ~ Helen Penn; What future for the mature UK childcare market? ~ Philip Blackburn; Part II: Explorations in childcare markets: Local providers and loyal parents: competition and consumer choice in the Dutch childcare market ~ Janneke Plantenga; Tinkering with early childhood education and care: the case of early education vouchers in Hong Kong ~ Gail Yuen; Markets and childcare provision in New Zealand: towards a fairer alternative ~ Linda Mitchell; Publicly available and supported early education and care for all: the case of Norway ~ Kari Jacobsen and Gerd Vollset; Childcare markets in the US: supply and demand, quality and cost, and public policy ~ Laura Sosinsky; Workforce shortages in the Canadian ECEC sector: how big, how costly and how solvable? ~ Robert Fairholm and Jerome Davis; Raw and emerging childcare markets ~ Helen Penn; Part III: Ethics and principles: Need markets be the only show in town? ~ Peter Moss; ABC Learning and Australian early childhood education and care: a retrospective audit of a radical experiment ~ Jennifer Sumsion; Childcare markets and government intervention ~ Gillian Paull.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Working with Children, Adolescents and their
Book SynopsisWritten for those who work with parents, adolescents, and children in various family contexts, this book describes the practical process of assessment and intervention which can lead to empowering individual families and improving their quality of life.Trade Review"The new edition of this major book should be purchased by social work and applied psychology students, tutors and practitioners as well as those who work in parent education and support. This edition retains the strengths of the original, but also updates readers by taking account of the huge output of research in relevant disciplines during the last two decades". Carole Sutton, De Montfort UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables. About the Authors. Preface. Part I: Taking Account of Children and Their Families. 1. Assessing Children and Their Families: Where to Begin. 2. Approaching Assessment – Step-by-Step. 3. Taking Account of the Family. 4. Formulating the "Why" Question. Part II: Understanding Development and Change in Families and Children. 5. Childhood and adolescence. 6. Responsiveness in Parents and Children. 7. Loss and Change Experienced by Children and Families. Part III: You as Helper. 8. Intervention: Preliminaries, Planning, and Implementation. 9. The "How" Question: Helping People to Change. 10. More Methods and Techniques. 11. Child Management and Behavioral Methods. 12. Using Life skills Training. Part IV: Empowerment of families and Evaluation of Practice. 13. Beyond the Agency Door: Empowering and Mentoring Families. 14. Evaluating Practice Processes and Outcomes. Epilogue. Appendix 1: Parent Training. Appendix 2: Treatment Options in Cases of Child Abuse and Neglect. Appendix 3: Separation and Divorce: a Counselling and Behavioral Manual. Appendix 4: Sources of Increased Self-empowerment. Bibliography. Index.
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Policy Press Working together or pulling apart?: The National
Book SynopsisIn the context of the 'cross-cutting' policy ambitions of the current Labour government, Working together or pulling apart? examines the contribution of the NHS to the multi-agency and inter-professional child protection process. Applying the insights of policy network and inter-organisational analysis, the text: provides detailed information on the current role played by a range of health professionals within child protection; investigates the nature and operation of the central policy community and local provider networks; considers the tensions arising from differences of professional power and knowledge, organisational cultures and agendas, and governance and regulation; examines the impact of wider socio-political changes on the operation of the child protection process, at both central and local levels. Working together or pulling apart? will be essential reading for all those working in child protection, at both strategic and frontline levels, within the NHS and other agencies. In addition, it will be of interest to staff and students on undergraduate or postgraduate courses in health, social work, public and social policy.Trade Review"... the authors of this slim volume manage to convey an impression of the current state of child protection in the UK that few committed professionals will wish to ignore." British Journal of Social Work"We should not ignore the findings of this text." Health Matters"... designed to make health service managers sit up and listen ... will help all to identify the areas in which progress is vital if tragedies like Victoria Climbie's are to be foreseen and prevented." British Journal of Social Work"... a timely publication that will be of interest to both child protection practitioners and policy-makers alike ... this well-researched and meticulously referenced book will also be of interest to social policy students." Health Service Journal"This is an astonishingly wide-ranging and perceptive book. At its heart lies a sensitive and critical exploration of the flaws in the relationship between health and social care policy makers and practitioners. The message for those aiming to break down barriers in the public sector may not be welcome, but they would be foolish to ignore it." Martin Davies, Professor of Social Work, University of East Anglia, NorwichTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Models and metaphors: the theoretical framework; Policy communities and provider networks in child protection; Knowledge and networks; Accountability, agencies and professions; Power and politics in the NHS; Reluctant partners: the experience of health and social care collaboration; A system within a system: the role of the Area Child Protection Committee; Agents of change? The role of the designated and named health professionals; Sleeping partners: GPs and child protection; Health visitors and child protection; 'Healthy' networks? NHS professionals in the child protection front line; Conclusion.
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Policy Press Children, family and the state: Decision-making
Book SynopsisWhat part should children take in decisions about their lives? Does their need to be involved in decisions conflict with adult responsibility for their welfare? In its search for answers to these questions, Children, family and the state examines different theories of childhood, children's rights and the relationship between children, parents and the state. Focusing on children who are looked after by the state, it reviews the changing objectives of the care system and the extent to which children have been involved in decisions about their care.Trade Review"Neatly combining succinct overviews of theory and policy with methodological innovation and original findings, this book should prove immensely useful for anyone conducting research with children." SRA News "This very interesting, thoughtful and readable book ... is a reflective and reflexive account of a research project that I would strongly recommend to beginning and experienced researchers alike." International Social Work "... ideal for those working with looked after children or students of social work." ChildRight "... of interest to everyone involved in working with children." Adoption & Fostering"This book makes a welcome contribution to our understanding of looked after children's experiences of participation in decision-making. The author's findings contain important messages for social workers, managers and policy makers ... It should be essential reading on all courses for those working with looked after children at both undergraduate and postqualifying level. It is a must for anyone committed to understanding and promoting children's rights." Social Work Education"There are powerful messages her for policy makers, for social work practitioners and academic researchers." Journal of Social Policy "... a stimulating, readable and accessible book." Child and Family Social Work "... belongs on the reading list of any qualifying or post-qualifying professional course which aims to address the present rather than the past." Community Care "... essential reading for professionals who work with children in care settings." Family Matters"In this timely and insightful new book, Nigel Thomas ... forces a radical rethink of child-adult relations and raises pertinent questions for practice. Highly accessible, yet theoretically grounded, this book … provides a valuable interdisciplinary platform from which to engage with the relationship between pure and applied work within childhood studies." Allison James, School of Comparative and Applied Social Sciences, University of Hull"Specialist and general readers alike should find much to enjoy and learn ... This is a welcome addition to the small but growing body of publications that illuminate children's worlds from the inside as well as the outside." From the foreword by Malcolm Hill, Centre for the Child and Society, University of GlasgowTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Malcolm Hill; Introduction; Theories of childhood; Psychology of childhood; Rights of childhood; Children, parents and the state; Children looked after by the state; Doing research with children; Patterns of participation; Children's views; Adults' views; Making sense of the research; Children's decisions and children's place.
