Child Development and Social Policy

by Zigler, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780070727243
• ISBN10: 0070727244
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-11
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

A notable addition to McGraw-Hill's Developmental Series, Child Development and Social Policy: Theory and Applications, is a lively, readable examination of the challenges that have emerged during the past decade in the field of child development and social policy. The volume emphasizes the real connections between what we know about healthy child development, and what we are doing--and not doing--to strengthen our nation's families. At the same time, it paints a realistic picture of the complex and often frustrating context within which policy efforts made on behalf of children and families are conceived and developed. With extensive examples, graphics, and real-life policy stories from history, the text captures the excitement, tensions, and challenges of the development of social policies pertaining to children. Clear, well-organized chapters present the information in a way that is both engaging and accessible.

Table of Contents

1. Issues in Child Development and Social Policy

2. The Policy Process

3. Influences and Advocates

4. Starting Strong and Staying Strong

5. Early Intervention and Family Support

6. The Challenge of Child Care

7. Child Health

8. Child Abuse and Neglect

9. The Changing Face of the American Child

10. Making Schools Work

11. Children with Special Educational Needs: A Case Study of Advocacy vs. Policy vs. Research

12. Epilogue: From Consciousness to Consensus