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Informationen zum Autor Andre Kurowski is a senior lecturer and teaches and coordinates on childhood programmes at the University of Chichester. His interests are in social science aspects of childhood including crime and childhood, and the 'digital child' i.e., children in a digital world. His research covers leadership in education and socio-cultural issues in language, and he is a regular contributor to European journals. Sandra Lyndon is a reader in Childhood and Social Policy at the University of Chichester. She teaches on a range of Childhood undergraduate programmes as well as taking a lead on supporting research within the department. She is co-chair of the Centre for Childhood in Childhood, Inclusion and Society (CECIS). She is both a qualified teacher and an educational psychologist. She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Sussex and her research interests include poverty, homelessness, mindfulness, child centred approaches, intergenerational practice, and narrative methodologies. Klappentext This book introduces the reader to interdisciplinary approaches to child development and extends thinking outside the traditional topics. It covers key aspects of child development theory as well as considering the professions students will enter, through an interdisciplinary lens. Zusammenfassung This book introduces the reader to interdisciplinary approaches to child development and extends thinking outside the traditional topics. It covers key aspects of child development theory as well as considering the professions students will enter, through an interdisciplinary lens. Inhaltsverzeichnis Childhood in the 21st century - Sandra Lyndon Part I: Influences on Childhood Understanding Children's Behaviour in Early Childhood - Lianna Wilding and Sandra Lyndon The Digital Child - Eva Mikuska and Andre Kurowski Childhood and Crime - Andre Kurowski Family, grandparents and intergenerational practice - Sandra Lyndon Part II: Children¿s Experiences Safeguarding children: the case for early help in the early years - Helen Moss Global Refugee crisis: focus on the child - Debra Laxton and Linda Cooper Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) - breaking down barriers and accessing learning - Becky Edwards and Heather Green Health inequalities and well being - Suzanna McGregor Childhood, loss and bereavement - Marie Price Part III: Children¿s Minds Dreaming the child awake - Carol Lloyd Emotional Safety - Becky Edwards Childhood and resilience - Chris Smethurst Working therapeutically with children - Sam McNally Futures of childhood - Andre Kurowski ...