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Policy Press Family policy matters: Responding to family
Book SynopsisAcross Europe and beyond, changing family living arrangements have stimulated popular and academic debate about the impact of socio-demographic trends on family well-being and the challenges they present for governments. This path-breaking book explores the complex relationship between family change and public policy responses in EU member states and candidate countries. After comparing the major socio-economic changes of the late 20th century in Europe and their impact on family and working life, it analyses both the reactions of policy makers and users as they respond to change and the perceptions families have of public policy and its relative importance in their lives.Trade Review" ... comparative family policies are a rather new field of research ... the book can be regarded as a first step that outlines many relevant perspectives for future research and as an invitation to continue towards deeper in-depth analyses." Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften"... valuable reading for anyone interested not only in changing family dynamics, but also the impact this has on government policy." Family Matters"Family Policy Matters is impressive in its scope and analysis of family policy processes in EU member states and candidate countries. The book provides valuable insights into public perceptions of family policy across Europe, and challenges received wisdom about the impact of policy on families' daily lives and the decisions they take about living arrangements. It is likely to be an important and informative source for comparative family policy analysis for many years to come." Susan McRae, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Graduate Studies), Oxford Brookes University"Governments across Europe are facing new needs and demands as a consequence of increased diversity of family forms and ways of living, working and caring. This excellent new book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of these issues in the wider European context. It will provide an invaluable resource for comparative family policy analysis." Jane Millar, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of BathTable of ContentsThe changing family-policy relationship; Population decline and ageing; Family diversification; The changing family-employment balance; Changing welfare needs; Legitimacy and acceptability of policy intervention in family life; Impacts of policy on family life; Responses to socio-economic change
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Policy Press Child welfare: Historical dimensions,
Book SynopsisChildren and child welfare sit at the heart of New Labour's plans for social inclusion - but how does the government view 'children' - is it reflecting public opinion, or leading it? How does New Labour perceive 'child welfare'? What are the motivations behind, and objectives of, current social policy for children? Are the 'Rights of the Child' being subsumed under 'duties and responsibilities'? This revisionist account provides critical answers to these questions within a historical framework and from a child-centred perspective. The book not only offers a provocative account of contemporary policies and the ideological thrust behind them, but also provides an informed historical perspective on the evolution of child welfare during the last century.Trade Review"The book amply demonstrates why Hendrick's child care history is so popular among academics and also how much 21st century social workers can learn from the past." www.communitycare.co.uk"... an invaluable addition to the contemporary child welfare literature." Social Development IssuesMISSING TEXT... materials, which will be of great interest to scholars in a range of disciplines and which seems certain to become a staple on student reading-lists for years to come." THES "... this text is indispensable for all those with an interest in the history of child welfare - it is already the key text for my 'Understanding Child Welfare' undergraduate module, and would serve just as well at postgraduate level." Nick Frost, Institute of Lifelong Learning, University of Leeds "New social work courses are being initiated. Hendrick's book should be high on their reading list." Journal of Social Policy "... a fascinating account of what adults in England have thought about and done to children in pursuit of their own social, economic and political ends." Community Alternatives "... recommended without reservation not only to undergraduate and graduate students of social work but also to their professors, who will appreciate its scope and depth, take delight in its insights, and may, in some cases, enjoy summoning the artillery to refute its arguments." Community Alternatives "... an engrossing book in which one is constantly forced to reflect on connections between historical developments and current shifts in children's services." SPA News "... an invaluable resource for both teachers and students on a range of health and welfare courses." Social History of Medicine "Child Welfare is an accessible, informative and thought-provoking text, and should be read by all with an interest in contemporary policy, its historical context, and the challenges presented by such a writer." British Journal of Social Work "... stimulating and challenging... this volume should be read by everybody who is, or intends to be, professionally involved with children." Children & Society"Hendrick has provided us with a book to be appreciated and savoured, one offering students and the general reader a shrewd and intelligent overview of child welfare policy. Here is a standard text, one unlikely to be bettered for a long time." Youth & Policy"... a useful and informative text for policy makers, academics, social workers and those concerned with children's rights." ChildRight"It provides the best historical account of childhood within a shifting service and social policy context." Jameel Hadi, Univeristy of Suffolk.Table of ContentsContents: Child welfare: ways of seeing; The narrative of bodies/minds: bodies; The narrative of bodies/minds: minds (and bodies); The narrative of victims/threats; The relationship between bodies/minds and victims/threats; Normal/abnormal; Children as the future; Providing for the 'children of the nation', 1880s-1918; The background; The Child Study Movement; Child cruelty and the NSPCC; The age of consent and punishment of incest; Children in care: the Poor Law, voluntary societies and child emigration; The blind, the deaf and the 'feeble-minded', The Infant Welfare Movement; The School Meals Service; School medical inspection and treatment; The 1908 Children Act; Child welfare in a period of economic and political crises, 1918-45; Nutrition; Medical treatment; The Child Guidance Movement; Changing perspectives on juvenile delinquency: the 1933 Children and Young Persons Act; The war years: evacuation, school meals, and health and welfare under the 1944 Education Act; Optimism and liberalism: children of the welfare state 1945-79; The Curtis Report, 1946; The 1948 Children Act; The 1948 Children Act, the family and the state; Deprivation and depravation: Ingleby and the family; The 1963 and 1969 Children and Young Person Acts; The 'family service' in the community, 1970-75; Fostering, adoption and the 1975 Children Act; The rediscovery of child abuse; The Conservative Age: liberal moments amid poverty, ill-health and punishment 1979-97; Health: increasing inequalities; Poverty: the worst in Europe?; Delinquency and justice: 'childhood in crisis'; Childcare policy, the 1989 Children Act and after; New Labour and child welfare: panopticism in the service of communitarianism; Introduction: the Third Way; Poverty: eradicating it; Education: 'education, education, education'; Delinquency: 'no more excuses'; New Labour and the post-modern child.
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Policy Press Child welfare and social policy: An essential reader
Book SynopsisThis book provides an essential one-stop introduction to the key concepts, issues, policies and practices affecting child welfare, with particular emphasis on the changing nature of the relationship between child welfare and social policy. No other book brings together such a wide selection of material to form an attractive and indispensable teaching and learning resource. Child welfare and social policy provides readers with an historical overview of child welfare in England and Wales; high quality contributions from leading authorities in the field; discursive introductions to each section that set individual chapters in the broader context of childhood studies and case study material to bring discussions to life. Key topics covered include morality and child welfare; relations between law, medicine, social work, social theory and child welfare; children's rights and democratic citizenship and children as raw material for 'social investment'. Child welfare and social policy is invaluable reading for students and academics in social policy, sociology, education and social work. It is also a useful resource for health and social work professionals wishing to follow current debates in theory and practice.Trade Review"The depth and breadth of this collection will make it valuable reading for tertiary students as well as those working in professions which come into contact with children." Family Matters"... invaluable reading for students and academics, as well as interesting and useful for health and social work professionals." ChildRight"This book is important for the movement to change the way that children are viewed and subsequently change current social policy for children. The chapters are thought provoking and enlightening, providing many opportunities and conditions for the concepts to be viewed and evaluated. ... This text provides a new perspective, a challenge to old ways of defining the experience of childhood, a challenge to social policies response, and finally support for the legitimacy of the voices of children in finding their own solutions." International Journal of Sociology of the Family "... this reader is rich in fascinating and thought-provoking accounts and cannot fail in its aim to encourage thinking theoretically and politically about child welfare." Children & Society. "[Child welfare and social policy] is a treasure trove of resources; a collection of classic and seminal writing from prestigious writers in the field. ...It is difficult to do justice to the book in such a short review... It is underpinned by strong child-centered values and reminds us that everything we do (or do not do) with children, young people and their families is a political act, involving choices. It has messages which will be of use to students and practitioners struggling with difficult ethical dilemmas and wondering how to intervene in desperate situations." Health and Social Care in the Community"This groundbreaking selection of seminal writings puts the subject of children and social policy in 21st-century Britain firmly on the map. Immense value is added by Harry Hendrick's introduction and trenchant critique, which locates every contribution within its specific policy context. This book is bound to become required reading for any under- and postgraduate social science student in the UK." Eva Lloyd, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies, School for Policy Studies, University of BristolTable of ContentsIntroduction Part One: Child welfare: the historical background; Introduction; Moral campaigns for children's welfare in the nineteenth century ~ Christine Piper; Children and social policies ~ Harry Hendrick; Part Two: Identifying and exploring concepts and approaches; Introduction; Good intentions into social action ~ Michael King; Children - who do we think they are? ~ Peter Moss and Pat Petrie; The challenge of child poverty: developing a child-centred approach ~ Tess Ridge; Children's welfare and children's rights ~ Gerison Lansdown; Risk, advanced liberalism and child welfare ~ Nigel Parton; Conceptualising social capital in relation to the well-being of children and young people ~ Virginia Morrow; Children, parents and the state ~ Nigel Thomas; Race, culture and the child ~ Kwame Owusu-Bempah; Liberalism or distributional justice? ~ Terry Carney; Part Three: Policies, trends, contexts and ramifications; Introduction; The 1989 Children Act and children's rights ~ Jeremy Roche; Assumptions about children's best interests ~ Christine Piper; Taking liberties: policy and the punitive turn ~ Barry Goldson; Tightening the net: children, community and control ~ Adrian James and Allison James; 'Mad', 'bad' or misunderstood ~ Vicki Coppock; Children and health ~ Malcolm Hill and Kay Tisdall; Reconstructing disability, childhood and social policy in the UK ~ John Davis, Nick Watson, Mairian Corker and Tom Shakespeare; Children of the welfare state ~ Anne Skevik; Fair but unequal? Children, ethnicity and the welfare state ~ Lucinda Platt; Housing policy and children ~ Paul Daniel and John Ivatts; Young carers and public policy ~ Andrew Bibby and Saul Becker; Education and the economy ~ Sally Tomlinson; Daycare: dreams and nightmares ~ Penelope Leach; Part Four: Children, social policy and the future; Introduction; Investing in the citizen-workers of the future ~ Ruth Lister; Children's participation: control and self-realisation in British late modernity ~ Alan Prout; Conclusion.
