Children First

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Putting Children First

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Author : Ajay Chaudry
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 2004-07-22

Putting Children First written by Ajay Chaudry and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07-22 with Social Science categories.

In the five years following the passage of federal welfare reform law, the labor force participation of low-income, single mothers with young children climbed by more than 25 percent. With significantly more hours spent outside the home, single working mothers face a serious childcare crunch—how can they provide quality care for their children? In Putting Children First, Ajay Chaudry follows 42 low-income families in New York City over three years to illuminate the plight of these mothers and the ways in which they respond to the difficult challenge of providing for their children's material and developmental needs with limited resources. Using the words of the women themselves, Chaudry tells a startling story. Scarce subsidies, complicated bureaucracies, inflexible work schedules, and limited choices force families to piece together care arrangements that are often unstable, unreliable, inconvenient, and of limited quality. Because their wages are so low, these women are forced to rely on inexpensive caregivers who are often under-qualified to serve the developmental needs of their children. Even when these mothers find good, affordable care, it rarely lasts long because their volatile employment situations throw their needs into constant flux. The average woman in Chaudry's sample had to find five different primary caregivers in her child's first four years, while over a quarter of them needed seven or more in that time. This book lets single, low-income mothers describe the childcare arrangements they desire and the ways that options available to them fail to meet even their most basic needs. As Chaudry tracks these women through erratic childcare spells, he reveals the strategies they employ, the tremendous costs they incur and the anxiety they face when trying to ensure that their children are given proper care. Honest, powerful, and alarming, Putting Children First gives a fresh perspective on work and family for the disadvantaged. It infuses a human voice into the ongoing debate about the effectiveness of welfare reform, showing the flaws of a social policy based solely on personal responsibility without concurrent societal responsibility, and suggesting a better path for the future.

Children S Early Text Construction

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Author : Clotilde Pontecorvo
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-02-04

Children S Early Text Construction written by Clotilde Pontecorvo and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-04 with Education categories.

For decades, research on children's literacy has been dominated by questions of how children learn to read. Especially among Anglophone scholars, cognitive and psycholinguistic research on reading has been the only approach to studying written language education. Echoing this, debates on methods of teaching children to read have long dominated the educational scene. This book presents an alternative view. In recent years, writing has emerged as a central aspect of becoming literate. Research in cognitive psychology has shown that writing is a highly complex activity involving a degree of planning unknown in everyday conversational uses of language. At the same time, developmental studies have revealed that when young children are asked to "write," they show a surprisingly sophisticated understanding of the representational constraints of alphabetic writing systems. They show this understanding long before they can read conventional writing on their own. The rich structure of meanings involved in the word text provided the glue that brought together a group of scholars from several disciplines in an international workshop held in Rome. Reflecting the state of the field at the time, the majority of the workshop participants were scholars working in languages other than English, especially the romance languages. Their work mirrors a linguistic and psychological research tradition that Anglophone scholars knew little of until recently. This volume provides English-language readers with updated versions of the papers presented at the meeting. The topics discussed at the workshop are represented in the chapters as follows: * the relationship between acquisition of language and familiarity with written texts; * the reciprocal "permeability" between spoken and written language; * the initial phases of text construction by children; and * the educational conditions that facilitate written language acquisition and writing practice.

The Development Of Child Protection Law And Policy

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Author : Kieran Walsh
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-04-02

The Development Of Child Protection Law And Policy written by Kieran Walsh and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-02 with History categories.

This book examines how child protection law has been shaped by the transition to late modernity and how it copes with the ever-changing concept of risk. The book traces the evolution of the contemporary child protection system through historical changes, assessing the factors that have influenced the development of legal responses to abuse over a 130-year period. It does so by focussing on the Republic of Ireland where child protection has become emblematic of wider social change. The work draws on a wide range of primary and secondary sources including legislation, case law and official and media reports of child protection inquiries. It also utilises insights developed through an extensive examination of parliamentary debates on child protection matters. These materials are assessed through the lens of critical discourse analysis to explore the relationship between law, social policy and social theory as they effect child protection. While the book utilises primarily Irish sources, this multidisciplinary approach ensures the argument has international applicability. The book will be a valuable resource for all those with an interest in the development of child protection law.

Youth Offending In Context

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Author : Stephen Case
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2025-04-08

Youth Offending In Context written by Stephen Case and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-04-08 with Law categories.

Identifying and exploring the challenges in understanding and responding to youth crime, this book investigates the different contexts which contribute to youth offending as well as those which either help or hinder effective youth justice responses to it. Supporting readers to evaluate traditional understandings and responses to youth offending, this critical, evidence-based text engages with a variety of international case studies, practice examples and expert perspectives from academic researchers in the field. Delving into theoretical, conceptual, empirical, policy and practice issues, Youth Offending in Context will be of great value to students of youth justice, youth offending, youth crime, crime prevention, and criminal justice.

The Observer

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896

The Observer written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Natural history categories.

From May 1894 to Sept. 1895 the sections Outdoor world and Practical microscopy were issued as separate publications.

The Lancet

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894

The Lancet written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with categories.

Children And Development

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Author : Angelien Eijsink
language : en
Publisher: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deve Ion Department
Release Date : 1996

Children And Development written by Angelien Eijsink and has been published by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deve Ion Department this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Children categories.

Expands proposals originating in First Steps, a policy memorandum on children in developing countries formulated in 1994 by the Government of the Netherlands.

Kids First

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Author : David Kirp
language : en
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Release Date : 2011-03-01

Kids First written by David Kirp and has been published by PublicAffairs this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-01 with Education categories.

While parents work longer hours for less and the costs of childcare, healthcare, and college skyrocket, the share of the U.S. budget spent on kids has fallen 22 percent since 1960. In Kids First, policy expert David Kirp issues a visionary call for renewing, revamping, and reenergizing public support for children, and offers inspiring, on-the-ground accounts of five big cradle-to-college initiatives that can change the arc of all children's lives.

The University Correspondent And University Correspondence College Magazine And The Educational Review

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891

The University Correspondent And University Correspondence College Magazine And The Educational Review written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with categories.

The Orum System Of Voice Education For Reading And Conversation For Recitation Dramatic Expression And Bible Reading

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Author : Julia Anna Orum
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893

The Orum System Of Voice Education For Reading And Conversation For Recitation Dramatic Expression And Bible Reading written by Julia Anna Orum and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Elocution categories.