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Children, Young People and Social Inclusion
John (Ed) Davis
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Description for Children, Young People and Social Inclusion
Paperback. Social inclusion and participation have become policy mantras in the UK and Europe. As these concepts are being translated into policies and practice, it is a critical time to examine their interpretation, implementation and impacts. This book asks how far and in what way social inclusion policies are meeting the needs of children and young people. Editor(s): Tisdall, Kay; Davis, John; Hill, Malcolm; Prout, Alan. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
This book asks how far and in what way social inclusion policies are meeting the needs and rights of children and young people. Leading authors write from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines including social policy, education, geography and sociology. The book critically examines the concepts of participation and social inclusion and their links with children and childhoods and considers the geography of social inclusion and exclusion. It explores young people's own conceptualisations of social inclusion and exclusion; and examines how these concepts have been expressed in policy at various levels. The book concludes with an agenda for progressing participation and ... Read more
This book asks how far and in what way social inclusion policies are meeting the needs and rights of children and young people. Leading authors write from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines including social policy, education, geography and sociology. The book critically examines the concepts of participation and social inclusion and their links with children and childhoods and considers the geography of social inclusion and exclusion. It explores young people's own conceptualisations of social inclusion and exclusion; and examines how these concepts have been expressed in policy at various levels. The book concludes with an agenda for progressing participation and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861346629
SKU
V9781861346629
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99-50
About John (Ed) Davis
John Davis is Co-ordinator of the BA in Childhood Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Malcolm Hill is Director of the Glasgow Centre for the Child & Society at the University of Glasgow, Alan Prout is Professor of Sociology and Childhood Studies at the Institute of Education at Warwick University and Kay Tisdall is Programme Director of the MSc in ... Read more
Reviews for Children, Young People and Social Inclusion
"This book is recommended reading for anyone involved in developing or researching participation, strategic management and those wanting to develop skills and knowledge in working in this way. It covers a wide variety of important issues and offers both a theoretical and practical way forward for staff at all levels within agencies working with and for children, including the new ... Read more