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Hardback. The United States has a long history of citizens rendering service to their communities. Examples of government-sponsored voluntary service organizations include the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Peace Corps, and Volunteers in Service to America. This title presents a study of how service shapes the lives of young people. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 chart, 17 graphs, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046788
ISBN
9780674046788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.27
€ 55.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, 15 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 186 x 33. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226266268
ISBN
9780226266268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.25
€ 56.10

Hardback. This book provides the theoretical context for the Youth Empowerment Partnership Programme programme. It gives a full account of the process and outcomes of its unique development and reflects on the lessons learnt for future policy. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1D; JFS; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781447305910
ISBN
9781447305910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.07

paperback. This book makes an original contribution to current debates around welfare reform through a qualitative investigation of the opinions and experiences of welfare users. Competing philosophical, political and academic perspectives on citizenship and welfare are also analysed and discussed, making this book important reading for students and teachers. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342041
ISBN
9781861342041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. Exploring essential topics, this text covers themes and issues for students studying social policy or related disciplines such as sociology, social work, or nursing and social care. Editor(s): Shaw, Sandra; Dwyer, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 187 x 12. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446207598
ISBN
9781446207598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.13

Paperback. Expert guidance to help you succeed in the PCSO Recruit Assessment Process. Series: Practical Policing Skills. Num Pages: 112 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSW1; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 244 x 188 x 7. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846410598
ISBN
9781846410598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. This text provides the necessary resource for bringing together the psychological, social and health issues of the child with learning disabilities. It should be a useful text for students and practitioners in child welfare. Series: Working Together for Children, Young People & Their Families. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; MJN; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632051045
ISBN
9780632051045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.14

Paperback. This book provides business coaches and management consultants with the framework for a psychological approach to executive coaching. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335220618
ISBN
9780335220618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.31

Paperback. This book provides a definitive critical introduction to service user views and involvement. It addresses both the theoretical and practical issues of service user involvement, and includes initiatives on the impact and outcomes from involvement. Editor(s): Beresford, Peter; Carr, Sarah. Series Editor(s): Lishman, Joyce. Series: Research Highlights in Social Work. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849050753
ISBN
9781849050753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.42

Paperback.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847427625
ISBN
9781847427625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.68

Paperback. One of Britain's foremost social work academics, Peter Beresford, challenges the personalisation agenda and its consequences on service users. Series: Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 145 x 5. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316145
ISBN
9781447316145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.43

Paperback. Burke demonstrates the normality of disability - that children are children whatever their label - and the need for a sensitive professional understanding of the impact of both physical and learning disabilities on family members, in order to improve their quality of life. Num Pages: 168 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 121 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843103967
ISBN
9781843103967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.74

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JMC; JKSW1; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475405
ISBN
9780801475405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Multiple-component retail product. .
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433818042
ISBN
9781433818042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 486.22
€ 472.79

Paperback. Despite the improved supply and quality of housing in the UK and Europe, the future of housing remains uncertain. Is decent, affordable housing an achievable goal? How far will governments seek to shape the market and respond to demographic pressures? This book looks at the big questions housing as a key indicator of social and economic well-being. Editor(s): Malpass, Peter; Cairncross, Liz. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861347510
ISBN
9781861347510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.86

Hardback. This book examines income-related housing allowance schemes in advanced welfare states as well as in transition economies of central and eastern Europe as a more efficient way to help tenants than rent controls or 'bricks and mortar' subsidies to landlords. Editor(s): Kemp, Peter A. Num Pages: 312 pages, Lots of figures. BIC Classification: JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861347541
ISBN
9781861347541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.39

Paperback. This book calls for a shift in policy focus from 'community cohesion' to social cohesion, and makes a valuable source both for practitioners, researchers and students. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JKS; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426949
ISBN
9781847426949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.55

Paperback. Are You Okay deals with these issues that many adults may face when trying to help a young person in their care in the aftermath of a crime. It provides detailed information on the different types of crime from assault and hate crime to cyberbullying and sexual abuse, and explores how they may affect the young person in different ways. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JKSB1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849050982
ISBN
9781849050982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.31

Paperback. Focuses on the practice of core counselling and professional skills, with vignettes, activities, notes from practice, full references, suggestions for further reading and a running glossary. Series: Steps in Counselling Series. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
PCCS Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898059660
ISBN
9781898059660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.93

Paperback. Explains the challenges that collective welfare faces, and explores the complexities involved in delivering it, including debates about who benefits from welfare and how and where it is delivered. Num Pages: 204 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447328346
ISBN
9781447328346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.50

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