{"product_id":"contemporary-child-care-policy-and-practice-paperback-2","title":"Contemporary Child Care Policy and Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Fawcett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrid Featherstone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJim Goddard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis important text will provide a critical analysis of contemporary developments in child care policy under New Labour and the resulting policy and practice implications. The authors will draw on sociological debates, the growing children's rights literature and wider developments within social policy in order to provide a thorough and balanced guide to contemporary developments in this rapidly changing field. Ideologies behind recent initiatives in a wide range of practice areas are explored, and the implementation of key developments are appraised. This will be primary reading for all students specializing in work with children and their families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBARBARA FAWCETT is Reader in Applied Social Studies and Head of Department of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Bradford. She spent thirteen years working in the field as a practitioner, manager and researcher before taking up an academic appointment. Her areas of special interest include child care, community care, disability issues, mental health and postmodern feminism. She is the author of Feminist Perspectives on Disability. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBRID FEATHERSTONE is Reader in Applied Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield. She is a qualified social worker and worked for many years with young offenders and latterly as a worker and manager in the field of child protection. She has published widely in the areas of gender and child abuse and is co-editor of Practice and Research in Social Work: Postmodern Feminist Perspectives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJIM GODDARD is Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Bradford. He has worked for a number of years in residential care with children and in the child care pressure group field. His research and writing has increasingly focused on looked after children, but has also included work on youth justice and public policy.\u003cbr\u003eBARBARA FAWCETT is Reader in Applied Social Studies and Head of Department of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Bradford. She spent thirteen years working in the field as a practitioner, manager and researcher before taking up an academic appointment. Her areas of special interest include child care, community care, disability issues, mental health and postmodern feminism. She is the author of Feminist Perspectives on Disability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBRID FEATHERSTONE is Reader in Applied Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield. She is a qualified social worker and worked for many years with young offenders and latterly as a worker and manager in the field of child protection. She has published widely in the areas of gender and child abuse and is co-editor of Practice and Research in Social Work: Postmodern Feminist Perspectives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJIM GODDARD is Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Bradford. He has worked for a number of years in residential care with children and in the child care pressure group field. His research and writing has increasingly focused on looked after children, but has also included work on youth justice and public policy.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392279101689,"sku":"9780333973790","price":98.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/tdVBbE60WP9780333973790_f7d12813-335f-4416-b4e1-8ff993f731c3.webp?v=1770237037","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/contemporary-child-care-policy-and-practice-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}