Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Adolescents' preparation for the future: perils and promise: A report of the study group on adolescence in the 21st century
Societies around the world are changing rapidly, but are adolescents being prepared to be adults in the emerging global, high-tech world? This volume is the report of an international study group... (more)
The ambiguity of play:
A study of what it means to play. The book explores play theory as elaborated and debated in disciplines from biology and psychology to mathematics, and analyzes the implications of play in areas... (more)
Dramatic play in childhood: Rehearsal for life
This work looks at children's dramatic play and the role it plays in developing life skills and a sense of art. The author examines such elements as imitation of life, mastering reality, seriousness,... (more)
Changing Behaviour
This new edition addresses the skills and strategies needed to support the emotional needs of pupils within the National Curriculum framework and school-improvement agenda. Many of the activities in... (more)
Effective Schooling for Pupils with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
Based on a national examination of English special schools providing for pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties, this work identifies factors associated with good practice. It offers... (more)
Schools and families: Creating essential connections for children's learning
This practical volume is designed to help school practitioners and educators build stronger connections with families and enhance students' achievement. (more)
Children and Emotion: The Development of Psychological Understanding
Human interaction depends on what has been called "a theory of mind" and one component of that theory is an understanding of emotion. "Children and Emotion" traces the development of that... (more)
Children in Changing Families: Life after Parental Separation
This work focuses on children in families, and on what can be learnt from research examining their experiences. It documents demographic changes across several countries, and what research reveals... (more)
The changing experience of childhood: Families and divorce
This work explores children's own accounts of family life after divorce and allows us to see the changes that occur from their point of view. It provides a scoiological perspective on how childhood... (more)
Integrated mental health care: A comprehensive community-based approach
This text, based on the experience of the pioneering Buckingham project, a comprehensive mental health service focusing on primary care, describes a new approach to the provision of mental health... (more)
Antisocial behaviour by young people:
This text covers various aspects of juvenile delinquency, including descriptions of different types of delinquency and time trends, the state of knowledge on the individual, social-psychological and... (more)
Developmental social psychology: A lifespan approach
Assuming a topic-based approach, this text emphasizes the social contexts of development and the developmental aspects of social interaction. Topics covered range from the early integration of the... (more)
Learning unlimited: Using homework to engage your child's natural style of intelligence
This guide presents a creative, positive approach to the role of homework for parents and children, illustrating how with parental help, homework can rekindle and support the urge to learn and take... (more)
Attack on the self: adolescent behavioral disturbances and their treatment:
Argues that adolescents who wage war on their own lives can be successfully treated. Topics covered include: adolescent sexual disorders; adolescent suicide; adolescent violence and predatory... (more)
In the shadow of illness: Parents and siblings of the chronically ill child
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