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Fairer Future for Children

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: National Children's Bureau (NCB)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Setting the Scene

    • Mia Kellmer Pringle
    Pages 1-3
  3. Patterns of Parenting

    • Mia Kellmer Pringle
    Pages 10-29
  4. Why Prevention?

    • Mia Kellmer Pringle
    Pages 30-37
  5. An Historical Perspective

    • Jean Medawar
    Pages 38-46
  6. Promoting Good Child Health

    • F. S. W. Brimblecombe
    Pages 74-86
  7. Promoting School Adjustment

    • Ronald Davie
    Pages 87-93
  8. Environments for Children

    • Colin Ward
    Pages 94-103
  9. Early Prevention and Intervention

    • Mia Kellmer Pringle
    Pages 104-127
  10. Changing Roles for Parents and Professionals

    • Mia Kellmer Pringle
    Pages 128-144
  11. Concluding Questions

    • Mia Kellmer Pringle
    Pages 145-167
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 169-174

Authors and Affiliations

  • National Children’s Bureau, UK

    Mia Kellmer Pringle

  • Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, UK

    F. S. W. Brimblecombe

  • Department of Social Administration and Social Work, University of Glasgow, UK

    Kay Carmichael

  • University College, Cardiff, UK

    Ronald Davie

  • Town and Country Planning Association, UK

    Colin Ward

  • Environmental Education, UK

    Colin Ward

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fairer Future for Children

  • Authors: Mia Kellmer Pringle, F. S. W. Brimblecombe, Kay Carmichael, Ronald Davie, Jean Medawar, Colin Ward

  • Series Title: National Children's Bureau

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16290-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1980

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-16290-1Published: 01 May 1980

  • Series ISSN: 2947-1915

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-1923

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 174

  • Topics: Child Well-being

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