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Polenghi, Simonetta, Ed.; Németh, András, Ed.; Kasper, Tomáš, Ed. – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2021
The public dimension of the body became paramount in the first half of the 20th century, when the image of the modern man, with his virile stereotypes, became a cliché, in strict connection with nation building first and totalitarian ideologies later. Yet, different cultural and educational trends advocated for life reform and liberation of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Human Body, Physical Education
Nunno, Michael A., Ed.; Day, David M., Ed.; Bullard, Lloyd B., Ed. – Child Welfare League of America (NJ3), 2008
"For Our Own Safety" is devoted entirely to the subject of, and risks associated with, restraint and seclusion of children. This book is a collection of the diverse viewpoints presented at the international symposium, "Examining the Safety of High-Risk Interventions for Children and Young People" (Ithaca, New York, June 1-4, 2005). It presents…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Residential Care, Intervention, Day Schools
Gerber, Magda, Ed. – 1979
This collection of papers describes a way of viewing and caring for infants. Part I begins with practical suggestions for parents on such topics as loving, quality time, and day care centers. Part II explores Magda Gerber's work with Dr. Pikler, the Loczy Model of infant care, respecting infants, the Demonstration Infant Program, language…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs
McBroom, Elizabeth, Ed.; And Others – Social Work Papers of the School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 1981
Included in this booklet are nine papers reflecting the social work profession's engagement in the effort to deal with a variety of problems experienced by families and cultural minorities. Covered by individual papers are the following topics: (1) prevention of the troubled marital relationships that are sometimes brought on by the birth of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asian Americans, Child Abuse, Family Problems
Budde, Stephen; Mayer, Susan; Zinn, Andrew; Lippold, Melissa; Avrushin, Adam; Bromberg, Ava; Goerge, Robert; Courtney, Mark – Chapin Hall Center for Children, 2004
In this multi-faceted exploratory study, administrative data were used to examine trends in residential care utilization by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and youth outcomes from 1993 to 2003. Multivariate analyses were conducted to determine the factors associated with entry to residential care and…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Placement, Youth, Foster Care
Maluccio, Anthony N., Ed.; Sinanoglu, Paula A., Ed. – 1981
The 11 papers assembled in this volume reflect the readiness of professional social work to develop practice approaches for working with parents of children in foster care. The papers were written from different perspectives, emphasize diverse aspects of foster care, and disagree on many issues. A unifying theme exists, however, in the shared…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Biological Parents, Caseworker Approach, Ecological Factors
Dicks, Barbara A., Ed. – 2001
This collection of papers addresses the HIV/AIDS situation among English-speaking children in the Caribbean. Papers include: "Preface" (C. James Hospedales); "Introduction"; (Barbara A. Dicks); "HIV/AIDS: Challenging a Monster" (Brendan Bain); "HIV/AIDS in Caribbean Children and Adolescents" (Noreen Jack);…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Birth, Children