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  • Poverty and Inclusion in Early Years Education

    by Karen Argent, Chris Collett, Mark Cronin ...
    Series series Diversity and Inclusion in the Early Years
    Poverty and Inclusion in Early Years Education will help practitioners to understand the experiences of young children who are living in poverty. It examines the potentially devastating impact of poverty and social exclusion on children’s chances in later life, and considers recent policy and practice reforms which have recognised the critical role played by early years settings and practitioners ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

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  • A Contemporary History of Social Work

    Learning from the Past

    by Terry Bamford ...
    Drawing on lessons from the recent history of social work to identify how and why it has lost its privilege and influence, this book challenges social work students to understand why social work has failed to maintain its position as a driver of social reform. Bamford looks forward to a new model of practice that places a commitment to put social justice back at the heart of professional practice ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Social Policy for Social Work

    Placing Social Work in its Wider Context

    by Karen Clarke, Lorraine Green ...
    Contemporary social work cannot be understood without an appreciation of the broader context of social policy in which it takes place. Such an understanding is increasingly important as social workers are expected to work across institutional, professional and even national boundaries in new ways profoundly affected by the changing global context.This insightful book examines how shifts in the ... Read more

    $25.00 USD

  • Tackling Poverty and Social Exclusion

    Promoting Social Justice in Social Work

    by John H. Pierson ...
    In our highly unequal Britain poverty and social exclusion continue to dominate the lives of users of social work and social care services. At the same time, spending cuts and welfare reform have changed the context within which services are delivered. The third edition of this unique textbook seeks to capture the complexity and diversity of practice relating to social exclusion as social workers ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Mental Health in a Multi-Ethnic Society

    A Multidisciplinary Handbook

    Edited by Dr Suman Fernando, Frank Keating ...
    This new edition of Mental Health in a Multi-Ethnic Society is an authoritative, comprehensive guide on issues around race, culture and mental health service provision. It has been updated to reflect the changes in the UK over the last ten years and features entirely new chapters by over twenty authors, expanding the range of topics by including issues of particular concern for women, family ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Social Work and Poverty

    A Critical Approach

    by Lester Parrott ...
    Social work and poverty: A critical approach provides a timely review of the key issues facing social workers and service users in working together to combat poverty.First, it situates social work and poverty within a historical context, then analyses definitions and theories of poverty along with their importance in enabling anti-oppressive practice with service users. It goes on to evaluate the ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Key Issues in Education and Social Justice

    by Emma Smith ...
    Series series Education Studies: Key Issues
    ‘This highly accessible book weaves together discussion of recent research findings, policy developments and theoretical perspectives. It provides a thought-provoking and at times contentious introduction that will challenge students and teachers to look beyond the easy and glib rhetoric, helping them understand the complexities of educating for a more equal world.′Shereen Benjamin, Senior ... Read more

    $54.89 USD

  • Social Work, Poverty And Social Exclusion

    by Dave Backwith ...
    This book is a key text that helps students link the theory of working with socially excluded people to practice. ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • The New Political Economy of Disability

    Transnational Networks and Individualised Funding in the Age of Neoliberalism

    by Georgia van Toorn ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Disability Studies
    This book addresses the ways in which individualised, market-based models of disability support provision have been mobilised in and across different countries through cross-national investigation of individualised funding (IF) as an object of neoliberal policy mobility.Combining rich theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives with extensive empirical research, the book provides a timely ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching

    Edited by Christine Forde, Margery McMahon, Margaret Martin ...
    Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching looks at current issues across the three key areas of policy, learning and practice. It will help you to think critically on your Education course, and to make connections between the processes of learning and the practicalities of teaching. The book addresses key issues in primary, secondary and special education, and includes examples from all four ... Read more

    $78.29 USD

  • Social Work and Social Care

    by Lester Parrott ...
    Social Work and Social Care has been revised and updated to take into account the profound changes that have occurred in social work over the past two years, in particular the extensive legislative changes to childrens and community care services. A new chapter examines the relevance of social exclusion for social work and continues to affirm the importance of equal opportunities and anti ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • The Truth About Our Schools

    Exposing the myths, exploring the evidence

    by Melissa Benn, Janet Downs ...
    "A superb, crucial, blistering expose of all the myths about our education system that are all too often used to attack it. Melissa Benn again proves why she is one of country's most formidable education campaigners - and why the powerful should fear her.Owen Jones, Guardian columnist and best-selling authorNever has it been more urgent to publicise the truth about what works and doesn't work in ... Read more

    $42.99 USD