'The Real Life Guides' give practical vocational advice, with each title taking a pragmatic look at what the profession entails, as well as what it takes to train for, get into and be successful within the field.
Bridging the gap between learning and the application of knowledge and skills in Early Years settings, this book addresses the nuanced complexities and challenges which students may face as they progress into professional practice.
Thomas' (2003) research with white and Asian young people in Oldham explores their feelings about community cohesion in their neighbourhoods, and comes to the conclusion that youth work is a strong force for the formation of social ...
The meaning of 'vulnerability' - one of the key concepts in this drive - is examined in this book, as well as the relationship between vulnerability and the individual, communities and society.
Hansen, K. and Joshi, H. (eds) (2007) Millennium Cohort Study: Second Survey. ... HTM Harris, M. (2008) Exploring Developmental Psychology: Understanding Theory and Methods. London: Sage. ... Harlow: Pearson Longman.
This book provides historical perspective on working children and adolescents in America and explores the framework of child labor laws that govern that work.
Rev. ed. of: Communicating with children and infants. 2nd ed. 1997.
This interdisciplinary core textbook looks at learning and development from birth to 19 years, and provides an accessible introduction to the common areas of study across the many roles supporting learning and development.
I believe this book to be a vital addition to the field, and I hope it will be used widely both in University classrooms and by clinical practitioners.
Consequently, this book will appeal to an array of audiences, including academic and policy researchers in sociology, political science, economics, management studies, and more particular labor market and social policy; policy communities; ...
As we have seen in previous chapters, therearemany different professionals who work with children and young ... We willalso describe and consider the various approaches to working with young people aged 11 to 19 and explore the issues ...