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Dare, Tim; Vaithianathan, Rhema; De Haan, Irene – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2014
Jonathan Boston provides an insightful analysis of the emergence and persistence of child poverty in New Zealand (Boston, 2014, "Educational Philosophy and Theory"). His remarks on why child poverty matters are brief but, as he reports, "there is a large and robust body of research on the harmful consequences of child poverty"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Child Abuse, Intervention
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Te One, Sarah; Blaikie, Rebecca; Egan-Bitran, Michelle; Henley, Zoey – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2014
Recent social policy discourses in Aotearoa New Zealand focus on vulnerable children's well-being and the detrimental, long-term and costly impacts of child poverty. The discourse pervading much of the policy labels children and young people as "vulnerable" or "at risk" or "in crisis", a view, which we argue, is both…
Descriptors: Well Being, Child Welfare, Poverty Programs, Naming
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Stanley, Peter – Kairaranga, 2008
"The Inter-agency Plan for Conduct Disorder/Severe Antisocial Behaviour 2007-2012" (Ministry of Social Development, 2007) is assessed according to the SWOT dimensions of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The document is one of the most important statements for the social services in New Zealand because of the primacy that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Social Services