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Paperback. Focuses on listening to young children, both from an international perspective and through combining theory, practice and reflection. With contributions and examples from researchers and practitioners in six countries, this book examines critically how listening to young children in early childhood services is understood and practiced. Editor(s): Clark, Alison; Kjorholt, Anne Trine; Moss, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861346124
ISBN
9781861346124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.68

Paperback. Aims to move services away from responses based on fear and assumptions that we need to manage and control young people who self harm. This book discusses ways in which services can change the focus from managing or 'stopping' self harm to working with young people in more permissive, 'young person centred' and empowering ways. Editor(s): Spandler, Helen; Warner, Sam. Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMP; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
PCCS Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898059875
ISBN
9781898059875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.28

Hardcover. Explains in detail, for example, why we need to design security systems that don't just work well, but fail well, and why secrecy on the part of government often undermines security. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKSW1; KNSS; TNKS; VFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
302
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st ed. 2003. Corr. 2nd printing 2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387026206
ISBN
9780387026206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 47.08

Paperback. Outlines a practice model which gives expression to the social work perspective on human problems. The approach to practice outlined in this book shows what practical steps social workers can take to involve their clients in the struggle for social change. Series: Practical Social Work Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333548769
ISBN
9780333548769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.20

paperback. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442611757
ISBN
9781442611757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. The first book to integrate shame research into a single overarching theory. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSN; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199383641
ISBN
9780199383641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.61

Paperback. Summarizes the major inquiries intochild sexual abuse. It includes 35 reports available since 1973, which are examined and set in their social context. Num Pages: 208 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFE1; JFFE2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415066792
ISBN
9780415066792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.52

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Chaloupek, Gunther; Lamel, Joachim; Richter, Josef, Dip Dip. Series: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Beitrage. Num Pages: 471 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co Germany
Number of pages
471
Condition
New
SKU
V9783790804003
ISBN
9783790804003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.85

Hardcover. Offers students a comparative analytical framework for ways of thinking about fatherhood and new insights into why some welfare states have 'father-friendly' social policies and why others don't. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719091896
ISBN
9780719091896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.37

Hardback. Discusses the many organizations in Britain and the USA which are neither legally part of the state nor permitted to distribute any profits they earn. These "intermediate organizations" include charities, churches, famine relief agencies, non-state universities and social clubs. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745605814
ISBN
9780745605814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Paperback. This volume examines how organizations advocating on behalf of youth maneuver between grassroots social movements pressing for reform and the established systems of power and authority to improve conditions for youth in urban communities. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKS; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762113
ISBN
9780804762113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Hardback. This volume examines how organizations advocating on behalf of youth maneuver between grassroots social movements pressing for reform and the established systems of power and authority to improve conditions for youth in urban communities. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKS; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804762106
ISBN
9780804762106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.37

paperback. This book renews the collective compact that created our public services in the 1940s using voices from service users and service providers. Sections explore long-term conditions, service redesign, information technology, leadership, co-production and quality. Editor(s): Davies, Celia; Walmsley, Jan; Hales, Mike. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP; MBP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447306931
ISBN
9781447306931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.58

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447306948
ISBN
9781447306948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.15

Paperback. To fill this void, Frank and Glied suggest that institutional resources be applied systematically and routinely to examine and address how federal and state programs affect the well-being of people with mental illness. Num Pages: 206 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JKSM; JPQB; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884436
ISBN
9780801884436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.20

Paperback. In the much-anticipated follow-up to Sunday Times bestseller Trapped, foster carer Rosie Lewis tells the heartbreaking true story of 13-year-old Zadie. When the young teenage girl runs away from home and is discovered hiding on the city streets by the police, it is clear that all is not as it should be. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0007597
ISBN
9780007541805
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Book. Num Pages: Etwa 180 S. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783790816013
ISBN
9783790816013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Vandiver, Vikki L. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190615239
ISBN
9780190615239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.62

Paperback. Rather than focusing on specific groups, this book takes a "pancultural" perspective that focuses on the common experiences of refugees and immigrants. The author focuses on empirically-based practice approaches; assessment and intervention techniques that have been scientifically validated. Based on this approach the book presents the "best practice" for each problem area. Num Pages: 504 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115834
ISBN
9780231115834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.68

paperback. This report charts a supportive project which linked four diverse regeneration programmes in different parts of the UK. Num Pages: 32 pages, 2tabs. BIC Classification: JKS; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210. Weight in Grams: 60.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861344557
ISBN
9781861344557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.68

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