Child welfare and youth services Books

Book SynopsisThe nature of the relationship between children, parents and the state has been central to the growth of the modern welfare state and has long been a problem for western liberal democracies. Welfare states have undergone profound restructuring over the past two decades and families also have changed, in terms of their form and the nature of the contributions that men and women make to them. More attention is being paid to children by policymakers, but often because of their importanceas future 'citizen workers'. The book explores the implications of changes to the welfare state for children in a range of countries. Children, Changing Families and Welfare States: examines the implications of social policies for children sets the discussion in the broader context of both family change and welfare state change, exploring the nature of the policy debate that has allowed the welfare of the child to come to the fore tackles policies to do with both the care and financial support of children looks at the household level and how children fare when both adult men and women must seek to combine paid and unpaid work, and what support is offered by welfare states endeavours to provide a comparative perspective on these issues. The contributors have written a book that will be warmly welcomed by scholars and researchers of social policy, social work and sociology and students at both the advanced undergraduate and post-graduate level.Trade Review'As welfare states grow up, they begin to think more carefully about their future. Jane Lewis is showing them how best to do so. This stellar collection of articles by top European scholars combines creative thinking about the new social investment state with impressive empirical research on specific forms of public support for family work.' -- Nancy Folbre, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Children in the Context of Changing Families and Welfare States Jane Lewis PART I: CHILDREN AS A SOCIAL INVESTMENT 2. The LEGO™ Paradigm and New Social Risks: Consequences for Children Jane Jenson 3. An Agenda for Children: Investing in the Future or Promoting Well-being in the Present? Ruth Lister PART II: PAYING FOR CHILDREN 4. Child Benefit Packages in 15 Countries in 2004 Jonathan Bradshaw 5. Paying for the Costs of Children in Eight North European Countries: Ambivalent Trends Ulla Björnberg 6. Paying for Children: Current Issues and Implications of Policy Debates Fran Bennett PART III: CARING FOR CHILDREN 7. Cultures of Childhood and the Relationship of Care and Employment in European Welfare States Birgit Pfau-Effinger 8. From a Childcare to a Pedagogical Discourse – Or Putting Care in its Place Peter Moss 9. The OECD and the Work/Family Reconciliation Agenda: Competing Frames Rianne Mahon PART IV: CHILDREN AND THE SEARCH FOR A WORK–LIFE BALANCE 10. Childcare in a Changing World: Policy Responses to Working Time Flexibility in France Marie-Thérèse Letablier 11. Work Life Balance from the Children’s Perspective Ute Klammer 12. Squeezed between Two Agendas: Work and Childcare in the Flexible UK Diane Perrons 13. Men and Women’s Agency and Capabilities to Create a Work Life Balance in Diverse and Changing Institutional Contexts Barbara Hobson, Ann-Zolfe Duvander and Karin Halldén Index

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Book SynopsisThis much-needed book examines the implications of the 'Every Child Matters' (ECM) national and local framework for working with children. It analyses the key issues from the perspective of the different professions that make up the 'new children's workforce' and explores interprofessional considerations. The book includes practice issues and case examples from health, education, social work, playwork, children's centres and early years, and considers the opportunities and challenges presented by the current agenda. It will be widely welcomed by tutors and practitioners alike, enabling readers to make sense of the legislation and national guidance, and to understand better the new agendas for children's services. For more information visit: http://www.everychildmattersbook.co.uk/Trade Review"This book has been invaluable for my foundation degree in learning support. There are so many new pieces of legislation and government policies to wade through this book just put it all into place and, yes, it made sense. Individual chapters on Early years, Children's Centres, Nursing, maternity care, playwork, social work and mental health makes it a real winner across lots of different specialisms. I particularly liked the fact it doesn't look at new legislation through rose tinted specs - it's down to earth, forthright and recognises there are many issues to inter-professional collaboration". Five-Star Amazon Review"... this is an excellent guide and I would recommend it, not just to social work students and practitioners, but also to those working in any discipline with children and their families." Professional Social Work"'... very much an example of a book doing just what it says on the label. It is a must-have for all those working with, planning for or studying the health and social care of children and their families." Charlotte Pearson in Community Care 2009"This book provides child practitioners in public, private and voluntary settings with a valuable text to guide their practice. It is an essential text for students studying for child and young people's care qualifications and undergraduate studies, while post-graduate students will find it an excellent reference resource." Brenda Roberts, Head, Department of Child Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University"Richard Barker and his fellow contributors have produced an impressive and detailed analysis of the practice implications of Every Child Matters. I am delighted to recommend this book to all those working with children and young people." Michael Leadbetter, Chair, Children's Workforce Development CouncilTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: making sense of Every Child Matters - Richard Barker; Beginning to understand Every Child Matters - Richard Barker Inter-professional working and the Children's Workforce - Alison I. Machin and Pamela Graham; Education and Every Child Matters - Pat Broadhead and Doug Martin; Early years, childcare and Every Child Matters - Joan Santer and Lindey Cookson; Children's centres and Every Child Matters - Sue Barker; Nursing and Every Child Matters - Steve Campbell and Judith Hunter; Maternity care and Every Child Matters - Fiona Hutchinson; Playwork and Every Child Matters - Lesli Godfrey; Social work and Every Child Matters - Richard Barker and Sue Barker; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Every Child Matters - Allan Brownrigg; Every Child Matters: current possibilities, future opportunities, and challenges? - Richard Barker.

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Book SynopsisSome 80,000 British children - many of them under the age of ten - were shipped from Britain to Canada by Poor Law authorities and voluntary bodies during the 50 years following Confederation in 1867. How did this come about? What were the motives and methods of the people involved in both countries? 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 a meticulously researched work that brings together economic, political, social, medical, legal, administrative and religious aspects of the story in Britain and Canada. He concludes with a moving review of evidence from more recent survivors of child migration, discussing the lifelong effects of their experiences with the help of modern psychological insights. His book - humane and highly professional - will capture and hold the interest of many: the academic, the practitioner and the general reader; and they will include the relatives and descendants, both in Britain and Canada, of the children around whom this study revolves. CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: Copies of this title are available from UBC Press, www.ubcpress.caTrade Review"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"It is a wonderfully researched book and presents a balanced analysis of the period." Julia Davey, Family History Researcher"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 Edinburgh"Deeply researched and compassionate" Journal of Children & PovertyTable 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. CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: Copies of this title are available from UBC Press, www.ubcpress.ca

