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Challenging the politics of early intervention

English · Paperback / Softback

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A vital challenge to the internationally accepted policy and practice consensus that intervention to shape parenting in the early years, underpinned by interpretations of brain science, is the way to prevent disadvantage.

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Val Gillies is Professor of Social Policy/Criminology at the University of Westminster. She researches in the area of family, social class, marginalised children and young people, and historical comparative analysis. Rosalind Edwards is Professor of Sociology at the University of Southampton, where she is also Social Sciences Director of Research and a Co-Director of the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods. Nicola Horsley is a research fellow at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her research analyses discourses of citizenship, educational and family practices, and the privileging of scientific and technical knowledge in policy making.

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A vital challenge to the internationally accepted policy and practice consensus that intervention to shape parenting in the early years, underpinned by interpretations of brain science, is the way to prevent disadvantage.

Product details

Authors Rosalind Edwards, Rosalind (University of Southampton) Edwards, Val Gillies, Val (University of Westminster) Gillies, Nicola Horsley, Nicola (Loughborough University Horsley
Publisher Policy Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.08.2017
 
EAN 9781447324102
ISBN 978-1-4473-2410-2
No. of pages 208
Dimensions 156 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
Weight 324 g
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work
Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories

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