Childhood And Youth Studies

Cover......Page 1
Childhood and\rYouth Studies......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Contributors......Page 11
Part 1: Social and cultural perspectives of childhood and youth......Page 14
1 Social constructions of childhood......Page 16
2 Living and learning in different communities:\rcross-cultural comparisons......Page 26
3 Childhood in crisis?......Page 38
4 Children and risk......Page 48
Part 2: Childhood and youth development......Page 58
5 The origins of human behaviour......Page 60
6 Social and emotional development......Page 72
7 Cognitive development......Page 87
8 Adolescence......Page 98
Part 3: Difference, diversity and multidisciplinary perspectives......Page 110
9 Children with Special Educational Needs......Page 112
10 Entitlement and potential – overcoming barriers to 110\rachievement......Page 123
11 Policy into practice – working with children in need of 120\rprotection......Page 133
Part 4: Researching childhood and youth......Page 146
12 Approaches to research......Page 148
13 The research process......Page 159
14 The reflective practitioner......Page 173
Appendix 1\rFive priority outcomes:\rimprovement for\rchildren’s services......Page 182
Appendix 2\rDealing with disclosures......Page 184
Appendix 3\rThe challenge of\rpartnership in child\rprotection......Page 185
Index......Page 186