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book focuses on the experiences and perspectives of children and young people who care for a parent with HIV in the global North and South. Drawing on in-depth qualitative research from the UK and Tanzania, the book presents a unique insight into the similarities and differences in children's and parents' experiences across diverse socio-economic, cultural and welfare contexts. The book makes a significant contribution to the growing research evidence on children and young people with caring responsibilities ('young carers') and the impacts of HIV and AIDS on families globally. It examines caring relationships within families affected by HIV and AIDS; the outcomes of caregiving; children's and families' resilience; the factors influencing whether children become involved in care work; and local and global policy responses. It also provides insight into the perspectives of parents living with HIV and service providers working with families. This book will be of interest to policy makers and practitioners in the field of HIV and AIDS, and to researchers, academics and students concerned with international development, social policy, human geography, childhood and youth studies, social work, health and social care, education, children's services and nursing and palliative care.Trade Review"Governments and NGOs must act to provide support to children and young people affected by HIV and AIDS, recognising their special role as young carers. The recommendations in this groundbreaking, cross-cultural study are a good place to start." Carol Levine, Director of the Families and Health Care Project, United Hospital Fund, New York CityTable of ContentsChildren's and young people's caring responsibilities within the family; HIV and the family; Reflexivity, methodology and ethics: the research process; Living with HIV and the effects on family life: parents' narratives; Children's and young people's care work in households affected by HIV and AIDS; Resilience and impacts of care work for individual young people and their families; Resilience and impacts of young people's care work within the school and wider community; The role of formal safety nets in building children's and families' resilience; Global and local processes influencing young people's caring roles in families affected by HIV and AIDS; Responding to the support needs of children and young people caring for parents with HIV.

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book focuses on the experiences and perspectives of children and young people who care for a parent with HIV in the global North and South. Drawing on in-depth qualitative research from the UK and Tanzania, the book presents a unique insight into the similarities and differences in children's and parents' experiences across diverse socio-economic, cultural and welfare contexts. The book makes a significant contribution to the growing research evidence on children and young people with caring responsibilities ('young carers') and the impacts of HIV and AIDS on families globally. It examines caring relationships within families affected by HIV and AIDS; the outcomes of caregiving; children's and families' resilience; the factors influencing whether children become involved in care work; and local and global policy responses. It also provides insight into the perspectives of parents living with HIV and service providers working with families. This book will be of interest to policy makers and practitioners in the field of HIV and AIDS, and to researchers, academics and students concerned with international development, social policy, human geography, childhood and youth studies, social work, health and social care, education, children's services and nursing and palliative care.Trade Review"Governments and NGOs must act to provide support to children and young people affected by HIV and AIDS, recognising their special role as young carers. The recommendations in this groundbreaking, cross-cultural study are a good place to start." Carol Levine, Director of the Families and Health Care Project, United Hospital Fund, New York CityTable of ContentsChildren's and young people's caring responsibilities within the family; HIV and the family; Reflexivity, methodology and ethics: the research process; Living with HIV and the effects on family life: parents' narratives; Children's and young people's care work in households affected by HIV and AIDS; Resilience and impacts of care work for individual young people and their families; Resilience and impacts of young people's care work within the school and wider community; The role of formal safety nets in building children's and families' resilience; Global and local processes influencing young people's caring roles in families affected by HIV and AIDS; Responding to the support needs of children and young people caring for parents with HIV.

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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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Book SynopsisPolicy reforms to children's services in the UK and elsewhere encourage a greater focus on outcomes defined in terms of child well-being. Yet for this to happen, we need not only a better understanding of what child well-being is and how services can improve it, but also the ability to measure child well-being in order to evaluate success. This book investigates the main approaches to conceptualising child well-being, applies them to the child population using household survey and agency audit data, then considers the implications for children's services. The author: provides a clear conceptual understanding of five perspectives on well-being: need, rights, poverty, quality of life and social exclusion demonstrates the value of each perspective charts levels of child well-being in an inner-London community, including violated rights and social exclusion sets out the features that children's services must have if they are to improve child well-being defined in these terms This book should be read by everyone involved in developing, implementing and evaluating children's services, including researchers, policy makers and practitioners.Trade Review"This book moves effortlessly and clearly from ideas about well-being, through their measurement, to policy proposals. It is essential reading for those concerned with children's well-being, but I hope that its message will attract a wider audience." Ian Gough, Professor of Social Policy, University of Bath" Axford has succeeded in providing research that will better equip staff to make assessments with finesse and formulate strategies to suit." Adoption & Fostering'Axford’s book unpicks the definition of child wellbeing in a strong mix of theoretical constructs and evidence based research.' 'This book has earned its place as a valuable social care text'. Research, Policy and PlanningTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: Defining and measuring the concepts: Need; Rights; Poverty; Quality of life; Social exclusion; Relationships between the concepts; Part two: The measures applied to children: Prevalence rates and distinguishing features; Relationships between the conditions; Part three: Implications for children's services: Matching conditions and service styles; Developing congruent children's services; Conclusions.

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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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Book SynopsisIn the last decades of the 20th century, successive British governments have regarded adolescent pregnancy and childbearing as a significant public health and social problem. Youthful pregnancy was once tackled by attacking young, single mothers but New Labour, through its Teenage Pregnancy Strategy, linked early pregnancy to social exclusion rather than personal morality and aimed, instead, to reduce teenage pregnancy and increase young mothers' participation in education and employment. However, the problematisation of early pregnancy has been contested, and it has been suggested that teenage mothers have been made scapegoats for wider, often unsettling, social and demographic changes. The re-evaluation of early pregnancy as problematic means that, in some respects, teenage pregnancy has been 'made' and 'unmade' as a problem. Focusing on the period from the late-1990s to the present, "Teenage pregnancy" examines who is likely to have a baby as a teenager, the consequences of early motherhood and how teenage pregnancy is dealt with in the media. The author argues that society's negative attitude to young mothers is likely to marginalise an already excluded group and that efforts should be focused primarily on supporting young mothers and their children. This comprehensive examination of teenage pregnancy focuses on the situation in the UK, but will be useful for readers in other developed world countries. It will be of interest to students in sociology, social policy, health studies and public health, and also to policy makers and young people's interest groups.Trade Review"This book exposes an unhealthy relationship between the media and policy making leading to the distortion of research evidence. Lucid, analytic and controversial, it is a must-read for policy makers in the present and of the future." Professor Rachel Thomson, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open UniversityTable of ContentsPart One: Making a problem: Introduction: 'Shattered lives and blighted futures'; Who has a baby as a teenager?; Epidemics, fluctuations and trends: the everyday depiction of teenage pregnancy; New Labour: a new approach to teenage pregnancy; Part Two: Unmaking a problem: What are the consequences of teenage fertility?; Contextualising teenage pregnancy; Theorising teenage pregrancy as a problem; Conclusion: no silver bullet: teenage pregnancy as a problem

