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Paperback. The Charitable Choice provision of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act - buttressed by President Bush's Faith-Based Initiative of 2000 - encouraged religious organizations, including congregations, to bid on government contracts to provide social services. This title looks at the evidence for and against faith-based initiatives. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRLM; JHBL; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011328
- ISBN
- 9781589011328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.53
€ 73.53
Hardback. The Charitable Choice provision of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act - buttressed by President Bush's Faith-Based Initiative of 2000 - encouraged religious organizations, including congregations, to bid on government contracts to provide social services. This title looks at the evidence for and against faith-based initiatives. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRLM; JHBL; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011311
- ISBN
- 9781589011311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.34
€ 213.34
Paperback. Taking a comparative perspective, this book casts new light on the changing inequalities in Europe. Editor(s): Kvist, Jon; Fritzell, Johan; Hvinden, Bjorn. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426598
- ISBN
- 9781847426598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.54
€ 40.99
€ 38.54
hardcover. Changing Scotland uses longitudinal data from the British Household Panel Survey to improve our knowledge and understanding of the impact of devolution on the lives of people in Scotland. It is the first time that BHPS data has been used in this way. Editor(s): Ermisch, John F.; Wright, Robert E. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JKS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861345936
- ISBN
- 9781861345936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.04
€ 97.04
Paperback. Covering must-know theory and packed with photocopiable practical exercises that work, this is an essential guide to rehabilitation theory and practice for professionals to use in direct work with offenders. All the exercises are culturally aware and designed for maximum flexibility to meet different needs and learning styles. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN; JKVQ1; JKVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 298 x 13. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849055116
- ISBN
- 9781849055116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
Paperback. The new edition of this bestselling textbook critically examines the potential and reality of closer 'working together' and asks whether such new ways of working will be able to respond more effectively to the needs and aspirations of children and their families. Editor(s): Foley, Pam; Rixon, Andy. Series: Working Together for Children Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 16. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447313793
- ISBN
- 9781447313793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.00
€ 35.99
€ 35.00
hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447301042
- ISBN
- 9781447301042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.10
€ 104.10
Paperback. Brings together the main findings from the Nuffield Foundation's Changing Adolescence Programme and explores how social change may affect young people's behaviour, mental health and transitions toward adulthood. This book is suitable for policy makers and service providers, as well as voluntary organisations and campaign groups. Editor(s): Hagell, Ann. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP1; JKS; MBPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447301035
- ISBN
- 9781447301035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.65
€ 33.99
€ 32.65
Hardback. This collection of 12 new and revised essays on child care and children's services gives a unique and lasting review of child care services explaining significant political, economic, legal and ideological aspects of this history from the mid-1850s. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322221
- ISBN
- 9781447322221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.43
€ 116.43
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9781861343536
- ISBN
- 9781861343536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.39
€ 83.39
paperback. Looks at the politics behind child care legislation. Identifying junctures at which child care bills were introduced and debated, this book examines the politics surrounding each of these events and identifies the political structures and negotiations that evolved. It also looks at how child care legislation became part of other issues. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112376
- ISBN
- 9780231112376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Looks at the politics behind child care legislation. Identifying junctures at which child care bills were introduced and debated, this book examines the politics surrounding each of these events and identifies the political structures and negotiations that evolved. It also looks at how child care legislation became part of other issues. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112369
- ISBN
- 9780231112369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.80€ 98.39
€ 128.80
€ 98.39
Paperback. This book focuses attention upon rural social policy and welfare issues within selected areas in the US, Australia, continental Europe and Britain as well as in countrysides within less industrialised India and Mexico. This edited collection adds to the new genre of geopolitical and socio-economic rural transnational studies. Editor(s): Giarchi, George Giacinto. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405162418
- ISBN
- 9781405162418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.55
€ 29.55
Paperback. Written by experts this important book explores the vital relationships between active citizenship, civil society and the third sector in different socio-political contexts. Drawing on a range of theory and empirical studies the book will be a useful resource for researchers and practitioners. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316947
- ISBN
- 9781447316947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Hardback. This is the first book to explore the relationship between active citizenship and the third sector in different contexts and consider what new manifestations of active citizenship might mean for this vital relationship. It will provide a valuable resource for students, researchers and practitioners interested in this field. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316916
- ISBN
- 9781447316916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.55
€ 97.55
Paperback. This practical resource provides professionals with techniques for developing a more balanced lifestyle. The author discusses the meaning of whole life balance and explains how it can be achieved in reality with some simple, straightforward strategies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 b&w figures. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MQT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 303 x 271 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849054065
- ISBN
- 9781849054065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.63
€ 30.63
Paperback. In 2003, in the face of errors and accidents caused by medical and surgical trainees, the American Council of Graduate Medical Education mandated a reduction in resident work hours to eighty per week. This title takes up the apparent paradox of medical professionals resisting reforms designed to help them and their patients. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226430034
- ISBN
- 9780226430034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.59
€ 37.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. Offers a multi-disciplinary perspective on tackling health inequalities in a rich country, examining the New Labour policy agenda for tackling health inequalities and its inherent challenges. This book presents a combination of broad analysis of progress from differing perspectives and is a useful reading to academics, students and policy makers. Editor(s): Dowler, Elizabeth; Spencer, Nick J. Series: Health & Society S. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348999
- ISBN
- 9781861348999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.54
€ 40.99
€ 38.54
Paperback. Challenging commonly held assumptions surrounding child protection, this book invites a re-imagination of the understanding which underpins practice in the field. It encourages you to think deeply about why children are harmed by adults, how society views this, and how it informs professional practice. Editor(s): Waterhouse, Lorraine; McGhee, Janice. Series: Research Highlights in Social Work. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849053952
- ISBN
- 9781849053952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.88
€ 46.99
€ 46.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333642870
- ISBN
- 9780333642870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.66
€ 56.66