1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452969803321

Titolo

Young people's transitions from care to adulthood [[electronic resource] ] : international research and practice / / edited by Mike Stein and Emily R. Munro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008

ISBN

1-281-78224-6

9786611782245

1-84642-791-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Collana

Child welfare outcomes

Altri autori (Persone)

SteinMike

MunroEmily <1978->

Disciplina

362.7

Soggetti

Young adults - Services for

Youth with social disabilities - Services for

Youth - Institutional care

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; Young People's Transitionsfrom Care to Adulthood: International Research and Practice; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: Comparative Exploration of Care Leavers' Transitions to Adulthood; Part I International Chapters; 2. Australia; 3. Canada; 4. France; 5. Germany; 6. Hungary; 7. Ireland; 8. Israel; 9. Jordan; 10. The Netherlands; 11. Norway; 12. Romania; 13. Spain; 14. Sweden; 15. Switzerland; 16. United Kingdom; 17. United States; Part II Thematic Issues; 18. States of Care Leaving: Towards International Exchange as a Global Resource; 19. Legal and Policy Frameworks

20. Use of Secondary Data to Understand the Experiences of Care Leavers: Cross-National Comparisons21. Transitions from Care to Adulthood: Messages from Research for Policy and Practice; Glossary; The Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index;

Sommario/riassunto

The transition from care into adulthood is a difficult step for any young person, but young people leaving care have a high risk of social exclusion, both in terms of material disadvantage and marginalisation.



In Young People's Transitions from Care to Adulthood leading academics gather together the latest international research relating to the transition of young people leaving care, outlining and comparing the range of legal and policy frameworks, welfare regimes and innovative practice across 16 countries. The book also highlights the variations that exist between different groups leaving c

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460375703321

Autore

Sinclair Upton

Titolo

Boston : a documentary novel / / Upton Sinclair ; cover design by Kat Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Open Road Integrated Media, , 2015

©1928

ISBN

1-5040-2612-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (547 p.)

Disciplina

813.52

Soggetti

Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921

Electronic books.

Boston (Mass.) Fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""Author's Preface""; ""1 The Runaway Grandmother""; ""2 Plymouth Rock""; ""3 Dago Red""; ""4 Young America""; ""5 The Saving Minority""; ""6 White Terror""; ""7 Deportation Days""; ""8 The Detective Machine""; ""9 The Web of Fate""; ""10 The Legal System""; ""11 The Graft Ring""; ""12 Shadows Before""; ""13 Trial by Jury""; ""14 Judge Fury""; ""15 The Whispering Gallery""; ""16 The Law's Delay""; ""17 The Mills of the Law""; ""18 The Supersalesman""; ""19 Academic Autocracy""; ""20 The Decision""; ""21 Days of Grace""; ""22 The City of Fear""

""23 The Last Enemy""""24 The Triumph""; ""Appendix""; ""Report to the Governor of Massachusetts in the Matter of Sacco and Vanzetti""; ""A Proclamation by Michael S. Dukakis, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts""; ""About the Author""; ""Copyright Page""