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Bristol University Press Young people in Europe: Labour markets and citizenship
Book SynopsisIn a period of rapid social and economic change, labour markets are undergoing major transformations. This book explores the changing fortunes of young people in Europe's flexible and precarious labour markets and the range of policies that are being developed to help them deal with the problems they face. The book draws on recent research carried out across Europe to highlight a number of key dilemmas for youth policy: what help is needed for young people and their parents in coping with lengthened transitions from school to work? What types of training and education are most effective? Is a switch from general to vocational education needed? Is workfare the right solution? The contributors, who are all leading authorities in the field, challenge the conventional wisdom in many of these areas. The book will be of interest to those researching and studying labour markets and youth policy, and to policy-makers and practitioners in these fields.Trade Review"... a wide-ranging and most informative portrayal of Europe's youth and their varying fortunes in the labour market." Journal of Social PolicyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Jacques van Hoof and Harriet Bradley; Part I: The reconstruction of youth citizenship Youth in the labour market: citizenship or exclusion? Herwig Reiter and Gary Craig; Social protection policies for young people: a cross-national comparison Gill Jones; Part II: Changing labour markets: inclusion and exclusion Young people and their contemporary labour market values Wim Plug and Manuela Du Bois-Reymond; Youth unemployment and job-seeking behaviour in Europe Jose Luis Alvaro and Alicia Garrido; Winners and losers: young people in the new economy Harriet Bradley; Youth in the labour market in Hungary and Slovenia: problems and perspectives Klara Foti, Martina Trbanc and Miroljub Ignjatovic; Excluded youth or young citizens? Ethnicity, young people and the labour market in three EU countires Gary Craig, Hans Dietrich and Jerome Gautie; Activation of alienation: youth unemployment within different European welfare communities Jan Carle and Torild Hammer; Part III: Policy options Vocational education and the integration of young people in the labour market: the case of the Netherlands Jacques van Hoof; Young people's transitions between education and the labour market: the Italian case Francesca Bianchi; Integration into work through active labour market policies in different welfare state regimes Ira Malmberg-Heimonen and Ilse Julkenen; Conclusion Harriet Bradley and Jacques van Hoof.
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Policy Press Beyond listening: Children's perspectives on
Book SynopsisMore young children than ever before are spending their time in some form of early childhood service. But how do we know what they think about it? While there has been a move to take children's views into account more generally, very little attention has been given to listening to young children below the age of six or seven. This book is the first of its kind to focus on listening to young children, both from an international perspective and through combining theory, practice and reflection. With contributions and examples from researchers and practitioners in six countries it examines critically how listening to young children in early childhood services is understood and practised. Each chapter is rooted in the everyday lives of young children and presents a range of actual experiences for students and practitioners to draw from. Beyond listening goes further to address key questions emerging from early childhood services and research. These are What do we mean by listening? Why listen? How do we listen to young children? What view of the child do different approaches to listening presume? What risks does listening entail for young children? The authors are leading experts in this area of rapidly growing interest and have themselves developed innovative methods such as the Mosaic approach, which is discussed in the book.Trade Review"Bringing together theory, research and practical experiences used worldwide, it reinforces the importance of listening to young children ... A must for early years professionals as a study aid and for research purposes this is not a book to be read from cover to cover but rather to be digested in small mouthfuls to allow the reader to explore its content and apply it in practice." 0-19"... useful for all people who work with young children and have an interest in the ways in which they perceive the world and may be encouraged to communicate their experiences ... full of innovative ideas." childRIGHT"Beyond Listening provides a combination of theory and practice which would help even the most experienced practitioner broaden their knowledge about how to work with children. Recommended." Community Care"Beyond Listening will be of great interest to a wide audience. It draws together theory and practice from an international perspective comprehensively and accessibly - a valuable contribution to raising the status of children's perspectives within early childhood services." Y. Penny Lancaster, Project Director, Listening to Young Children Training and Consultancy Service, Coram FamilyTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Peter Moss, Alison Clark and Anne Trine Kjørholt; Documentation and assessment: what is the relationship? ~ Carlina Rinaldi; Ways of seeing: using the Mosaic approach to listen to young children's perspective ~ Alison Clark; Participant observation: a way to learn about children's perspectives ~ Hanne Warming; From children's point of view: methodological and ethical challenges ~ Brit Johanne Eide and Nina Winger; Channels for listening to young children and parents ~ Valerie Driscoll and Caron Rudge; Small voices ... powerful messages ~ Linda Kinney; Beyond listening: can assessment practice play a part? ~ Margaret Carr, Carolyn Jones and Wendy Lee; The competent child and 'the right to be oneself': reflections on children as fellow citizens in an early childhood centre ~ Anne Trine Kjørholt; Beyond listening: future prospects ~ Anne Trine Kjørholt, Peter Moss and Alison Clark.
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Bristol University Press Politicising parenthood in Scandinavia: Gender
Book SynopsisHow to respond to the needs of working parents has become a pressing social policy issue in contemporary Western Europe. This book highlights the politicising of parenthood in the Scandinavian welfare states - focusing on the relationship between parents and the state, and the ongoing renegotiations between the public and the private. Drawing on new empirical research, leading Scandinavian academics provide an up-to-date record and critical synthesis of Nordic work-family reforms since the 1990s. A broad range of policies targeting working parents is examined including: the expansion of childcare services as a social right; parental leave; cash benefits for childcare; and working hours regulations. The book also explores policy discourses, scrutinises outcomes, and highlights the similarities and differences between Nordic countries through analyses of comparative statistical data and national case studies. Set in the context of economic restructuring and the growing influence of neo-liberal ideology, each chapter addresses concerns about the impact of policies on the gender relations of parenthood. "Politicising parenthood in Scandinavia" is a timely contribution to ongoing policy debates on welfare state models, parenthood and gender equality. It will be of particular interest to students and teachers of welfare studies, family policy and gender studies.Trade Review"This book is a very valuable and timely contribution to writing in comparative social policy, family policy, gender and equality." Journal of Social PolicyTable of ContentsIntroduction: politicising parenthood in Scandinavia ~ Anne Lise Ellingsæter and Arnlaug Leira; Part One: Politicising parenthood: legacies and challenges: Parenthood change and policy reform in Scandinavia 1970s-2000s ~ Arnlaug Leira; Nordic fertility patterns: compatible with gender equality? ~ Marit Rønsen and Kare Skrede; Part Two: Gender equality and parental choice in welfare state redesign: Nordic men on parental leave: can the welfare state change gender relations? ~ Johanna Lammi-Taskula; The public-private split rearticulated: abolishment of the Danish daddy leave ~ Anette Borchorst; The Norwegian childcare regime and its paradoxes ~ Anne Lise Ellingsæter; Parental choice and the passion for equality in Finland ~ Minna Salmi; Part Three: Work, family and the welfare state: redefining family models: Woman-friendliness and economic depression: Finland and Sweden in the 1990s ~ Heikki Hiilamo; Working time and caring strategies: parenthood in different welfare states ~ Thomas P. Boje; Diverging paths? The dual-earner/dual-carer model in Finland and Sweden in the 1990s ~ Anita Haataja and Anita Nyberg; Lone motherhood in the Nordic countries: sole providers in the dual-breadwinner regimes ~ Anne Skevik; Epilogue: Scandinavian policies of parenthood - a success story? ~ Anne Lise Ellingsæter and Arnlaug Leira.
