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UNINA9910171018403321 |
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Child welfare revisited : an Africentric perspective / / edited by Joyce E. Everett, Sandra S. Chipungu, Bogart Leashore |
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EverettJoyce |
ChipunguSandra Stukes |
LeashoreBogart R |
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Introduction / Joyce E. Everett -- The demography of African American families and children in the twentieth century / Jacqueline Marie Smith -- Institutional racism in child welfare / Robert B. Hill -- The impact of child welfare policies on African American families / Sandra P. Chipungu -- Informing the future of child welfare practices with African American families / Joyce O. Beckett and Nicole Lynn Lee -- African American families in context / Melvin N. Wilson, LaKeesha N. Woods, and Gina R. Hyjjawi -- Childrearing practices in African American families / Carmen P. Moten -- Best practices in kinship care for African American mothers and their children / Marian Harris -- Unwed African American fathers participation in child welfare permanency planning / Waldo E. Johnson, Jr. and Vaughn D. Bryant -- Substance abuse, homelessness, HIV/AIDS and African American children / Joshua N. Okundaye, Claudia Lawrence-Webb, and Pamela Smith -- An Africentric paradigm for child welfare practice / Crystal S. Mills and Debra Porchia Usher -- Family preservation, neighborhood-based services / Alma J. Carten and James R. Dumpson -- A culturally competent system of care for addressing mental health disparities in child welfare / Maxwell C. Manning -- African American adoptions / Ruth G. McRoy -- Conclusion: Still within our power. |
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UNINA9910790036403321 |
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Shamir Eitan <1964-> |
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Transforming command [[electronic resource] ] : the pursuit of mission command in the U.S., British, and Israeli armies / / Eitan Shamir |
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Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2011 |
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1 online resource (284 p.) |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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pt. 1. The theory and history of mission command -- pt. 2. Alternative traditions of command -- pt. 3. Transforming command -- pt. 4. Conclusions and implications. |
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On today's complex, fragmented, fast-moving battlefield, where combatants adapt constantly to exploit one-another's weaknesses, there is a demonstrable requirement for military commanders to devolve a high level of autonomy of decision-making and action to leaders on the ground. An effective model for doing this has existed for some time in the form of mission command and has been utilized by the U.S., Israeli, and British Armies-but with mixed success.This book examines in depth the experiences of the armed forces of each of these countries in implementing mission command, |
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