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Champions for Children
Bob Holman
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Description for Champions for Children
hardcover. Based on documentary research and extensive interviews, this book breaks new ground by relating the personal histories of child care pioneers to wider policy and practice developments. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JKSB1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 421.
Numerous books have been written about Victorian child care pioneers, but few biographical studies have been published about more recent child care and welfare giants. In this book, Bob Holman, a champion for children in his own right, looks at the lives of six inspirational individuals who have made significant contributions to the well-being of disadvantaged children over the course of the 20th century. Each of the six discussed - Eleanor Rathbone, Lady Marjory Allen, Clare Winnicott, John Stroud, Barbara Kahan and Peter Townsend - has been important in establishing present systems of child care and welfare, and in stimulating ... Read more
Numerous books have been written about Victorian child care pioneers, but few biographical studies have been published about more recent child care and welfare giants. In this book, Bob Holman, a champion for children in his own right, looks at the lives of six inspirational individuals who have made significant contributions to the well-being of disadvantaged children over the course of the 20th century. Each of the six discussed - Eleanor Rathbone, Lady Marjory Allen, Clare Winnicott, John Stroud, Barbara Kahan and Peter Townsend - has been important in establishing present systems of child care and welfare, and in stimulating ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861343536
SKU
V9781861343536
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Bob Holman
After a period as a local authority child care officer, Bob Holman entered academic life. He left his post as Professor of Social Administration at the University of Bath 10 years later to establish a child care community project on a council estate. For the last 15 years he has lived and worked on the Easterhouse Estate in Glasgow. He ... Read more
Reviews for Champions for Children
"...valuable and absorbing... it offers a powerful perspective on our current situation in relation to the welfare of children, and the dramatic disadvantage of many of the communities in which our children live." Regeneration & Renewal 2/11/01 "Holman's literary eulogy to his champions is a recommended read for anyone like me who has a background of working with children ... Read more