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Policy Press Children, young people and social inclusion:
Book SynopsisThis book asks how far and in what way social inclusion policies are meeting the needs and rights of children and young people. Leading authors write from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines including social policy, education, geography and sociology. The book critically examines the concepts of participation and social inclusion and their links with children and childhoods and considers the geography of social inclusion and exclusion. It explores young people's own conceptualisations of social inclusion and exclusion; and examines how these concepts have been expressed in policy at various levels. The book concludes with an agenda for progressing participation and social inclusion, both for and with children and young people. "Children, young people and social inclusion" will be of interest to academics, students and policy makers, as well as to a wide range of practitioners including teachers, youth workers, participation workers and those working in interagency settings.Trade Review"A welcome addition to the literature." Annie Franklin, Youth & Policy"This book is recommended reading for anyone involved in developing or researching participation, strategic management and those wanting to develop skills and knowledge in working in this way. It covers a wide variety of important issues and offers both a theoretical and practical way forward for staff at all levels within agencies working with and for children, including the new Children's Trust arrangements in the UK." British Journal of Social Work"By bringing together theory and research on the social exclusion of children and the social participation of children, this book makes important conceptual strides towards a vision of citizenship in a participatory democracy for all. It reveals that, while there have been advances in enabling children and youth to have a voice in society, much needs to be done to improve how we listen to marginalized children in addressing issues of poverty and the uneven distribution of resources and services. In so doing it projects an important agenda for future inter-disciplinary research with children." Roger Hart, Director of the Children's Environments Research Group (CERG), The City University of New YorkTable of ContentsSection A: Introduction ~ John M. Davis and Malcolm Hill; Section B: Children and poverty: Child poverty: a barrier to social participation and inclusion ~ Tess Ridge; Children's perspectives on social exclusion and resilience in disadvantaged urban communities ~ Malcolm Hill, Katrina Turner, Moira Walker, Anne Stafford and Peter Seaman; Children and the local economy: another way to achieve social inclusion ~ Rosie Edwards; Section C: Participation: Politics and policy: Reconnecting and extending the research agenda on children's participation: mutual incentives and the participation chain ~ Alan Prout, Richard Simmons and Johnston Birchall; Included in governance: children's participation in 'public' decision making ~ Kay Tisdall and Robert Bell; The Irish National Children's Strategy: lessons for promoting the social inclusion of children and young people ~ John Pinkerton; International developments in children's participation: lessons and challenges ~ Gerison Lansdown; Section D: Opening up theoretical spaces for inclusion and participation: Spaces of participation and inclusion? ~ Michael Gallagher; From children's services to children's spaces ~ Peter Moss; Child-adult relations in social space ~ Berry Mayall; Participation with purpose ~ Liam Cairns; Section E: Conclusion: Concluding reflections: social inclusion, the welfare state and understanding children's participation ~ Alan Prout and E. Kay M. Tisdall.
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Bristol University Press When children become parents: Welfare state
Book SynopsisTeenage parenthood is recognised as a significant disadvantage in western industrialised nations. It has been found to increase the likelihood of poverty and to reinforce inequalities. This book explores, for the first time, the links between welfare state provision and teenage reproductive behaviour across a range of countries with differing welfare regimes. Drawing on both welfare state and feminist literature, as well as on new empirical evidence, the book compares public policy responses to teenage parenthood in each 'family' of welfare regime: Nordic, Liberal and Continental (Western European); analyses the different socio-political contexts in which teenage pregnancy is constructed as a social problem and identifies best practice in Europe and the USA. Countries included in the study are the UK, USA, New Zealand, France, Italy, Poland, Denmark, Norway, the Canadian province of Quebec and Russia. The contributors are all internationally recognised experts in the fields of welfare and/or gender studies. "When children become parents" is important reading for a wide audience of students, policy makers, practitioners and academics in sociology, social policy, social geography, education, psychology, and youth and gender studies.Trade Review"The title of this book is deliberately provocative... This is an important book because it takes the very current issue of teenage motherhood and places it firmly in a political and global context. The detailed information in each chapter will be useful for anyone wishing to engage in the debate about this modern moral panic." British Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsIntroduction: the construction of teenage pregnancy as a social problem ~ Anne Daguerre with Corinne Nativel; Young single mothers and 'welfare reform' in the US ~ Christine Carter McLaughlin and Kristin Luker; Teenage pregnancy in New Zealand: changing social policy paradigms ~ Georg Menz; Teenage pregnancy and parenthood in England ~ Anne Daguerre; Approaches to teenage motherhood in Québec, Canada ~ Johanne Charbonneau; Teenage pregnancy and reproductive politics in France ~ Corinne Nativel; Early motherhood in Italy: explaining the 'invisibility' of a social phenomenon ~ Elisabetta Pernigotti and Elisabetta Ruspini; Teenage reproductive behaviour in Denmark and Norway: lessons from the Nordic welfare state ~ Lisbeth B. Knudsen and Ann-Karin Valle; Meeting the challenge of new teenage reproductive behaviour in Russia ~ Elena Ivanova; Teenage pregnancy in Poland: between laissez-faire and religious backlash ~ Stéphane Portet; Conclusion: welfare states and the politics of teenage pregnancy: lessons from cross-national comparisons ~ Corinne Nativel with Anne Daguerre.
