ABSTRACT

First Published in 1996. Research on childhood is a growing area of interest in social policy. Covering both familial and institutional settings, this book explores relevant issues, including the female workforce and changing family forms.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

part 1|122 pages

Research

chapter 1|18 pages

Specificity of Brain-Behavioural Relationships Revisited

From Epileptic Personality to Behavioural Phenotypes

chapter 2|16 pages

Varied Destinies

A Study of Unfulfilled Predictions

chapter 5|15 pages

Parents, Teachers and Schools

chapter 6|25 pages

From Miscegenation to Hybridity

Mixed Relationships and Mixed-parentage in Profile

chapter 7|13 pages

Young Children at School

Inequalities and the National Curriculum

part 2|112 pages

Research and Policy

chapter 8|18 pages

Staffing Innovations in City Technology Colleges

Policy into Practice

chapter 11|13 pages

The Institute of Public Policy Research

A Case Study of a Think Tank

chapter 12|22 pages

School-age Childcare and the School

Recent European Developments

chapter 13|19 pages

Early Childhood Services in Europe

Qualities and Quality