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Book SynopsisIn the last decades of the 20th century, successive British governments have regarded adolescent pregnancy and childbearing as a significant public health and social problem. Youthful pregnancy was once tackled by attacking young, single mothers but New Labour, through its Teenage Pregnancy Strategy, linked early pregnancy to social exclusion rather than personal morality and aimed, instead, to reduce teenage pregnancy and increase young mothers' participation in education and employment. However, the problematisation of early pregnancy has been contested, and it has been suggested that teenage mothers have been made scapegoats for wider, often unsettling, social and demographic changes. The re-evaluation of early pregnancy as problematic means that, in some respects, teenage pregnancy has been 'made' and 'unmade' as a problem. Focusing on the period from the late-1990s to the present, "Teenage pregnancy" examines who is likely to have a baby as a teenager, the consequences of early motherhood and how teenage pregnancy is dealt with in the media. The author argues that society's negative attitude to young mothers is likely to marginalise an already excluded group and that efforts should be focused primarily on supporting young mothers and their children. This comprehensive examination of teenage pregnancy focuses on the situation in the UK, but will be useful for readers in other developed world countries. It will be of interest to students in sociology, social policy, health studies and public health, and also to policy makers and young people's interest groups.Trade Review"This book exposes an unhealthy relationship between the media and policy making leading to the distortion of research evidence. Lucid, analytic and controversial, it is a must-read for policy makers in the present and of the future." Professor Rachel Thomson, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open UniversityTable of ContentsPart One: Making a problem: Introduction: 'Shattered lives and blighted futures'; Who has a baby as a teenager?; Epidemics, fluctuations and trends: the everyday depiction of teenage pregnancy; New Labour: a new approach to teenage pregnancy; Part Two: Unmaking a problem: What are the consequences of teenage fertility?; Contextualising teenage pregnancy; Theorising teenage pregrancy as a problem; Conclusion: no silver bullet: teenage pregnancy as a problem

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Book SynopsisThis timely book examines parental rights to 'welfare state support' and parental responsibilities for child welfare in relation to recent social policy agendas pursued by the Labour government in the UK in the context of child well-being research, state welfare analysis and sociological research about parental perspectives and the multiple contexts of parenting and childhood. It calls for notions of parental rights and responsibilities which are more responsive to the diversity of parental perspectives and parenting contexts. The book is valuable reading for students, researchers and practitioners in social policy and child and family services.Trade Review"A comprehensive and timely critical review" Journal of Social Policy"Harriet Churchill's new book is a comprehensive, well written and extremely useful review of recent family policy and research. Recommended reading." Val Gillies, Families & Social Capital Research Group, London South Bank University"Harriet Churchill powerfully juxtaposes British policies around parenting with the experiences and perspectives of parents. This encounter is both a painful and productive one, enabling her to suggest ways in which parental rights and responsibilities might be re-thought." John Clarke, Professor of Social Policy, The Open UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: The broader context: Conceptualising child, family and social well-being; Socio-economic change and social well-being trends; Children, families and welfare state restructuring; Part two: UK social policy developments 1997-2010; Welfare to work measures and financial support for families; Childcare and family-friendly employment policies; Parental and family support services; Part three: Research on parental perspectives: Parenthood and parenting in context; Negotiating work and family life; Part four: Policy implications: Conclusion: rights and responsibilities for child, family and social well-being.

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Book SynopsisThis timely book examines parental rights to 'welfare state support' and parental responsibilities for child welfare in relation to recent social policy agendas pursued by the Labour government in the UK in the context of child well-being research, state welfare analysis and sociological research about parental perspectives and the multiple contexts of parenting and childhood. It calls for notions of parental rights and responsibilities which are more responsive to the diversity of parental perspectives and parenting contexts. The book is valuable reading for students, researchers and practitioners in social policy and child and family services.Trade Review"A comprehensive and timely critical review" Journal of Social Policy"Harriet Churchill's new book is a comprehensive, well written and extremely useful review of recent family policy and research. Recommended reading." Val Gillies, Families & Social Capital Research Group, London South Bank University"Harriet Churchill powerfully juxtaposes British policies around parenting with the experiences and perspectives of parents. This encounter is both a painful and productive one, enabling her to suggest ways in which parental rights and responsibilities might be re-thought." John Clarke, Professor of Social Policy, The Open UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: The broader context: Conceptualising child, family and social well-being; Socio-economic change and social well-being trends; Children, families and welfare state restructuring; Part two: UK social policy developments 1997-2010; Welfare to work measures and financial support for families; Childcare and family-friendly employment policies; Parental and family support services; Part three: Research on parental perspectives: Parenthood and parenting in context; Negotiating work and family life; Part four: Policy implications: Conclusion: rights and responsibilities for child, family and social well-being.

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Book SynopsisEven after 20 years of children's rights and new thinking about childhood, children are still frequently seen as apolitical. All over the world there has been a growing emphasis on 'participation', but much of this is adult-led, and spaces for children's individual and collective autonomy are limited. "Children, politics and communication" questions many of the conventional ways in which children are perceived. It focuses on the politics of children's communication, in two senses: children as political actors, and the micropolitics of children's interaction with each other and with adults. It looks at how children and young people communicate and engage, how they organise themselves and their lives, and how they deal with conflict in their relationships and the world around them. These are children at the margins, in various ways, but they are not victims; they are finding ways to take charge of their own lives. The book is also about adults and how they can interact with children and young people in ways that are sensitive to children's feelings, empowering and supportive of their attempts to be autonomous. With international contributions from a range of disciplines, "Children, politics and communication" is timely and relevant for policy makers, practitioners and researchers engaging with children and young people.Trade Review"Focusing on children who live at the margins of society, this book presents strong arguments for taking their knowledge, experience and wishes seriously as contributions to social and political decision making, and for creating spaces for children's autonomy." Professor Berry Mayall, Institute of Education, University of London"Children, Politics and Communication makes a powerful case for better understanding how children communicate and how adults can listen to them with greater sensitivity. It focuses on marginalised children, but in doing so illuminates issues of general importance for child-adult and child-child relationships." Professor Alan Prout, University of WarwickMAYALL'S TESTIMONIAL IN REVIEWSTable of ContentsIntroduction: Children, politics and communication ~ Nigel Thomas; Charting change in the participatory settings of childhood: a very modest beginning ~ Roger Hart; Children's autonomous organisation: reflections from the ground ~ Vicky Johnson; The children of Loxicha: participation beyond the UNCRC rhetoric? ~ Anne-Marie Smith; Displaced children's participation in political violence: towards greater understanding of mobilisation ~ Jason Hart; Between a rock and a hard place: negotiating age and identity in the UK asylum system ~ Heaven Crawley; Understanding silences and secrets when working with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children ~ Ravi Kohli; Doing Britishness: multilingual practices, creativity and criticality of British Chinese children ~ Li Wei with Zhu Hua and Chao-Jung Wu; Closings in young children's disputes: resolution, dissipation and teacher intervention ~ Amelia Church; Keeping connected: textual cohesion and textual selves, how young people stay together online ~ Julia Davies; Conclusion: autonomy, dialogue and recognition ~ Nigel Thomas.

