Product Description

This reader provides a critical and comprehensive account of the theoretical and practical issues raised in working with children and families. It draws on debates from a range of disciplines to shed light on different perspectives, forms of practice and dimensions of policy. Its strong applied focus allows it to address a rich variety of issues of concern to professionals working with children in a range of settings. The contributing authors consist of leading academics in the field as well as those with first hand knowledge and experience.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17122 in Books
• Published on: 2001-11-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Sonia Jackson, Research Professor, School of Social Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea, Social Work Education
'...offer[s] a comprehensive, genuinely multi-disciplinary overview of current thinking about children in European society'

About the Author
PAM FOLEY is Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Welfare at the Open University. Her research interests include child health and discourses of child birth. - JEREMY ROCHE is Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Welfare at the Open University. He has written on children's rights and is co-editor of Youth in Society, The Changing Experiences of Youth (both Sage 1997) and The Law and Social Work (Macmillan 2000). - STANLEY TUCKER is Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Welfare at the Open University. He has written on the impact of social policy on the lives of children and young people and is co-editor of Youth in Society and The Changing Experiences of Youth (both Sage 1997).

Customer Reviews

Excellent, informative ,easy to read and worth the money
An excellent pre study book for the Open University Working with Young Children and Families course. This book was easy to read and provided a font of knowledge which could be used in OU assignments. It was fairly priced and I would recommend others to buy it. The contents were informative and presented in such a way that subject matters were quickly digested and understood. I recommend it to all.

Brilliant book readable & understandable.
I am a social work student in my first year and stuggle with some academic books. This book is informative and interesting - I used it for my essays. It is well written and easy to understand. I thoroughly recommend it to future students.