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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811012203321

Autore

Broadhead Pat <1951->

Titolo

Children, families and communities : creating and sustaining integrated services / / Pat Broadhead, Chrissy Meleady and Marco Delgado

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : Open University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-33108-2

0-335-23508-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 p.)

Collana

Education in an urbanised society

Altri autori (Persone)

MeleadyChrissy

DelgadoMarco Antonio

Disciplina

371.2011

Soggetti

Children - Services for - Great Britain

Family services - Great Britain

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontcover; Half title; Series Editors; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Foreword; A note on the authors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The evolution of Sheffield Children's Centre: developing a project identity; 2 Valuing children means valuing families; 3 A community co-operative: growing and sustaining the services, and the tensions in being a cutting-edge provider; 4 Diversity as a cornerstone of centre development; 5 International networks and global justice: A reciprocal highway for ongoing evolution

6 From cradle to grave for children, families and communities: understanding the holistic dynamicReferences; Index; Backcover

Sommario/riassunto

Draws on the work of Sheffield Children's Centre, a community cooperative which is recognized worldwide for its approach and models of good practice that have emerged from community participation. This book explores the challenges and celebrations of working with a range of children, families and communities both in the UK and internationally.