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Book SynopsisEven after 20 years of children's rights and new thinking about childhood, children are still frequently seen as apolitical. All over the world there has been a growing emphasis on 'participation', but much of this is adult-led, and spaces for children's individual and collective autonomy are limited. "Children, politics and communication" questions many of the conventional ways in which children are perceived. It focuses on the politics of children's communication, in two senses: children as political actors, and the micropolitics of children's interaction with each other and with adults. It looks at how children and young people communicate and engage, how they organise themselves and their lives, and how they deal with conflict in their relationships and the world around them. These are children at the margins, in various ways, but they are not victims; they are finding ways to take charge of their own lives. The book is also about adults and how they can interact with children and young people in ways that are sensitive to children's feelings, empowering and supportive of their attempts to be autonomous. With international contributions from a range of disciplines, "Children, politics and communication" is timely and relevant for policy makers, practitioners and researchers engaging with children and young people.Trade Review"Focusing on children who live at the margins of society, this book presents strong arguments for taking their knowledge, experience and wishes seriously as contributions to social and political decision making, and for creating spaces for children's autonomy." Professor Berry Mayall, Institute of Education, University of London"Children, Politics and Communication makes a powerful case for better understanding how children communicate and how adults can listen to them with greater sensitivity. It focuses on marginalised children, but in doing so illuminates issues of general importance for child-adult and child-child relationships." Professor Alan Prout, University of WarwickMAYALL'S TESTIMONIAL IN REVIEWSTable of ContentsIntroduction: Children, politics and communication ~ Nigel Thomas; Charting change in the participatory settings of childhood: a very modest beginning ~ Roger Hart; Children's autonomous organisation: reflections from the ground ~ Vicky Johnson; The children of Loxicha: participation beyond the UNCRC rhetoric? ~ Anne-Marie Smith; Displaced children's participation in political violence: towards greater understanding of mobilisation ~ Jason Hart; Between a rock and a hard place: negotiating age and identity in the UK asylum system ~ Heaven Crawley; Understanding silences and secrets when working with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children ~ Ravi Kohli; Doing Britishness: multilingual practices, creativity and criticality of British Chinese children ~ Li Wei with Zhu Hua and Chao-Jung Wu; Closings in young children's disputes: resolution, dissipation and teacher intervention ~ Amelia Church; Keeping connected: textual cohesion and textual selves, how young people stay together online ~ Julia Davies; Conclusion: autonomy, dialogue and recognition ~ Nigel Thomas.

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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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Book SynopsisAs the internet and new online technologies are becoming embedded in everyday life, there are increasing questions about their social implications and consequences. Children, young people and their families tend to be at the forefront of new media adoption but they also encounter a range of risky or negative experiences for which they may be unprepared, which are subject to continual change. This book captures the diverse, topical and timely expertise generated by the EU Kids Online project, which brings together 70 researchers in 21 countries across Europe. Each chapter has a distinct pan-European focus resulting in a uniquely comparative approach.Trade Review"..readers eager for a unique comparative assessment of issues around new digital literacies as they pertain to kids will find much in these pages. Recommended." H Lowood in ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Sonia Livingstone and Leslie Haddon; Section 1: Researching European children online: What we know, what we do not know ~ Verónica Donoso, Kjartan Ólafsson and Thorbjörn Broddason; Research with children ~ Bojana Lobe, José Alberto Simões and Bieke Zaman; Opportunities and pitfalls of cross-national research ~ Uwe Hasebrink, Kjartan Ólafsson and Václav Štĕtka; Cultures of research and policy in Europe ~ Leslie Haddon and Gitte Stald Section II: Going online: new opportunities?: Opportunities and benefits online ~ Pille Runnel, Veronika Kalmus, Pille Runnel and Andra Siibak; Adolescents and social network sites: identity, friendships and privacy ~ Jochen Peter, Patti M. Valkenburg and Cédric Fluckiger; Young people online: gender and age influences ~ Helen McQuillan and Leen d'Haenens; Digital divides ~ Panayiota Tsatsou, Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt and Maria Francesca Murru Section III: Going online: new risks?: Risky contacts ~ Marika Hanne Lüders, Petter Bae Brandtzæg and Elza Dunkels; Inappropriate content ~ Thomas Wold, Elena Aristodemou, Elza Dunkels and Yiannis Laouris; Problematic conduct: juvenile delinquency on the internet ~ Elisabeth Staksrud; Children and the internet in the news: agency, voices and agendas ~ Cristina Ponte, Joke Bauwens and Giovanna Mascheroni; The role of parental mediation in explaining cross-national experiences risk ~ Bojana Lobe, Katia Segers and Liza Tsaliki Section IV: Policy implications: Maximising opportunities and minimising risks for children online ~ Jos de Haan; Parental mediation ~ Lucyna Kirwil, Maialen Garmendia, Carmelo Garitaonandia and Gemma Martínez Fernández; Making use of ICT for learning in European schools ~ Ingrid Paus-Hasebrink, Andrea Dürager, Christine Wijnen and Kadri Ugur; Media literacy ~ Brian O'Neill and Ingunn Hagen; Conclusion ~ Sonia Livingstone and Leslie Haddon

