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The Developing World of the Child

by Anna Gupta, Gillian Schofield, David Quinton, Hedy Cleaver, Brigid Daniel, Janet Seden ...

This important text shows how child development theory applies to professionals' working practice. Considering theories of development throughout the lifespan from the early years through to adolescence, and transitions to adulthood, this resource is essential reading for a range of professionals including social workers, teachers, and health and mental health professionals. The authors build up ... Read more

$32.79 USD

This important text shows how child development theory applies to professionals' working practice. Considering theories of development throughout the lifespan from the early years through to adolescence, and transitions to adulthood, this resource is essential reading for a range of professionals including social workers, teachers, and health and mental health professionals. The authors build up
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Child Well-Being

Understanding Children's Lives

by Sylda Langford, Peter Pecora, Markell Harrison-Jackson, Asher Ben-Arieh, John Rowlands, Johnathan Bradshaw, Anne-Marie Brooks, J Aldgate, Roger Morgan, Pat Dolan, Jonathan Bradshaw1, John Rowland2, Pamela Munn3, Sinead Hanafin4, Professor Colette McAuley5 ...

Child well-being, which covers everything from family relationships to their material well-being, is now increasingly being talked about in policy and practice nationally and internationally. However, a lack of clarity remains about what the idea really means and how it can help children.This book brings together contributions from international experts in order to define child well-being and to ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Child well-being, which covers everything from family relationships to their material well-being, is now increasingly being talked about in policy and practice nationally and internationally. However, a lack of clarity remains about what the idea really means and how it can help children.This book brings together contributions from international experts in order to define child well-being and to
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Enhancing the Well-being of Children and Families through Effective Interventions

International Evidence for Practice

by Jim Wade, Arnon Bentovim, Danielle Turney, David Quinton, Kate Wilson, Karen Tanner, Ian Sinclair ...

Services for families and children are rightfully the focus of intense scrutiny and debate, and there is a clear need to establish a knowledge of which services work well.This volume provides a comprehensive overview of research evidence from the UK and USA on the effectiveness of selected child welfare interventions. It addresses the challenges of measuring effectiveness in child welfare and ... Read more

$36.89 USD

Services for families and children are rightfully the focus of intense scrutiny and debate, and there is a clear need to establish a knowledge of which services work well.This volume provides a comprehensive overview of research evidence from the UK and USA on the effectiveness of selected child welfare interventions. It addresses the challenges of measuring effectiveness in child welfare and
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Improving Outcomes for Children and Families

Finding and Using International Evidence

by Robyn Munford, Anat Zeira, Robin Spath, Patricia McNamara, Barbara Pine, Hans Grietens, Kirk O'Brien, Colleen Reed, Kate Holmes, Jackie Sanders, Nina Biehal, Anne Nicoll, Marion Brandon, Arron Fain, Chris Warren-Adamson, Bruce Maden, Peter Pecora, Mark Ezell, June Thoburn, Marianne Berry, CATHERINE ROLLER ROLLER WHITE ...

Series series Child Welfare Outcomes
Significant amounts of money and resources are spent on child and family services, so successful evaluation of whether or not they are achieving the best outcomes is therefore essential.This edited collection offers an international perspective on the challenges of designing and undertaking outcome-based evaluation of child and family services. With contributions from leading international experts ... Read more

$86.09 USD

Significant amounts of money and resources are spent on child and family services, so successful evaluation of whether or not they are achieving the best outcomes is therefore essential.This edited collection offers an international perspective on the challenges of designing and undertaking outcome-based evaluation of child and family services. With contributions from leading international experts
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A Broken Flute

The Native Experience in Books for Children

by Marlene R. Atleo, Linda L. Baldwin, Lois Beardslee, Maria Beardslee, Kimberly Blaeser, Peter Blue Cloud, Joseph Bruchac, Naomi R. Caldwell, Ella Rose Callow, April L. Carmelo, Robin Carneen, Peter Cole, Nora Marks Dauenhauer, Radley "Sonny" Davis, RobetteAnne Dias, Judy Dow, Judy Zalazar Drummond, Carolyn Dunn, Marcia Fenn, Karen Frank, L Frank, Trudy Frank, Cora Garcia, Paula Giese, Desiree Future Goss, Reva Maria S. Gover, Lakota Harden, Heather Harris, Raven Hoaglen, S Sethlyn Honeycutt, Coral Johnson, Angela Jones, Dakota Jones, Lenore Keeshig-Tobias, Janet King, Michael Lacapa, Cindy LaMarr, Barbara C. Landis, Mayana Lea, Linda Lilly, Nora Lucas, Patricia Mack, Pamela Ann Martell, Elizabeth Martinez, Janet McAdams, Dennis McAuliffe Jr., Connie McPhee, Jean Paine Mendoza, Adrianne C. Micco, Deborah A. Miranda, Lisa A. Mitten, MariJo Moore, Patricia North, Jim Northrup, Marco Palma, Carol Pancho-Ash, Della Patrick, Barbara Potter, Ryan Potter, Rachel Potter, Sachiko Reed, Debbie A. Reese, Elizabeth Reese, Tracey Robinson, LaVera Rose, Wendy Rose, Gayle Ross, Johnny Rustywire, Crystal Salas-Patten, Margaret Sam-Cromarty, Cheryl Savageau, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Monica A. Spencer, Nisha Supahan, Mary TallMountain ...

