Investing in Children

Innovative Solutions to Improve Children’s Well-Being

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The book contains inspiring work on multiple innovative solutions focused on improving well-being of children and youth in the children­focused perspective with reflection in academic theory, research and publications, and social policy documents and tools. lt presents papers prepared by authors representing international academic institutions (i.e. Department of Applied Sociology and Social Work, University of Łódź), public policy entities (i.e. the European Commission, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Poland) and non-governmental organizations (i.e. Eurochild, European Social Network). The book presents the discussion of such problems like: children’s rights, child poverty and social exclusion, early years care and education, children in alternative care, children’s health and family, parental and children support.


Rok wydania2018
Liczba stron150
KategoriaPublikacje darmowe
WydawcaWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
ISBN-13978-83-8142-109-6
Numer wydania1
Język publikacjiangielski
Informacja o sprzedawcyePWN sp. z o.o.

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  Paulina Bunio-Mroczek, Jolanta Grotowska-Leder, Investing in children innovative
  solutions to improve children’s well-being. Introduction    7
  
  Section one. Social investments, campaigning and advocacy for children: European and Polish perspective    13
  Julius op de Beke, The case for investing in young children    15
  Alfonso Lara Montero, Investing in children’s services, improving outcomes. A study of the organisation and implementation of children’s services in response to European recommendations    21
  Agata D’Addato, Katerina Nanou, Money, influence and mind-sets: How can advocacy and research help the EU to be a positive force for change in children’s lives?     41
  Agnieszka Golczyńska-Grondas, “Investing in Children: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage” EU Recommendation – some remarks on the situation of Polish adolecents    51
  
  Section two. Investing in children: instruments and results    79
  Marek Rymsza, Investment in children as a public good : the example of the Family 500+ Programme    81
  Almudena Moreno Mínguez, Effects of early childhood education on school achievement and inequality in Spain: the value of early childhood education    95
  Piotr Michoń, Mothers’ employment and its consequences for investment in children    113
  Johanna M. Thomas, Shaun A. Thomas, Understanding early childhood truancy: the influence of life course studies on evidence-based interventions    129
  
  About the Authors    147
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