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Bristol University Press Children of the 21st century: From birth to nine
Book SynopsisThis book documents the early lives of almost 19,000 children born in the UK at the start of the 21st century, and their families. It is the first time that analysis of data from the hugely important Millennium Cohort Study, a longitudinal study following the progress of the children and their families, has been drawn together in a single volume. The unrivalled data is examined here to address important policy and scientific issues. The book is also the first in a series of publications that will report on the children's lives at different stages of their development. The fascinating range of findings presented here is strengthened by comparison with data on earlier generations. This has enabled the authors to assess the impact of a wide range of policies on the life courses of a new generation, including policies on child health, parenting, childcare and social exclusion. Babies of the new millennium (title tbc) is the product of an exciting collaboration from experts across a wide range of health and social science fields. The result is a unique and authoritative analysis of family life and early childhood in the UK that cuts across old disciplinary boundaries. It is essential reading for academics, students and researchers in the health and social sciences. It will also be a useful resource for policy makers and practitioners who are interested in childhood, child development, child poverty, child health, childcare and family policy.Trade Review"... this study is valuable not only in its own right, but because it is also able to draw on earlier studies begun in 1946, 1958 and 1970 and make comparisons. ... this book is a useful compendium of information." Children Now Magazine" ... the book is a useful teaching and information resource, in its clear data reporting of the initial sweep of the MCS." Social PolicyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction ~ Shirley Dex and Heather Joshi; Part 1: Children's origins: Financial, social and health circumstances mothers by ethnic origin ~ Hiranthi Jayaweera; Parent health and children's origins ~ Yvonne Kelly, Mel Bartley and Sir Michael Marmot; Housing conditions of Millennium children ~ Gareth Hughes and Kate Smith; Contrasting neighbourhoods ~ Ian Plewis; Part 2: Partnerships, parenthood and households: Parenting in partnerships ~ Lisa Calderwood; Parenting with absent fathers ~ Kate Smith and Kath Kiernan; Part 3: Pregnancy and childbirth: Care and services over childbirth ~ Yvonne Kelly, Macfarlane and Neville Butler; Multiple births ~ Neville Butler, Macfarlane and Yvonne Kelly; Age of motherhoo in the millennium ~ Heather Joshi; Part 4: Children's health and development: Inequalities in birth weight ~ Carol Dezateux, Tim Coles, Rosemary Tate, Helen Bedford and Catherine Peckham; Children's health, development and illness in the first year of life ~ Helen Bedford, Catherine Peckham, Neville Butler, Lucy Foster and Carol Dezateux; Emergence of obesity in children ~ Carol Dezateux, Tim Coles, Lucy Foster, Helen Bedford, Catherine Peckham and Neville Butler; Family environment and children's development ~ Schoon, Hope, Collishaw and Maughan; Part 5: Parents' work and employment: Parent's work-life balance ~ Shirley Dex; Fathers' employment and age of fathers ~ Denise Hawkes; Domestic division of labour/ parental employment ~ Heather Joshi; Part 6: Children's poverty: Child poverty ~ Jonathan Bradshaw and Mayhew; Part 7: Networks and wider family influences: Grandparenting in the Millennium Cohort Study ~ Brannen, Moss and Owen; Transmission of partnership breakdown across generations ~ Kelly Ward; Part 8: Child care arrangements: Child care choices and mother's employment ~ Shirley Dex; Part 9: Technical appendix: Ian Plewis
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Policy Press Growing up with risk
Book Synopsis"Growing up with risk" provides a critical analysis of ways in which risk assessment and management - now a pervasive element of contemporary policy and professional practice - are defined and applied in policy, theory and practice in relation to children and young people. Drawing on conceptual frameworks from across the social sciences, the book examines contrasting perspectives on risk that occur in different policy domains and professional and lay discourses, discussing the dilemmas of response that arise from these sometimes contested viewpoints - from playground safety to risks associated with youthful substance use. The contributors address issues of gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status which impact on definitions and responses to risk, and consider related concepts, such as 'risk-resilience', care-control' and 'dependence-autonomy'. Written in an accessible manner, each chapter provides a specific policy case study to illustrate the cross-cutting themes and issues that will make it a key text for researchers and students. It also offers policy makers and practitioners a valuable insight into the complexities of balancing responsibility for protecting the young with the benefits of risk taking and the need to allow young people to experiment.Trade Review"This interesting and exciting book makes an original contribution to the developing field of risk theory, taking a wide ranging look at the issue of risk as it relates to the process of growing up in our increasingly cautious culture. 'Growing up with risk' is not to be missed by anyone interested in risk and young people." Marilyn Gregory, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield"In a debate all too often characterised by either nostalgic moral panics about a simpler past, or abstract theory that takes too little account of the lived and variable experience of young people, this book provides a welcome balance of theoretical insight and empirical specificity. It is, then, a timely collection, bringing a wealth of scholarship to bear on questions which will be of interest to academics and policy makers, and to anyone with a concern about how public policy intersects with culture on the issue of growing up." Judith Green, Reader in Sociology of Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Betsy Thom, Rosemary Sales and Jenny Pearce; Mothering, deprivation and the formation of child psychoanalysis in Britain ~ Julia Borossa; Young people's perceptions of 'risk' ~ Jenni Ward and Mariana Bayley; Risk and the demise of children's play ~ David Ball; Children's perception of risk on the road ~ Kenneth Lupton and Mariana Bayley; New technology and the legal implications for child protection ~ Alan S. Reid; Parenting and risk ~ Rachel Hek; Meeting the needs of children whose parents have a serious drug problem ~ Neil McKeganey and Marina Barnard; Lives at risk: multiculturalism, young women and 'honour' killings ~ Veena Meetoo and Heidi Safia Mirza; Risk embodied? Growing up disabled ~ Lesley Jordan and Rosemary Sales; Young women, sexual behaviour and sexual decision making ~ Lesley Hoggart; Risk and resilience: a focus on sexually exploited young people ~ Jenny Pearce; In need of protection? Young refugees and risk ~ Rosemary Sales; Alcohol: protecting the young, protecting society ~ Betsy Thom; The prevention of youth crime: a risky business? ~ David Porteous.
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Policy Press The National Evaluation of Sure Start: Does
Book SynopsisSure Start Local Programmes (SSLPs) was a major strategic effort by New Labour towards ending child poverty. By changing the way services were delivered to children under four and their families, through targeting and empowering highly-deprived small geographic areas, SSLPs were intended to enhance child, family and community functioning. Following 5 years of systemic research exploring the efficacy and impact of this grand experiment, this book pulls together, in a single volume, the results of the extensive National Evaluation of Sure Start (NESS). The book reviews the history of policies pertaining to child health and well being which preceded and set the stage for Sure Start. It provides insight into how SSLPs were expected to function and how they actually operated, both in terms of their strengths, weaknesses and costs. The contributors examine the nature of the communities in which these programmes were situated and how they changed over time; present the early effects of SSLPs on children and families, with evidence highlighting some small beneficial effects and some small deleterious ones and extract specific features of SSLPs that contributed to whether individual programmes benefited children and families, providing a guide for the revision of programmes and policies. With a foreword from Naomi Eisdenstadt, former Director of the Sure Start Programme and concluding chapter by Prof. Sir Michael Rutter, member of the government's scientific advisory board overseeing NESS, this book provides an insightful critique of SSLP policy and NESS that will be of interest to students of child development, families and communities, as well as policymakers and policy scholars, local and national providers of services to children and families and evaluation specialists.Trade Review" This is an excellent piece of work, which I recommend to service planners, students of social policy and service providers alike, since it, and the more detailed published papers it references, contains useful lessons at all levels." Children and Society"A useful piece of research analysis and policy discussion." D Saltiel, University of Leeds"Each chapter in this book provides a robust, well referenced and detailed analysis of the various aspects of the SSLPs and of the on-going monitoring undertaken by NESS." British Journal of Social Work, Vol 38:6, 2008. "This book offers students and professionals, policymakers and evaluators working with young children and families a full overview of the Sure Start programme... The book contains some rigorous analysis of complex data but also some very accessible writing by academics." Lynda Hassall, Community Care June 2008"This complex and comprehensive evaluation is written with admirable skill and diplomacy. For those of us in health, education and social care, it focuses on raising the profile of preventive action in the early years." Mitch Blair, River Island Paediatric and Child Health Academic Centre, Imperial CollegeTable of ContentsForeword ~ Naomi Eisenstadt; Part One: The historical and policy context: The policy background to Sure Start ~ Edward Melhuish and Sir David Hall; Part Two: The local context of Sure Start Local Programmes: Targeting deprived areas: the nature of the Sure Start Local Programme neighbourhoods ~ Jacqueline Barnes; The challenge of profiling communities ~ Martin Frost and Gillian Harper; Part Three: The implementation of Sure Start Local Programmes: The methodologies for the evaluation of complex interventions: an ongoing debate ~ Pamela Meadows; Sure Start Local Programmes: an overview of the implementation task ~ Jane Tunstill and Debra Allnock; Living with Sure Start: human experience of an early intervention programme ~ Angela Anning and Mog Ball; The costs and benefits of Sure Start Local Programmes ~ Pamela Meadows; Part Four: The impact of Sure Start Local Programmes: Impact on Sure Start Local Programmes on children and families ~ Jay Belsky and Edward Melhuish; Variation in Sure Start Local Programmes: consequences for children and families ~ Edward Melhuish, Jay Belsky, Angela Anning and Mog Ball; How Sure Start Local Programme areas changed ~ Jacqueline Barnes; Part Five: Conclusion: Sure Start Local Programmes: an outsider's perspective ~ Sir Michael Rutter.
