Children,Family and the State
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Children,Family and the State

Decision Making and Child Participation

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Children,Family and the State

Decision Making and Child Participation

About this book

This study of children's participation in decisions about their care draws on recent work in sociology and anthropology, psychology and legal philosophy in order to understand this challenging area of social life. It also reports on original and groundbreaking research into children's views of decision-making processes. The book has important theoretical implications and important lessons for social welfare policy and practice. It will be of interest to those involved in childhood studies or in qualitative research methods, as well as in social welfare provision.

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Yes, you can access Children,Family and the State by N. Thomas, Kenneth A. Loparo,Jo Campling in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Early Childhood Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Tables and Figures
  4. Foreword
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. 1 Introduction
  7. 2 Theories of Childhood
  8. 3 Psychology of Childhood
  9. 4 Rights of Childhood
  10. 5 Children, Parents and the State
  11. 6 Children Looked After by the State
  12. 7 Doing Research with Children
  13. 8 Patterns of Participation
  14. 9 Children’s Views
  15. 10 Adults’ Views
  16. 11 Making Sense of the Research
  17. 12 Children’s Decisions and Children’s Place
  18. Notes
  19. References
  20. Index