Care Work considers the current situation of care work and care workers, from childcare to eldercare, and from family carers to paid carers. It examines the composition of the current workforce (more than a million in the UK alone), the knowledge and education needed for care work, and the significance of where care work is undertaken (in the home, in institutions).
Considering potential challenges and scenarios, the book poses big questions about the future of care work offering some possible answers. Wide-ranging and innovative, Care Work will be of great...
Care Work considers the current situation of care work and care workers, from childcare to eldercare, and from family carers to paid carer...
Care Work considers the current situation of care work and care workers, from childcare to eldercare, and from family carers to paid carers. It examines the composition of the current workforce (more than a million in the UK alone), the knowledge and education needed for care work, and the significance of where care work is undertaken (in the home, in institutions).
Considering potential challenges and scenarios, the book poses big questions about the future of care work offering some possible answers. Wide-ranging and innovative, Care Work will be of great...
Care Work considers the current situation of care work and care workers, from childcare to eldercare, and from family carers to paid carer...
"Hightly Commended ( Third prize) in the Standing Conference on Studies in Education book prize for books published in 1999.
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It was a breath of fresh air to see 'contentious' issues dealt with in an enlightened and informative way. We are certain it will move the debate on years!' - "Chrissie Meleady, Sheffield Childrens' Centre
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Looks most interesting and will certainly be very useful' -" Bronwen Cohen, Director, Children in Scotland
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It's a challenging and exciting book and I hope it is widely used' - "Margy Whalley, Director, Pen Green Research, Development and...
"Hightly Commended ( Third prize) in the Standing Conference on Studies in Education book prize for books published in 1999.
"Hightly Commended ( Third prize) in the Standing Conference on Studies in Education book prize for books published in 1999.
"
It was a breath of fresh air to see 'contentious' issues dealt with in an enlightened and informative way. We are certain it will move the debate on years!' - "Chrissie Meleady, Sheffield Childrens' Centre
"
Looks most interesting and will certainly be very useful' -" Bronwen Cohen, Director, Children in Scotland
"
It's a challenging and exciting book and I hope it is widely used' - "Margy Whalley, Director, Pen Green Research, Development and...
"Hightly Commended ( Third prize) in the Standing Conference on Studies in Education book prize for books published in 1999.
Care Work in Europe provides a cross-national and cross-sectoral study of care work in Europe today, covering policy, provision and practice, as well as exploring how care work is conceptualized and understood. Drawing on a study which looks at care work across the life course in a number of European countries, this book:
explores the context and emerging policy agendas
provides an analysis of how different countries and sectors understand and structure care work
examines key issues, such as the extreme gendering of the workforce, increasing...
Care Work in Europe provides a cross-national and cross-sectoral study of care work in Europe today, covering policy, provision and practi...
'This informative and wide-ranging book argues persuasively for the value of multiple perspectives, both international and disciplinary, in the study and practice of early childhood education, because they feed our imaginations and provoke us to think. And while illustrating the many differences that exist between countries, it highlights the shared issues confronting us, wherever we live.' - Emeritus Professor Peter Moss, Institute of Education, University of London
Stemming from original research in the field, a range of expert contributors explore the...
'This informative and wide-ranging book argues persuasively for the value of multiple perspectives, both international and disciplinary, in the study ...
Across Europe young people in public care are around five times less likely to attend tertiary education than those who have not been in care. This book provides a comprehensive account of why this shocking discrepancy exists and outlines ways to address the imbalance. Drawing extensively on a substantial three-year long European Union funded research project led by the authors, this book examines the participation of young people in care in further and higher education in Europe. It provides a historical and legislative overview of the topic and in-depth national case studies look at the...
Across Europe young people in public care are around five times less likely to attend tertiary education than those who have not been in care. This bo...
A young girl who must fend for herself and her little brother after a brutal bear attack in this "emotional tour de force" (Megan Abbott) While camping with her family on a remote island, five-year-old Anna awakes in the night to the sound of screaming. A rogue black bear has entered the family's campsite and is attacking her parents. At her dying mother's urging, Anna manages to get her brother into the family's canoe and paddle away. But when the canoe runs aground on the edge of the woods, the sister and brother must battle hunger, the elements, and a wilderness alive with danger....
A young girl who must fend for herself and her little brother after a brutal bear attack in this "emotional tour de force" (Megan Abbott) While ca...