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Policy Press Children, families and social exclusion: New
Book SynopsisMany policy and practice initiatives that aim to prevent social exclusion focus on children and young people. This book seeks to consider new approaches to understanding the complexities of prevention, and how these new understandings can inform policy and practice. The authors use evidence from the National Evaluation of the Children's Fund to illustrate and explore the experiences of children and families who are most marginalised. They consider the historical context of approaches to child welfare, and present a new framework for understanding and developing preventative polices and practice within the context of social exclusion. Preventative initiatives such as the Children's Fund have supported large-scale complex evaluations that have generated rich and important data about strategies for addressing social exclusion and what they can achieve. The findings of this book have direct relevance for all those engaged in developing preventative policy and practice and will therefore be of interest to policy makers, practitioners and students of child welfare and social policy more broadly, in providing a timely discussion of key debates in designing, delivering and commissioning preventative services.Trade Review"This important book helps put some of the excitement back into the issues surrounding prevention of the consequences of social exclusion, with messages worth thinking about - and acting on - for practitioners, policy makers and other researchers. " Jane Tunstill, Emeritus Professor of Social Work, Royal Holloway, London UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Social exclusion, child welfare and well-being; Contemporary issues for preventative child welfare; The development of preventative policy and practice: an overview; The Children's Fund: strategies for social inclusion; The Children's Fund: activities and impacts of partnership strategies; New understandings for prevention; Conclusion: effective preventative approaches.
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Policy Press Children, families and social exclusion: New
Book SynopsisMany policy and practice initiatives that aim to prevent social exclusion focus on children and young people. This book seeks to consider new approaches to understanding the complexities of prevention, and how these new understandings can inform policy and practice. The authors use evidence from the National Evaluation of the Children's Fund to illustrate and explore the experiences of children and families who are most marginalised. They consider the historical context of approaches to child welfare, and present a new framework for understanding and developing preventative polices and practice within the context of social exclusion. Preventative initiatives such as the Children's Fund have supported large-scale complex evaluations that have generated rich and important data about strategies for addressing social exclusion and what they can achieve. The findings of this book have direct relevance for all those engaged in developing preventative policy and practice and will therefore be of interest to policy makers, practitioners and students of child welfare and social policy more broadly, in providing a timely discussion of key debates in designing, delivering and commissioning preventative services.Trade Review"This important book helps put some of the excitement back into the issues surrounding prevention of the consequences of social exclusion, with messages worth thinking about - and acting on - for practitioners, policy makers and other researchers. " Jane Tunstill, Emeritus Professor of Social Work, Royal Holloway, London UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Social exclusion, child welfare and well-being; Contemporary issues for preventative child welfare; The development of preventative policy and practice: an overview; The Children's Fund: strategies for social inclusion; The Children's Fund: activities and impacts of partnership strategies; New understandings for prevention; Conclusion: effective preventative approaches.
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Bristol University Press Contemporary fathering: Theory, policy and
Book SynopsisSince 1997, child welfare services have been faced with new demands to engage fathers or develop father-inclusive services. This book emerges from work by the author as a researcher and educator over many years on the issues posed by this agenda for child welfare practitioners in a variety of contexts. In locating fathers, fathering and fatherhood within a historical and social landscape, the book addresses issues seldom taken up in practice settings. It explores diversity and complexity in fathering in different disciplines such as psychoanalysis, sociology and psychology and analyses contemporary developments in social policies and welfare practices. The author employs a feminist perspective to highlight the opportunities and dangers in contemporary developments for those wishing to advance gender equity. A key strength of the book is its inter-disciplinary focus. It will be required reading for students, graduate and postgraduate, of social work, social policy, sociology and child and family studies. Academic researchers will also find the book invaluable because of its breadth of scholarship. Trade Review" This book is an important tool in providing the background and the practical experience that is needed to deliver services that include fathers, at a time when more and more is expected of practitioners. It is well researched, scholarly and detailed and reflects the author's vast experience of working with fathers from a feminist perspectives." Becky Sibert, Children & Young People Now, 2009"This book is essential reading for anybody researching fathering, all the social professions that work with both men and women caring for children, and students across the social sciences". Alistair Christie, University College, CorkTable of ContentsIntroduction; The contemporary context; The historical context; Freud and his legacy; Psychological perspectives; Sociological perspectives; The politics of fatherhood: contemporary developments; Contemporary social policies; Working with fathers; Reflections on a decade of working with fathers; Concluding remarks.
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Bristol University Press Contemporary fathering: Theory, policy and
Book SynopsisSince 1997, child welfare services have been faced with new demands to engage fathers or develop father-inclusive services. This book emerges from work by the author as a researcher and educator over many years on the issues posed by this agenda for child welfare practitioners in a variety of contexts. In locating fathers, fathering and fatherhood within a historical and social landscape, the book addresses issues seldom taken up in practice settings. It explores diversity and complexity in fathering in different disciplines such as psychoanalysis, sociology and psychology and analyses contemporary developments in social policies and welfare practices. The author employs a feminist perspective to highlight the opportunities and dangers in contemporary developments for those wishing to advance gender equity. A key strength of the book is its inter-disciplinary focus. It will be required reading for students, graduate and postgraduate, of social work, social policy, sociology and child and family studies. Academic researchers will also find the book invaluable because of its breadth of scholarship. Trade Review" This book is an important tool in providing the background and the practical experience that is needed to deliver services that include fathers, at a time when more and more is expected of practitioners. It is well researched, scholarly and detailed and reflects the author's vast experience of working with fathers from a feminist perspectives." Becky Sibert, Children & Young People Now, 2009"This book is essential reading for anybody researching fathering, all the social professions that work with both men and women caring for children, and students across the social sciences". Alistair Christie, University College, CorkTable of ContentsIntroduction; The contemporary context; The historical context; Freud and his legacy; Psychological perspectives; Sociological perspectives; The politics of fatherhood: contemporary developments; Contemporary social policies; Working with fathers; Reflections on a decade of working with fathers; Concluding remarks.
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Future Horizons Homeschooling, Autism Style: Reset for Success
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Future Horizons Incorporated A Social Story for the Rest of Us
Book SynopsisFor the last three decades, parents and professionals have learned to write Social Stories to accurately share information, teach, and praise children, adolescents, and adults with autism. Developed in 1991 by Carol Gray, today Social Stories are an internationally-respected and popular evidence-based instructional strategy. What if the tables were turned? In A Social Story for the Rest of Us, Carol merges her expertise and experience as an autism consultant as she describes with disarming honesty what "the rest of us" need to know to work effectively on behalf of those in our care.
