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Paperback. Reflecting realities explores participants' perspectives on participation structures; capacity building and the technical and professional support available; and systems for monitoring and evaluating regeneration programmes. The report includes recommendations for national and regional government, local authorities and community organisations. Series: Area Regeneration Series. Num Pages: 60 pages, 4figs. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342706
- ISBN
- 9781861342706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. A self-described beneficiary (and, at times, victim) of affirmative action confronts the problems spawned by our national obsession with racial measurement. Carter provides a thoughtful analysis of this controversial issue, arguing that affirmative action often allows the nation to escape inexpensively from its moral obligation to undo the legacy of slavery. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JKS; JPQB; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465068692
- ISBN
- 9780465068692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Drawn from his wealth of experience as a counsellor and trainer, this book comprises thirty brief reflections in which Windy Dryden addresses some of the most important aspects of the counselling process. The book opens with five pieces that consider the authors major personal counselling interests and other general issues. Num Pages: 118 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897635100
- ISBN
- 9781897635100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.98
€ 62.98
Paperback. A personal testament of events witnessed over the years of major ideological trends in mental health. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; JKS; MBPK; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911028413
- ISBN
- 9781911028413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.23
€ 27.23
Paperback. Reflective practice is an essential skill for those working in health and social care, but why is it so vital and how can it be learned? As inter-disciplinary working becomes more common, finding shared ways of reflection on practice are becoming more and more important. Series: Key Themes in Health and Social Care. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745654249
- ISBN
- 9780745654249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99
€ 23.99
hardcover. Reflective practice is an essential skill for those working in health and social care, but why is it so vital and how can it be learned? As inter-disciplinary working becomes more common, finding shared ways of reflection on practice are becoming more and more important. Series: Key Themes in Health and Social Care. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745654232
- ISBN
- 9780745654232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. This book demystifies reflective practice, which is at the heart of becoming a competent and confident social work professional. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Open University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335244089
- ISBN
- 9780335244089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. The book addresses the complexities and dilemmas faced by practitioners involved in mental health care, and enable the reader to reflect on their understanding. Case studies covering psychodynamic theory, cognitive behavioural therapy, systemic family therapy, attachment therapy and therapeutic group-work are also included. Editor(s): Webber, Martin; Nathan, Jack; Rushton, Alan. Series Editor(s): Blewett, James. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: JKSM; JKSN; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849050296
- ISBN
- 9781849050296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37
Hardback. Reform and Responsibility in the Remaking of the Swedish National Pension System is a close up and detailed study through Sweden's remade national pension system. Nyqvist examines how a policy, such as a national pension system, shifts responsibility from state to individuals and, thus, work to reconfigure the state-citizen relationship. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137552396
- ISBN
- 9781137552396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
hardcover. Presents a research in employment policy. This title addresses the reform of the unemployment insurance system. Editor(s): Bassi, Laurie J.; Woodbury, Stephen A. Series: Research in Employment Policy. Num Pages: 334 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762305070
- ISBN
- 9780762305070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.80
€ 157.80
The Appalachian Volunteers formed in the early 1960s, determined to eliminate poverty through education and vocational training and to improve schools and homes in the mountainous regions of the south-eastern United States. This book illustrates how the activists failed because they were indecisive about the fundamental nature of their mission. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBTB; JFFA; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125091
- ISBN
- 9780813125091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.14
€ 51.14
Paperback. How do nations address the above health policy goals and respond to current challenges? As these four cases (United States, Germany, Canada, and South Africa) demonstrate, the answer lies in the underlying politics of health policy at work. Series: Perspectives in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JPB; JPHV; JPP; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349570874
- ISBN
- 9781349570874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Reforming Long-term Care in Europe offers the most up-to-date analysis of the features and developments of long-term care in Europe. Each chapter focuses on a key question in the policy debate in each country and offers a description and analysis of each system. Editor(s): Costa-Font, Joan. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444338737
- ISBN
- 9781444338737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.60
€ 29.60
Paperback. Gathering among the best European specialists of welfare state comparisons, this book organises comprehensive and up to date information on European welfare state reforms in an analytical framework which allows a new approach to social policy changes. Editor(s): Palier, Bruno; Martin, Claude. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183482
- ISBN
- 9781405183482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.60
€ 29.60
Hardcover. Over the course of the twentieth century, Sweden carried out one of the most ambitious experiments by a capitalist market economy in developing a large and active welfare state. Bringing together leading economists, this book examines Sweden's policies in response to the mid-1990s crisis and the implications for the subsequent recovery. Editor(s): Freeman, Richard B.; Swedenborg, Birgitta; Topel, Robert H. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 352 pages, 75 line drawings, 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226261928
- ISBN
- 9780226261928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.77€ 97.77
€ 117.77
€ 97.77
Hardcover. This book describes and analyzes changes in long-term care in Western Europe, showing that reforms have resulted in convergence in LTC policy. Explores rising public support for family care work and the growth and recognition of an extended social care market. Editor(s): Ranci, Costanzo; Pavolini, Emmanuele. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JKS; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461445012
- ISBN
- 9781461445012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.01
€ 129.01
hardcover. Editor(s): Bloch, Alice; Levy, Carl. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFN; JHB; JKS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- SKU
- V9780312217242
- ISBN
- 9780312217242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1987
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349087167
- ISBN
- 9781349087167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.23
€ 49.23
Hardback. Editor(s): Lagana, Raimondo; Esposito, Salvatore M. Num Pages: 193 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620810651
- ISBN
- 9781620810651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.92€ 116.23
€ 168.92
€ 116.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634848701
- ISBN
- 9781634848701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.97€ 72.36
€ 93.97
€ 72.36