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Book SynopsisAs the internet and new online technologies are becoming embedded in everyday life, there are increasing questions about their social implications and consequences. Children, young people and their families tend to be at the forefront of new media adoption but they also encounter a range of risky or negative experiences for which they may be unprepared, which are subject to continual change. This book captures the diverse, topical and timely expertise generated by the EU Kids Online project, which brings together 70 researchers in 21 countries across Europe. Each chapter has a distinct pan-European focus resulting in a uniquely comparative approach.Trade Review"..readers eager for a unique comparative assessment of issues around new digital literacies as they pertain to kids will find much in these pages. Recommended." H Lowood in ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Sonia Livingstone and Leslie Haddon; Section 1: Researching European children online: What we know, what we do not know ~ Verónica Donoso, Kjartan Ólafsson and Thorbjörn Broddason; Research with children ~ Bojana Lobe, José Alberto Simões and Bieke Zaman; Opportunities and pitfalls of cross-national research ~ Uwe Hasebrink, Kjartan Ólafsson and Václav Štĕtka; Cultures of research and policy in Europe ~ Leslie Haddon and Gitte Stald Section II: Going online: new opportunities?: Opportunities and benefits online ~ Pille Runnel, Veronika Kalmus, Pille Runnel and Andra Siibak; Adolescents and social network sites: identity, friendships and privacy ~ Jochen Peter, Patti M. Valkenburg and Cédric Fluckiger; Young people online: gender and age influences ~ Helen McQuillan and Leen d'Haenens; Digital divides ~ Panayiota Tsatsou, Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt and Maria Francesca Murru Section III: Going online: new risks?: Risky contacts ~ Marika Hanne Lüders, Petter Bae Brandtzæg and Elza Dunkels; Inappropriate content ~ Thomas Wold, Elena Aristodemou, Elza Dunkels and Yiannis Laouris; Problematic conduct: juvenile delinquency on the internet ~ Elisabeth Staksrud; Children and the internet in the news: agency, voices and agendas ~ Cristina Ponte, Joke Bauwens and Giovanna Mascheroni; The role of parental mediation in explaining cross-national experiences risk ~ Bojana Lobe, Katia Segers and Liza Tsaliki Section IV: Policy implications: Maximising opportunities and minimising risks for children online ~ Jos de Haan; Parental mediation ~ Lucyna Kirwil, Maialen Garmendia, Carmelo Garitaonandia and Gemma Martínez Fernández; Making use of ICT for learning in European schools ~ Ingrid Paus-Hasebrink, Andrea Dürager, Christine Wijnen and Kadri Ugur; Media literacy ~ Brian O'Neill and Ingunn Hagen; Conclusion ~ Sonia Livingstone and Leslie Haddon

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Book SynopsisAvailable Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book is about the opportunities and challenges involved in mainstreaming knowledge about children in international development policy and practice. It focuses on the ideas, networks and institutions that shape the development of evidence about child poverty and wellbeing, and the use of such evidence in development policy debates. It also pays particular attention to the importance of power relations in influencing the extent to which children's voices are heard and acted upon by international development actors. The book weaves together theory, mixed method approaches and case studies spanning a number of policy sectors and diverse developing country contexts in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It therefore provides a useful introduction for students and development professionals who are new to debates on children, knowledge and development, whilst at the same time offering scholars in the field new methodological and empirical insights.Trade Review"This book is a significant and timely contribution to an improved understanding of the neglected but all-too-important subject of Child Poverty and what to do about it. It is a 'must read' for researchers and policy makers interested in child poverty and evidence-based advocacy and public policy." Dr. Assefa Bequele, Director, African Child Policy Forum"Jones and Sumner provide a sophisticated analysis of the multi-dimensional interplay between evidence and policy on child poverty. The result is a compelling account of why child poverty in developing countries needs to be tackled by increasing children's visibility, voice and vision in both knowledge generation and policy processes. Academics and policy audiences alike will find it invaluable." Sandra Nutley, Professor of Public Management, University of Edinburgh Business SchoolTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part one: Challenging orthodoxy: Children, knowledge and policy: Conceptualising childhood poverty and well-being; Knowledge generation and children; Integrating children's voices in policy making; Part two: Case studies in children's voice, vision and visability: Children, knowledge and policy in donor agencies; Children, knowledge and policy in Africa; Children, knowledge and policy in South Asia; Children, knowledge and policy in East Asia; Children, knowledge and policy in South America; Conclusions: rethinking children, knowledge, policy and power.

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Book SynopsisAvailable Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book is about the opportunities and challenges involved in mainstreaming knowledge about children in international development policy and practice. It focuses on the ideas, networks and institutions that shape the development of evidence about child poverty and wellbeing, and the use of such evidence in development policy debates. It also pays particular attention to the importance of power relations in influencing the extent to which children's voices are heard and acted upon by international development actors. The book weaves together theory, mixed method approaches and case studies spanning a number of policy sectors and diverse developing country contexts in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It therefore provides a useful introduction for students and development professionals who are new to debates on children, knowledge and development, whilst at the same time offering scholars in the field new methodological and empirical insights.Trade Review"This book is a significant and timely contribution to an improved understanding of the neglected but all-too-important subject of Child Poverty and what to do about it. It is a 'must read' for researchers and policy makers interested in child poverty and evidence-based advocacy and public policy." Dr. Assefa Bequele, Director, African Child Policy Forum"Jones and Sumner provide a sophisticated analysis of the multi-dimensional interplay between evidence and policy on child poverty. The result is a compelling account of why child poverty in developing countries needs to be tackled by increasing children's visibility, voice and vision in both knowledge generation and policy processes. Academics and policy audiences alike will find it invaluable." Sandra Nutley, Professor of Public Management, University of Edinburgh Business SchoolTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part one: Challenging orthodoxy: Children, knowledge and policy: Conceptualising childhood poverty and well-being; Knowledge generation and children; Integrating children's voices in policy making; Part two: Case studies in children's voice, vision and visability: Children, knowledge and policy in donor agencies; Children, knowledge and policy in Africa; Children, knowledge and policy in South Asia; Children, knowledge and policy in East Asia; Children, knowledge and policy in South America; Conclusions: rethinking children, knowledge, policy and power.