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Future Horizons Incorporated Cartoons for Social and Communicative Behavior
Book SynopsisDuring the first years in school children need to learn reading, writing and arithmetic, but it seems equally important to develop social and communicative skills and good values. While there are plenty of teaching programs on the "Three Rs" it is not easy to find curricula for social behavior and character development. This workbook provides a clear teaching sequence on eight long-term objectives, such as being reliable, authentic, empathetic, self-controlled and a good team player. In 130 cartons daily problem situations are pictured and possible solutions are presented. While making good value choices children learn at the same time to become competent communicators. Typical as well as special needs students are encouraged to pro-social behaviors which are a solid foundation for school, social and future professional success.Table of Contents Introduction Method of the Social Cartoon Curriculum A) Examples for positive behavior in elementary school STAR Program S = Safety First T = There and Ready A = Act responsible R = Respect self and others S – Safety First Wearing a helmet Paying attention at the swings T – There and Ready Arriving on time to class Not interrupting in class A – Act responsible Helping a classmate with nose bleeding Handing back a lost wallet R – Respect self and others No burping Respecting classmates from different cultures B) Long-Time Goals (LTG) for social behavior LTG 1 Being kind, popular and making friends STG 1 Following instructions Cleaning up your room Coming when called STG 2 Taking the perspectives of others Being careful on stairs Comforting your neighbor STG 3 Helping and respecting others Letting younger siblings win Offering a seat to someone on the bus STG 4 Being helpful Helping a classmate with his homework Helping your dad with washing the car STG 5 Being humble Not bragging about your skills Not bragging about your possessions LTG 2 Being responsible and reliable STG 1 Respecting instructions Respecting school decisions Respecting behavior rules STG 2 Doing what you promised Doing your homework Answering text messages STG 3 Doing what is expected Writing an essay Unloading dishwasher STG 4 Taking responsibility for others and the environment Babysitting Taking a classmate in a wheelchair along STG 5 Time management and being on time Not showering for too long Arriving on time for an internship LTG 3 Having good team skills STG 1 Setting team-goals Following instructions during physical education class Accepting team decisions STG 2 Accepting criticism Accepting critical arguments Accepting critique about behavior STG 3 Suggesting or accepting compromises Choice of restaurants Choice of movies STG 4 Being fair Dividing tasks fairly Giving everyone a chance C) Goals for positive personality characteristics LTG 4 Being optimistic STG 1 Never give up Practicing swimming Keep going when physical effort is needed STG 2 Thinking positive about yourself and others Don´t be envious Don't take revenge STG 3 Taking chances and giving others a chance Including minorities Including younger siblings LTG 5 Dealing with frustration and using coping strategies STG 1 Dealing with the fear of failing Dealing with a rejection letter Dealing with lack of popularity STG 2 Dealing with losses and thinking positive Divorce of parents Loss of a school-friend LTG 6 Being loyal and trustworthy STG 1 Being loyal Not making fun of your parents Respecting teachers STG 2 Being real and self-confident Don't join when peers instigate trouble Don't join dangerous activities STG 3 Being honest even though you fear punishment or disadvantages Admitting when you damaged something Admitting when you stole something LTG 7 Being self-controlled STG 1 Being aware of yourself and others Not annoying others by your monologues Not everyone consider nail biting cool STG 2 Dealing with stress Using calming strategies during an exam Don't be angry when bullied D) Goals for communicative competence LTG 8 Being a good conversational partner STG 1 Giving compliments About someone's clothes About someone´s possession STG 2 Apologizing and making up for mistakes Apologizing when hurting someone Apologizing when breaking something STG 3 Clarifying misunderstandings Clarifying wrong assumptions Clarifying misunderstandings STG 4 "You talk" instead of "Me talk" Don't persevere about your favorite subject Don't be a "show-off" STG 5 Showing interest towards others and paying attention Paying attention when success is mentioned Paying attention when loss is mentioned STG 6 Showing gratitude For a dinner invitation For a trip
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Future Horizons Incorporated Autism Parent to Parent: Sanity-Saving Advice for
Book SynopsisYour child has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and you are feeling overwhelmed and alone. Suddenly you need to become an expert in treatment, diet, language development, social skills, special education law, insurance and a million other things! What you'd really like to know is how to deal with Aunt Martha's questions at the family reunion! Autism: Parent to Parent is your guide to all of this and more. Veteran parent Shannon Penrod hosts Autism Live, the #1 rated Autism Podcast worldwide, now she is giving you all her best resources, strategies, tips and information to help you and your child survive and thrive. Autism: Parent to Parent covers everything you need to know such as: What do you say to pushy relatives? How do you get the best treatment options? How do you deal with school? Most importantly, how do you deal with all the emotions that come with day-to-day life? Ms. Penrod covers all a parent of an individual with ASD needs to know, with honesty, humor and humility while empowering you to rise to meet all the challenges and triumphs on your journey.
£17.95
Future Horizons Incorporated Bobby & Mandee's Good Touch, Bad Touch:
Book SynopsisGood Touch, Bad Touch is a must-read for all parents who want their children to learn to advocate for their own safety and personal boundaries.When it comes to bad touches, Bobby advises children, “Whether it is a stranger, or someone you know well, the rules to be safe are always the same: Say no! Run away! And find a grown-up friend to tell!”This book is designed for parents to read with their children, and for teachers to share with their classes.Empower your children to keep themselves safe! Bonus content includes: Bobby and Mandee’s Touch Test– a quiz along with page numbers for each answer 911 Tips for Parents– a guide for teaching kids when and how to dial 911 My List of Safe Grown-ups to Call– a blank form that parents and children can fill out together Table of Contents Main Story 1 Bobby and Mandee's Touch Test 19 Secrets and Surprises - There's a Big Difference! 21 911 Tips for Parents 22 My List of Safe Grownups to Call 23 Coloring Page 24
£11.35
Future Horizons Incorporated Uniquely Normal Manual: Using The Bernstein
Book SynopsisThis manual is the companion guide to Uniquely Normal: Tapping the Reservoir of Normalcy to Treat Autism. It is a guide you in using the Bernstein Cognitive Method for Autism (BCMA, or Bernstein Method for short). Rob teaches us the commonsense approach and uses everyday situations to help children with autism progress with language, socialization, and organization. You don't need a graduate school education to use this method; you have all the knowledge and skills you need. You already know how to do everything necessary to make a difference for your child.Table of ContentsIntroductionActivities for Focusing Thinking and Organizing Thoughts Candle and beaker: Thinking about cause and effect. Rings on a post: Self-correction; big and small. Helium balloons: Solving a problem together; planning; sequential thinking; expressing choices. Magic tricks: Organizing thinking; verbal self-direction; verbal expression. Activities for Eliciting and Organizing Language Put words into the child’s mind. Have the child fill in words as you read aloud. Have the child fill in words as you speak. Have the child fill in words as you sing with the child. Use movement to elicit language. Therapeutic car ride. Activities for Developing Flexibility Seeing things from another person’s point of view. Accepting another person’s feelings and differences. Overcoming perseveration. Waiting to take turns Overcoming inflexibility, in highly verbal children/ young adults Conclusion
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Springer International Publishing AG Child First: Developing a New Youth Justice
Book SynopsisThis book explores the development and implementation of Child First as an innovative guiding principle for improving youth justice systems. Applying contemporary research understandings of what leads to positive child outcomes and safer communities, Child First challenges traditional risk-led and stigmatising approaches to working with children in trouble. It has now been adopted as the four-point guiding principle for all policy and practice across the youth justice system in England and Wales, it is becoming a key reform principle for youth justice in Northern Ireland, and it is increasingly influential across several western jurisdictions. With contributions from academics, policymakers and practitioners, this book critically charts the progress and challenges in establishing a progressive evidence-led youth justice system. Its dynamic and accessible integration of theory, research, policy and practice, alongside discussion of critical themes, makes it a key read for students on youth crime/justice modules and for a wider market.Stephen Case is Professor of Youth Justice in the Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy division at Loughborough University, UK. Neal Hazel is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice in the School of Health and Society at the University of Salford, UK. Table of ContentsForewords from the First Minister of Wales, the Chief Inspector of Prisons & the Chair of the Youth Justice Board1. Introduction (Professor Stephen Case and Professor Neal Hazel) Part one. Child First: Challenging youth justice systems 2. Challenging punitive youth justice (Dr Tim Bateman) 3. Challenging the risk paradigm: Children First, Positive Youth Justice (Professor Stephen Case) 4. Challenging historical populism. Children First, Offenders Second: From Concept to Policy (Professor Kevin Haines and Dr Sue Thomas) 5. Child First and Children’s Rights: An opportunity to advance rights-based youth justice (Professor Ursula Kilkelly) Part two. Child First: Developing youth justice policy 6. Developing Child First youth justice policy in England and Wales :A view from inside the YJB and Westminster (Professor John Drew) 7. Developing principled youth justice standards (Professor Neal Hazel and Paula Williams) 8. Child First in the criminal courts (Professor Kathryn Hollingsworth) Part three. Child First: Developing youth justice practice 9. Child First: Thinking through the implications for policy and practice (Ben Byrne) 10. The place of risk within Child First Justice: An exploration of the perspectives of youth justice practitioners (Dr Ann-Marie Day) 11. Cementing Child First in practice (Dr Kathy Hampson) 12. Embracing children’s voices: Transforming Youth Justice practice through co-production and Child First participation (Dr Samantha Burns and Dr Sean Creaney) 13. Discussion and Conclusion: Future challenges and opportunities for Child First justice (Hazel and Case)
