The Library of Essays in Child Welfare and Development: The Library of Essays in Child Welfare and Development
Children's Services in the Developing World
1st Edition
By Najat M'Jid, Dwan Kaoukji
June 07, 2019
Children’s services in The Developing World brings together evidence relating to the health and development of children in the global South. It is essential reading for students, scientists, policy makers and practitioners in economically developing countries. The book deals with the effects of ...
Effective Interventions for Children in Need
1st Edition
By Barbara Maughan, Michael Little
June 07, 2019
This book sets out the current state of knowledge about what works in reducing impairments to children’s health and development. Little and Maughan’s book applies a high standard of proof and reproduces only the work of the leading intervention scientists from around the world. After discussing the...
The Law and Child Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Emily Buss, Mavis Maclean
January 04, 2010
This volume asks what legal and socio legal scholarship can contribute to understanding the role of law in the care and development of children. The editors have selected key articles ranging from theoretical analysis to empirical data based research that address the law's approach in the United ...
Defining and Classifying Children in Need
1st Edition
Edited
By Nick Axford
January 28, 2009
Need is a popular but controversial concept in social policy. 'Needs-led' has become a mantra in children's services in recent years, yet theorists still argue about the meaning and value of the concept of 'need'. There are lots of needs assessment at the individual child and population levels, but...
Children in State Care
1st Edition
By June Thoburn, Mark Courtney
January 12, 2009
This volume brings together a selection of the most influential and informative English language refereed journal articles on children in out-of-home care, their birth relatives and carers. The articles, which include empirical research and critiques of policy and practice, are mainly from the UK ...