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Book SynopsisThis book documents the first five years of life of the children of the influential Millennium Cohort Study, which is tracking almost 19,000 babies born in 2000 and 2001 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This book is the second in a series of books which will report on the findings from the data and follows on from Children of the 21st century: From birth to nine months (The Policy Press, 2005). It takes an extended look at the children's lives and development as they grow and begin formal education, and the implications for family policy, and service planning in health and social services. The chapters in this book are written by experts across a wide range of social science and health fields and form a unique look at the early lives of children that cuts across disciplinary boundaries. It is essential reading for academics, students and researchers in these fields. It will also be of relevance to policy makers and practitioners with an interest in children's early years, family life, child development, child poverty, childcare and education and health care.Trade Review"Written by experts from a variety of disciplines, the book takes an extended look at the children's lives and development as they begin formal statutory education, as well as service planning in early years, health and social services... Throughout, the book acknowledges that many initiatives designed to support children and families are, at best, in their own infancies; it is still too early to gauge their impact on the millennium children." Children & Young People Now"This is a 'must read' book for those interested in the MCS, child well-being, ethnic diversity and modern family life." Christine Skinner in Journal of Social Policy"By following the development of a cohort of 5-year olds, this book offers new insights into social, economic and family life in Britain; it is a 'must read' for everyone who wants to understand the processes shaping childhood today." Angela Dale, Manchester University"This book brings together analyses of the UK's most recent birth cohort by leading experts. The result is a unique and multidisciplinary portrait of how young children are faring at the start of 21st century." Jane Waldfogel, Professor of Social Work & Public Affairs, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York"If you want to know how young children in the 21st Century are faring in the U.K., the book by Hansen, Joshi, and Dex is a must-read!" Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Heather Joshi, Kirstine Hansen and Shirley Dex; Child poverty in first five years of life ~ Jonathan Bradshaw and John Holmes; Ethnicity, community and social capital ~ Alice Sullivan; Parental relationships and parenting ~ Elizabeth M. Jones; Partnership trajectories, parent and child well being ~ Kathleen E. Kiernan and Fiona K. Mensah; Employment trajectories and ethnic diversity ~ Shirley Dex and Kelly Ward; Neighbourhoods and residential mobility ~ Sosthenes C. Ketende, John W. McDonald and Heather Joshi; Childcare in the pre-school years ~ Fiona Roberts, Sandra Mathers, Heather Joshi, Kathy Sylva and Elizabeth Jones; Changes in inequality and intergenerational mobility in early years assessments ~ Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin; Ethnic inequalities in child outcomes ~ Lorraine Dearden and Luke Sibieta; School Choice ~ Kirstine Hansen and Anna Vignoles; Teacher assessments in the first year of school ~ Kirstine Hansen; Childhood overweight and obesity ~ Lucy Jane Griffiths, Summer Sherburne Hawkins, Tim Cole, Catherine Law and Carol Dezateux; Risk and resilience in childhood ~ Ingrid Schoon, Helen Cheng, and Elizabeth E. Jones; Parental and child health ~ Yvonne Kelly and Mel Bartley; Conclusions ~ Heather Joshi, Kirstine Hansen and Shirley Dex.

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Book SynopsisHuman development is about the growth of agency, which is developed in interaction with their parents and families but if parental agency is insufficient, agency in the form of child welfare will be required to fill the gaps. This book provides an holistic view of how children develop agency, combining social, psychological and child development aspects, as well as examining child welfare structures and the roles of social workers. This focus will make a contribution to current debates about child welfare and child protection and the book will therefore be essential reading for academics and researchers in social work, childhood studies, children's policy and social policy.Trade Review"A very useful framework for critical and innovative analysis of policy and practice. Moreover, it is a good read: interesting, original, clear and well structured." International Journal of Social Welfare"This is a wide-ranging exploration of child welfare, based in psychology but drawing ideas from across the human sciences. It provides a strong argument for the centrality of dialogic, narrative and language approaches to understanding children, families and their interactions with child welfare professionals." Christopher Hall, School of Medicine and Health and Wolfson Research Institute, Durham University"An excellent reflective resource for professionals practising in the field, as well as a very useful text for academics, researchers and postgraduate students in social work and childhood studies." British Journal of Social Work"Children's agency, children's welfare is an important and challenging book. It demonstrates the importance of the nature and quality of interactions for influencing child development and that these are central issues for the way child welfare workers and agencies operate and are organised." Nigel Parton, NSPCC Professor in Applied Childhood Studies, University of Huddersfield, England"This book offers a lively and well-developed analysis of the multi-level concept of agency in child welfare, and explores in an original manner the importance of dialogical and narrative approaches in social work practices. This is useful reading for anyone involved in these practices." Kirsi Juhila, Professor of Social Work, University of Tampere, FinlandTable of ContentsIntroduction; Child, welfare, agency; The development of individual agency; Social interaction and interactive agency; Social agency and social context; Diagnosis and dialogue; Change and co-construction; Dialogical management; Dialogical child welfare: conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book challenges the concept of wellbeing as applied to children, particularly in a school-based context. Taking a post-structural approach, it suggests that wellbeing should be understood, and experiences revealed, at the level of the subjective child. This runs counter to contemporary accounts that reduce children's wellbeing to objective lists of things that are needed in order to live well. This book will be useful for academics and practitioners working directly with children, and anyone interested in children's wellbeing.Trade Review"An in-depth analysis of terms that we all use, brilliantly explained. The reader is helped to understand the bigger picture of what we need to do to address children's social and emotional wellbeing in our schools." Mick Waters, Professor of Education, Wolverhampton UniversityTable of ContentsSection 1 Context: Introduction: Conceptual dimensions of wellbeing; Critical review of policy literature and concepts of wellbeing; Schools- current research findings/ trends/ concerns related to wellbeing; Section 2 Key issues: Inclusive Discourses in schools; Social and Emotional Dispositions and Skills- a way forward in understanding wellbeing?; Promoting positive relationships in schools; Play, playfulness and children's wellbeing ~ Karen McInnes; Children's rights and their contribution to wellbeing ~ Margaret Boushel; Professionals supporting wellbeing in schools; Section 3 Conceptions of wellbeing: towards a holistic discourse of wellbeing in schools; Social pedagogy and the promise for conceptions and practice of wellbeing in schools; Whose definition of wellbeing?; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book challenges the concept of wellbeing as applied to children, particularly in a school-based context. Taking a post-structural approach, it suggests that wellbeing should be understood, and experiences revealed, at the level of the subjective child. This runs counter to contemporary accounts that reduce children's wellbeing to objective lists of things that are needed in order to live well. This book will be useful for academics and practitioners working directly with children, and anyone interested in children's wellbeing.Trade Review"This is a significant and timely publication. The authors have created an insightful, scholarly analysis that challenges many of the 'assumed truths' of social and emotional wellbeing. Theory, research, policy and practice are examined through a critical lens and the result is an engaging, thought-provoking read." Neil Humphrey, University of Manchester"An in-depth analysis of terms that we all use, brilliantly explained. The reader is helped to understand the bigger picture of what we need to do to address children's social and emotional wellbeing in our schools." Mick Waters, Professor of Education, Wolverhampton UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part 1 Context: Conceptual dimensions of wellbeing; Policy on the promotion of wellbeing in schools; Practice of social and emotional wellbeing in schools; The measurement of wellbeing; Part 2 Key issues: Inclusion in schools; Accessing minority voices- implications for wellbeing; Children's peer relationships in schools; Opportunities for playful expressions of wellbeing ~ Karen McInnes; 'A golden thread' - children's rights and their contribution to the wellbeing discourses ~ Margaret Boushel; Professionals supporting wellbeing in schools; Part 3 New directions: The space to do something different; Policy and practice reflections; Conclusion.

