ABSTRACT

Childhood: Services and Provision for Children provides an important and timely contribution to the field of Childhood and Youth Studies. This cutting-edge text brings together, within a critical framework, an understanding and discussion of a broad range of services, ideas and themes, and debates the impact of them on children’s lives.

The text takes a truly multi-disciplinary perspective, reflecting the wide-ranging experience and backgrounds of the authors and contributors. The wealth of real case study material and reflective activities within each chapter helps develop the evaluative tools and critical skills essential for an understanding of the complex social, political and environmental issues surrounding childhood today and thus makes this an essential text for those studying in this field.

chapter 1|3 pages

Introduction

part I|68 pages

Debates, Discussions, Dilemmas: The Critical Framework

part II|126 pages

Service, Provision and Policy

chapter 6|21 pages

Education: Service or System?

chapter 7|13 pages

Youth Services and Provision

chapter 8|15 pages

Provision for Child Health

chapter 9|13 pages

Children Who Offend

chapter 11|15 pages

Day Care Services for Children

chapter 12|14 pages

Services to Children's Play

part IV|25 pages

Conclusion: Pulling the Threads Together and Furthering Understanding