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Does Every Child Matter?: Understanding New Labour's Social Reforms

By Stephen Ward , Catherine A. Simon

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2010
ISBN
0415495792, 9780415495790, 9780203849507, 0-203-84950-7, 9780415495783, 0415495784
LCC
LB2822.75 .S559 2010
Open Library ID
OL23994274M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1284921 bytes)
Pages
143\143
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

'Every Child Matters' represents the most radical change to education and welfare provision in almost two decades. The book moves beyond a descriptive 'how to' framework to examine the underlying political and social aims of this policy agenda. @contents: 1. The Political Origins of Every Child Matters 2. Modernizing the Welfare State: New Public Management 3. International Comparisons: No Child Left Behind and Excellence for All Americans 4. Sure Start: Combating Urban Disadvantage 5. The Five Outcomes of Every Child Matters 6. Poverty and Economic Wellbeing 7. Child Welfare and Looked-after Children: From Protection to Prevention 8. Citizenship and a New Social Order 9. Challenging Parents: Government in loco parentis 10. Multi-agency Working: Plowden Revisited 11. Redefining the Education Sector: The Challenge for Schools 12. Conclusion: Does Every Child Still Matter?

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