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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.

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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.

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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 StudiesTable 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Book SynopsisNow fully revised and updated, See You in Court is an accessible guide for social workers on being a witness in care proceedings. This book de-mystifies the court system explaining court structures and procedures, roles and responsibilities and basic rules of evidence. It considers how to present effective written evidence as well as preparing for the court day itself. It answers questions frequently asked by social workers on how to present oral evidence including how to deal with cross-examination. The material is supported by case studies and checklists. Updates to the second edition reflect recent changes to the family court system, a revised Public Law Outline and the increased recognition of social workers as experts in their own right.An essential addition to every social worker's bookshelf, particularly those working with children and families.Trade ReviewThis second edition updates guidance for social workers giving evidence in the Family Court in the light of recent family justice reform, Children & Families Act 2014 and recent case law. It is an excellent practical resource for newly qualified social workers, those new to court work or those who need to refresh their knowledge. This book also clarifies the difference between criminal and care proceedings in child protection cases with plenty of relevant examples. It contains everything you need to know about presenting evidence both in writing and in person based on solid practice experience. There are good examples throughout and especially helpful appendices with examples of cross-examination and observation feedback to help learning and professional development. I highly recommend this book. -- Celia Parker, Principal Social Worker, London Borough SouthwarkWhat is really special about this book is that whilst Lynn Davis herself is a legal professional, she manages to write from the perspective of a social worker, immersing herself in our world and how we experience family law and the courts. Why, the first chapter even focuses on feelings - very much 'home territory' for social workers! I would highly recommend this book particularly to newly qualified social workers and students as its content is extremely accessible and Davis skilfully journeys with the reader in the family justice arena providing invaluable insights, guidance and advice every step of the way. There are not many books that are able to transfer the dynamic experience of training into the written word - I believe that this one has gone some way in doing this thanks to Davis' credentials as a trainer. At a time that some have billed as a new era for social workers involved in care proceedings this book could prove to be a very welcome companion. -- Nushra Mansuri, Professional Officer (BASW England)This book provides an accessible guide for social workers involved in care proceedings. It will be essential reading for ASYE social workers as it takes you through each step of the court process and answers many of the questions that newly qualified social workers have such as providing written reports and evidence for court. The section on the Public Law Outline is clear and well explained and reflects practice 'on the ground'. The risk with a book such as this is that it is seen as being relevant only to those new to the profession, however, I found it to be a useful refresher and will keep it as a reference point. This book will appeal to a broad readership that includes NQSW, students and practitioners in multi-agency settings involved in care planning and the courts. -- Lee Pardy-Mclaughlin, Principal Child and Family Social Worker, Staffordshire County Council and Mark Brown, Team Coordinator, Stafford Care Planning & Court TeamTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The Legal Context. 3. Who's Who. 4. Evidence. 5. Written Evidence. 6. Statement Presentation. 7. Negotiations and Settlements. 8. Procedure - the Public Outline and Experts. 9. Preparing for Court. 10. Giving Evidence. 11. Cross-Examination. 12. After Court. Appendix 1. Brief Summary of Key Legal Provisions. Appendix 2. Statement Checklist. Appendix 3. Pre-proceedings Letter. Appendix 4. Public Law Outline Flow Chart. Appendix 5. Witness Observation Checklist. Appendix 6. Cross-examination Examples. Appendix 7. End of Case Questionnaire. Index.

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Book SynopsisSo, you've passed your degree and have started your first job. But are you confident about translating the theory into practice? Are you prepared to juggle the workload of a busy social worker? Do you have a plan for your continuing professional development? This practical guide provides a wealth of suggestions to help you to hit the ground running in the early stages of your new career. Fully revised and updated with the latest national frameworks for NQSWs, this survival guide provides a range of strategies for managing your time and workload, and offers suggestions for finding support, coping with stress and maintaining job satisfaction. It addresses different ways of handling challenging and unfamiliar situations with colleagues, managers, other professionals and service users. Each chapter concludes with a checklist of key points as a ready reference for practitioners preparing to face the daily challenges of their new professional status. This invaluable guide will be an essential support for all students, post-qualification and returning practitioners who need to make a smooth transition to practice and be successful in the workplace.Trade ReviewThis is definitely a book that does what it says on the tin and more! I have to take my hat off to its authors as it is no mean feat to cover all the variations that exist in regulations, guidance and standards for newly qualified social workers across the UK. What I like about this publication is that it explains to NQSWs what they are likely to be experiencing and so would be well worth using contemporaneously as it provides some invaluable pointers about how to take control of their destiny rather than just being swept along by the momentum. Finally, transition is a core thread of this book which is vital in explaining the journey. I would therefore recommend this as an essential companion for both students and NQSWs as it will help to put them firmly in the 'driving seat'. -- Nushra Mansuri, Professional Officer (England), British Association of Social Workers (BASW)Table of ContentsPreface, Introduction: The Contents for Social Work Practice Across the UK, Part 1: Thud! Professional Status, Chapter 1: Managing your professional development, Chapter 2: Developing professional expertise, Chapter 3: Transitional change, Part 2: Warming Up, Chapter 4: Getting started and what helps, Chapter 5: Induction, Chapter 6: Roles and tasks, Part 3: Jumping the Hurdles, Chapter 7: Time management and the work/life balance, Chapter 8: Finding support, Chapter 9: Taking part in supervision, Part 4: Going the Distance, Chapter 10: Dealing with stress, emotion and exhaustion, Chapter 11: Working in a satisfying climate, Chapter 12: Managing increasing complexity