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Springer International Publishing AG Children with Special Needs: An Overview of
Book SynopsisThere can be a lack of understanding of the vulnerable situation of children with disabilities and their families, even among professional caregivers whose mission is to protect the health and wellbeing of these children. Their respectful treatment should include knowledge, empathy, humanity, and an open and sympathetic dialogue. This book provides an overview of knowledge and literature review of children and adolescents with special care needs that contribute to the respect and understanding of children with disabilities and their families. It also explains possible reasons for different outcomes in research studies and why there is a lack of knowledge in some areas concerning these children. Research on children with disabilities is considerable but often can be difficult to access on many levels, which means it does not always benefit those who need this knowledge. This compact book addresses this by presenting the international research in the field in an understandable way for people who work with children with disabilities and their families. The authors provide a broad picture of the background, reality of life, opportunities for professional help and support, as well as outlook of these children and families. Among the topics covered: The Health and Well-being of Children with Disabilities The Health and Well-being of Relatives Occupation On the Road to Adulthood Children with Special Needs: An Overview of Knowledge on Disability is pertinent reading for students in all areas of health care (including nursing and psychology), social work, sociology, and education aimed at children and young people. The text also would be of interest to those who practice in these areas and/or encounter children with disabilities in their daily work.Table of ContentsBACKGROUND Summary Introduction Definitions and prevalence Previous research Stress and treatment References THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Summary Case Physical health of children with disabilities Family-Oriented Care Orofacial health of children with disabilities Mental health / illness in children with disabilities References THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF RELATIVES Summary Case Parents Siblings Grandparents References OCCUPATION Summary Case School and education Recreation for Children with Disabilities Relief, support, and assistance References ON THE ROAD TO ADULTHOOD Summary Case Attachment and psychosocial development Transition Inclusion, exclusion, and risk behaviors References WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS Summary Case Neglect and abuse Deaths References
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Sick Boys – Intensivmaßnahmen der Kinder- und
Book SynopsisIntensivmaßnahmen gehören zu den fachlich kontrovers diskutierten Maßnahmen der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe. Einerseits richten sie sich an jene jungen Menschen, die durch reguläre Maßnahmen der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe nicht mehr erreicht werden können und sollen somit den individuellen Bedarfen junger Menschen nachkommen. Andererseits zeichnen sich Intensivmaßnahmen durch einen stark repressiven Zugriff auf junge Menschen aus und folgen scheinbar der Logik einer immer ein bisschen engeren und exklusiveren Maßnahme. In diesem Zugriff auf junge Menschen wird jedoch ein Spannungsfeld sichtbar, welches sich zwischen pädagogischen Standards wie dem Aufbau einer tragfähigen auf Freiwilligkeit beruhenden pädagogischen Beziehung einerseits und gesellschaftspolitischen Forderungen nach einer repressiven Normverdeutlichung andererseits aufspannt. In der empirischen Analyse wird dieses Spannungsfeld aus der Perspektive der jungen Menschen in den Blick genommen und der Frage nachgegangen, inwiefern Intensivmaßnahmen für die jungen Menschen zu Erziehungsorten werden können. Mit Bezug auf den Capabilities-Approach ist die Frage erkenntnisleitend, inwiefern Intensivmaßnahmen zu einer Erweiterung der individuellen Handlungsmöglichkeiten beitragen können oder weitere gesellschaftliche Ausschlusserfahrungen evozieren.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Geschlechterkonstruktionen von Erziehern in
Book SynopsisAusgangspunkt dieser Arbeit ist die Frage, welche Geschlechterkonstruktionen Erzieher in Kindertageseinrichtungen (Kitas) haben und inwieweit diese Einfluss auf die pädagogischen Handlungen der Fachkräfte im Alltag nehmen. Dabei richtet sich der Blick zum einen auf die individuellen Vorstellungen der Erzieher von Geschlecht, zum anderen auf deren Wissen um eine geschlechterbewusste Pädagogik und wie sie sich zu einer solchen positionieren. Begründet wird die Fragestellung durch die in den vergangenen Jahren kontinuierlich gestiegene fachliche und politische sowie medial-öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit des Arbeitsfeldes und damit auch der dort agierenden (männlichen) Fachkräfte. Mit der gestiegenen Wahrnehmung geht eine qualitative wie quantitative Zunahme von Anforderungen einher. Die fachliche Auseinandersetzung mit Geschlecht und Geschlechterfragen ist eine von diesen.Ein Hauptergebnis dieser Arbeit ist die Erkenntnis eines Zusammenhangs zwischen den individuellen Männlichkeits- und Geschlechtervorstellungen einerseits und dem pädagogisch-fachlichem Umgang mit Geschlechterthemen (Stichwort „Genderkompetenz“) andererseits: Erzieher mit eher traditionellen Geschlechtervorstellungen reproduzieren diese im Alltag wieder, wohingegen Erzieher mit progressiven Vorstellungen Kindern mehr Freiheiten lassen Neues kennenzulernen und sich auszuprobieren. Der sichere Umgang mit dem Querschnittsthema Geschlecht ist daher eine Kernkompetenz für alle pädagogischen Fachkräfte in Kitas.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Geschlecht und Gesellschaft.- Kindertageseinrichtungen.- Theoretische Vorannahmen und empirische Ergebnisse.- Fragestellung.- Methodologie und Forschungsdesign.- Methodische Vorgehensweise.- Darstellung der Forschungsergebnisse.- Diskussion der Ergebnisse.- Resümee und Ausblick.
£56.99
United Nations Report of the Committee on the Rights of the
Book SynopsisThis is the annual report submitted to the General Assembly by the Committee on the Rights of the Child on its Seventy-eighth (14 May-1 June 2018), Seventy-ninth (17 September-5 October 2018), Eightieth (14 January-1 February 2019), Eighty-first (13-31 May 2019), Eighty-second (9-27 September 2019), Eighty-third (20 January-7 February 2020) and extraordinary eighty-fourth session (2-6 March 2020).
£14.20
United Nations Report of the Committee on the Rights of the
Book SynopsisThis is the annual report submitted to the General Assembly by the Committee on the Rights of the Child on its Seventy-second (17 May-3 June 2016), Seventy-third (13-30 September 2016), Seventy-fourth (16 January-3 February 2017), Seventy-fifth (15 May-2 June 2017), Seventy-sixth (11-29 September 2017) and Seventy-seventh sessions (15 January-2 February 2018)
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United Nations Report of the Committee on the Rights of the
Book SynopsisThis is the official Record of the Report of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
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UNICEF The state of the world's children 2019: children,
Book SynopsisThis report examines nutrition, providing a fresh perspective on a rapidly evolving challenge. Despite progress in the past two decades, around 200 million under-fives suffer from undernutrition. Adding to this toll is rising obesity, which affects 38 million children. All these forms of malnutrition threaten children's development, while obesity is creating a lifelong legacy of disease. At the heart of this evolving challenge is a global shift towards modern diets that do not meet children's nutritional requirements. The report provides unique data and analysis of malnutrition in the 21st century and outlines recommendations to put children's needs at the heart of global and national food systems.
£29.71
UNICEF The state of the world's children 2023: for every
Book SynopsisThe world is facing a red alert for children's health: Vaccination coverage dropped sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving millions more children unprotected against some of childhood's most serious diseases. In addition, many millions of children from some of the world's most marginalised communities have long missed out on life-saving vaccination. Catch-up and recovery are needed urgently to vaccinate the children missed and to avoid further backsliding. And greater effort is needed to reach the children historically left behind. The State of the World's Children 2023 examines what needs to happen to ensure that every child, everywhere is protected against vaccine-preventable diseases
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