Series series Contemporary Native American Communities
A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children is a companion to its predecessor published by Oyate, Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children. A compilation of work by Native parents, children, educators, poets and writers, A Broken Flute contains, from a Native perspective, "living stories," essays, poetry, and hundreds of reviews of "children's books about ... Read more

$52.69 USD

A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children is a companion to its predecessor published by Oyate, Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children. A compilation of work by Native parents, children, educators, poets and writers, A Broken Flute contains, from a Native perspective, "living stories," essays, poetry, and hundreds of reviews of "children's books about
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Silent Sentinels (Unabridged)

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by Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company ...

Narrated by Wendy Rose, Hazel Reese, Amy Hale, Elizabeth Russell ...

Unabridged

4 hours 25 min

Have you ever wondered about the silent guardians that keep your lights on and factories humming? In "Silent Sentinels," Westinghouse Electric pulls back the curtain on the crucial role of protective relays. These unsung heroes stand watch 24/7, safeguarding electrical systems from disaster. This audiobook dives deep into the world of AC and DC power, revealing how relays act as the "silent ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Have you ever wondered about the silent guardians that keep your lights on and factories humming? In "Silent Sentinels," Westinghouse Electric pulls back the curtain on the crucial role of protective relays. These unsung heroes stand watch 24/7, safeguarding electrical systems from disaster. This audiobook dives deep into the world of AC and DC power, revealing how relays act as the "silent
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Fragmented Democracy

Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics

by Jamila Michener ...

Medicaid is the single largest public health insurer in the United States, covering upwards of 70 million Americans. Crucially, Medicaid is also an intergovernmental program that yokes poverty to federalism: the federal government determines its broad contours, while states have tremendous discretion over how Medicaid is designed and implemented. Where some locales are generous and open handed, ... Read more

$24.59 USD

Medicaid is the single largest public health insurer in the United States, covering upwards of 70 million Americans. Crucially, Medicaid is also an intergovernmental program that yokes poverty to federalism: the federal government determines its broad contours, while states have tremendous discretion over how Medicaid is designed and implemented. Where some locales are generous and open handed,
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Investing in Children

Work, Education, and Social Policy in Two Rich Countries

Edited by Ariel Kalil, Ron Haskins, Jenny Chesters ...

Investing in Children: Work, Education, and Social Policy in Two Rich Countries presents new research by leading scholars in Australia and the United States on economic factors that influence children's development and the respective social policies that the two nations have designed to boost human capital development.The volume is organized around three major issues: parental employment, early ... Read more

$29.19 USD

Investing in Children: Work, Education, and Social Policy in Two Rich Countries presents new research by leading scholars in Australia and the United States on economic factors that influence children's development and the respective social policies that the two nations have designed to boost human capital development.The volume is organized around three major issues: parental employment, early
... Read more
Food Security, Poverty and Nutrition Policy Analysis

Statistical Methods and Applications

by Prabuddha Sanyal, Suresh Babu ...

Food Security, Poverty and Nutrition Analysis provides essential insights into the evaluative techniques necessary for creating appropriate and effective policies and programs to address these worldwide issues. Food scientists and nutritionists will use this important information, presented in a conceptual framework and through case studies for exploring representative problems, identifying and ... Read more

$110.69 USD

Food Security, Poverty and Nutrition Analysis provides essential insights into the evaluative techniques necessary for creating appropriate and effective policies and programs to address these worldwide issues. Food scientists and nutritionists will use this important information, presented in a conceptual framework and through case studies for exploring representative problems, identifying and
... Read more
Research Methods in Africana Studies | Revised Edition

by Serie McDougal III ...

Series Book 97 - Black Studies and Critical Thinking
The revised edition of Research Methods in Africana Studies is a major contribution to the discipline of Africana studies and social science involving people of African descent in general. The first edition was the first of its kind, offering instruction on how to conduct culturally relevant critical research on Africana communities in the American context, in addition to the African diaspora. The ... Read more

$55.09 USD

The revised edition of Research Methods in Africana Studies is a major contribution to the discipline of Africana studies and social science involving people of African descent in general. The first edition was the first of its kind, offering instruction on how to conduct culturally relevant critical research on Africana communities in the American context, in addition to the African diaspora. The
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Illuminating Dark Networks

The Study of Clandestine Groups and Organizations

Edited by Luke M. Gerdes ...

Series Book 39 - Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences
Some of the most important international security threats stem from terror groups, criminal enterprises, and other violent non-state actors (VNSAs). Because these groups are often structured as complex, dark networks, analysts have begun to use network science to study them. However, standard network tools were originally developed to examine companies, friendship groups, and other transparent ... Read more

$109.09 USD

Some of the most important international security threats stem from terror groups, criminal enterprises, and other violent non-state actors (VNSAs). Because these groups are often structured as complex, dark networks, analysts have begun to use network science to study them. However, standard network tools were originally developed to examine companies, friendship groups, and other transparent
... Read more
Tia Sharp - A Family Betrayal: The True Story of how a Step-Grandfather Murdered the Young Girl Who Trusted Him.

by Nigel Cawthorne ...

On 3 August 2012, as London was gripped by the Olympics, Tia Sharp, a 12-year old schoolgirl, was reported missing from her grandmother's home in New Addington, south London. A call made by her mother, Natalie, alerted police to Tia's disappearance and so began a massive search operation to find the missing girl. Police were seconded from the Olympic village to make house-tohouse enquiries, while ... Read more

$5.39 USD

On 3 August 2012, as London was gripped by the Olympics, Tia Sharp, a 12-year old schoolgirl, was reported missing from her grandmother's home in New Addington, south London. A call made by her mother, Natalie, alerted police to Tia's disappearance and so began a massive search operation to find the missing girl. Police were seconded from the Olympic village to make house-tohouse enquiries, while
... Read more

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