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Book SynopsisAfter family violence, very young children and babies benefit from child-led therapy, but how do you achieve this? Dr. Wendy Bunston's guide is here to help you to meet the emotional needs of children who are experiencing trauma, and to enable them to form healthy attachments, both within their families and beyond.As well as clearly explaining the consequences of domestic violence on young developing brains, this book demystifies the practicalities of working effectively with children in their earliest years. Examining real-life cases, it notes the distress that arises when a child is separated from his or her family, advises on the importance and complexities of children's attachments, and shows how to support playfulness as an essential part of children's healthy personal development. Instruction is provided on how to include all family members in the healing process, including the perpetrators of family violence, in a positive way to improve children's chances of recovery.Dr. Wendy Bunston's unique approach to therapy and care, based on over 25 years' professional experience, promotes the viewing of cases from a 'child-led' perspective. Pragmatic, empathic and accessible, this book will be essential reading for anyone working with those affected by domestic violence.Trade ReviewAn exceptional resource for practitioners working at the front line of family violence services. Strategic, particularly accessible - a powerful message of hope. -- Dr. Richard Fletcher, Associate Professor at the Family Action Centre of the University of NewcastleA long overdue and highly accessible contribution to the field of family violence that addresses the previously neglected needs of its youngest victims ... a hands on repertoire of therapeutic interventions that will prove invaluable to both early career and seasoned clinicians alike. -- Fiona True LCSW, Co-Director of the Center for Children and Relational Trauma at the Ackerman Institute for The Family, New YorkThe only thing that disappointed me about this book was the title! And the reason I was disappointed by the title is that it is so specific that is may be passed over by people who don't see themselves working with babies or with family violence. I believe that this book should be ESSENTIAL reading, not only for therapists but for anyone in the caring professions, especially social workers, foster carers and anyone else involved in child protection services whose work brings them into contact with children and/or families. A highly recommended read. -- Lynn Martin, a certified integrative psychotherapy trainer/supervisor * BACP - Children, Young people & families *In this book Bunston takes a refreshing and original approach to healing interventions for babies and young children who have been exposed to family violence. While not minimising the impact of family violence on all members of the family system, nor attributing blame to women who have experienced relationship violence, Bunston's book provides a clear focus on these most vulnerable family members. She states that we as adults need to shift how we see infants and young children, challenging expectations about what might be considered usual based on those in safe and stable homes. -- Jenny Rose & Jaclyn Thorburn * Australian Social Work *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword. 1. Keeping the Baby and the Bathwater. 2. Early Brain Development and the Emerging Self. 3. Developing Models of Thinking and Practice. 4. Making Meaning in the Context of Family Violence. 5. Infant Led Practice Before and Across the First Three Years. 6. Child Led Practice and the Significance of Playfulness in Childhood and Beyond. 7. Infants and Children as the Entry Points for Change. 8. Beginning at the Beginning in our Approach to Addressing Family Violence. Appendix One. Appendix Two. Appendix Three. Appendix Four. References.

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Book SynopsisDeveloping the basic principles of her model of playtherapy, Sue Jennings has written a stimulating book that will provide inspiration for those new to the discipline, whilst providing a fresh and exciting approach for established practitioners. In Introduction to Developmental Playtherapy, Jennings argues that creative play is essential for children's health. Drawing on examples from her own professional experience, she discusses how play can help resolve issues by allowing possible solutions to be explored safely, thus encouraging flexibility of response. She explores the cultural background and theory of using play as a therapeutic tool with children and how play can communicate to the therapist what the child needs to tell. Innovative and accessible, her book breaks fertile new ground for playtherapy.Trade ReviewThis delightful book gives an informative and comprehensive introduction to developmental play therapy and the importance of play for children's health and healing. Easy to read and very accessible for all levels of experience, this book is packed full of practical ideas and clinical examples - a pleasure to read. -- Mental Health Occupational TherapySue Jennings has done it again! This coherent introduction to the world of Playtherapy will absorb and fascinate with tales of dinosaurs and tractors. Anyone interested in Playtherapy will find this book invaluable: it demystifies, provides a structure for Playtherapy provision and guidance to reassess current practice. It is illustrated with personal and professional examples. Well researched and referenced, the book dives into fundamentals of Playtherapy and continues to develop the "Playtherapy Method" focusing on detailed observation of children at play. Conflicting theories are discussed as to whether orientation and interpretation are appropriate approaches to Play. Sue Jennings tries to demonstrate an empathetic response to play from the child's perspective. What will be particularly useful to both existing and novice Dramatherapists is the way the author has structured the book to describe the Playtherapy method by breaking down its structure into understandable bite sized pieces that provide a foundation linking theory to practice. The "Embodiment-Projection-Role" methodology encapsulates the concepts of understanding everyday and dramatic reality which develops as the child matures. Moving from physical and sensory awareness i.e. Embodiment to increased interaction with the outside world Projection, when the child is able to engage in playing make believe and taking on roles the final stage of Role is developed. There is also some final discussion on the value of observed play, and the responsibility of parents and carers to lose their own inhibitions and allow themselves to play freely. Acknowledgement of this skill is not new, but adults often need reminding of the value of play. It can take practice! -- DramatherapyThis book is aimed at anyone with an interest in the symbolic and problem-solving value of children's play and as such it offers a comprehensive guide to playtherapy as well as suggestions for further reading. But it is more than that. Jennings is a practitioner, teacher and author. She focuses on the child and the therapist rather than trying to impress the reader with jargon. Her potted guides to different models of child development and methodologies (including her own) are particularly useful and she is not afraid to highlight the strengths and weaknesses she sees in each. What comes through repeatedly is that there can be no rigid recipes for interpretation. She suggests that we need to view children through a wide-angled lens, seeing what they are doing rather than imposing our thoughts on them. This makes her an ideal introduction for playworkers seeking an introduction to playrtherapy. -- Let's PlayTable of ContentsForeword, Mooli Lahad. Introduction. 1. Towards a new philosophy of play. 2. Some developmental theories. 3. The playtherapy method. 4. Dramatic play as a basis for living. 5. Practical playtherapy: Embodiment. 6. Practical playtherapy: Projection. 7. The playtherapy method: Role and dramatic play. 8. Playtherapy applications. 9. Playtherapy in practice. Appendix 1: Playtherapy resources. Appendix 2: Developmental checklist. Bibliography. Index.

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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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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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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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