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Child and youth misbehaviour in South Africa - A holistic approach (Paperback, 4td ed): Christiaan Bezuidenhout Child and youth misbehaviour in South Africa - A holistic approach (Paperback, 4td ed)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
R605 R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Save R95 (16%) Ships in 7 - 10 working days

South Africa has a broad and complex history that has greatly influenced the unique, diverse and democratic country that we know today. One of the many challenges South Africa faces is crime, with those crimes committed by youthful offenders being the most distressing - it is sadly not unusual to hear of youths who have been involved in murder, rape or robbery. In addition, sexual offences among children are occurring more frequently, and the number of child victims of abuse and domestic violence is also on the rise. An added and escalating danger for children is falling prey to ruthless traffickers and being used as sex workers or slaves. Despite specific laws having been promulgated to protect them, many children are still growing up in unforgiving environments that never allow them the opportunity to develop morally according to the prescriptions of a democratic society. Child and youth misbehaviour in South Africa addresses the complex and poorly understood phenomenon of youth misbehaviour. It discusses and analyses various theories on the nature and causes of deviant behaviour, and assesses them critically with regard to their applicability to South Africa. The book presents the relevant legal processes pertaining to young people, and reinforces theoretical explanations with research and real-world examples. The female youth offender is also discussed in depth in this edition. Child and youth misbehaviour in South Africa is aimed at enabling both practitioners and students to address the plight of the South African youth in a constructive way so they can become part of creating a safer South Africa for all its people. Professor Christiaan Bezuidenhout holds a BA (Criminology), BA Honours (Criminology), MA (Criminology), DPhil (Criminology) and an MSc (Criminology and Criminal Justice) from the University of Oxford. He is currently attached to the Department of Social Work and Criminology, University of Pretoria, where he teaches psychocriminology, criminal justice and contemporary criminology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Counseling Children (Hardcover, 9th edition): Donna Henderson, Charles Thompson Counseling Children (Hardcover, 9th edition)
Donna Henderson, Charles Thompson
R1,338 R1,200 Discovery Miles 12 000 Save R138 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

COUNSELING CHILDREN covers the most practical and up-to-date methods for developing effective approaches to counseling children. To help prepare you for your career, the authors translate theory into practice by focusing on the application of ideas and current knowledge. This easy-to-read guide includes useful strategies and case studies to provide you with a realistic look at the counseling field. It also presents a development approach to counseling that considers age and stage differences in counseling children, adolescents, and adults. The ninth edition includes 2014 ACA ethical standards, best practice guidelines, and fresh ideas that facilitate your understanding of the world of the child. Expanded coverage of children who have special concerns and of family interventions provides you with effective ways to deliver interventions across multiple settings.

Children's Rights in a Transitional Society (Paperback): C.J. Davel Children's Rights in a Transitional Society (Paperback)
C.J. Davel; Edited by C.J. Davel
R20 Discovery Miles 200 In Stock
Hunt, Gather, Parent - What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans... Hunt, Gather, Parent - What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans (Paperback)
Michaeleen Doucleff
R517 R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Save R127 (25%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Parenting for Faith: The Course - Leader's Handbook (Paperback): Rachel Turner Parenting for Faith: The Course - Leader's Handbook (Paperback)
Rachel Turner
R127 Discovery Miles 1 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This Leader's Handbook is an essential companion for those running a Parenting for Faith course, a video-based resource for parents, godparents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, foster parents, children's and youth leaders, church leaders and family friends - in fact, anyone who wants to support a child or teen (of any age) in their spiritual development. You don't need any formal qualifications to run a Parenting for Faith course - just enthusiasm, a bit of preparation, and a passion to see those parenting and supporting children equipped and inspired.

Advanced Introduction to Youth Studies (Hardcover): Howard Williamson, James E. Cote Advanced Introduction to Youth Studies (Hardcover)
Howard Williamson, James E. Cote
R2,722 Discovery Miles 27 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This Advanced Introduction to Youth Studies analyses the historical development of the sociology of youth in the context of changing population demographics. Howard Williamson and James Cote explore competing paradigms underlying current understandings of youth with reference to key philosophical, theoretical and methodological debates. Young people's transitions to adulthood and youth cultural behaviour are then explored. The authors conclude with a consideration of youth policies and how, in the future, these may be better informed by sociological research. Key Features: Fact-based analysis of key debates Sociological perspectives informed by multidisciplinary analyses Concise coverage of complex topics Policy recommendations informed by years of experience in the field This Advanced Introduction will provide essential reading for scholars and researchers of sociology and sociological theory, as well as youth workers and students looking for an excellent introduction to youth studies.

Child, Family, School, Community: Socialization and Support (Paperback, 11th edition): Roberta Berns, Stephanie White Child, Family, School, Community: Socialization and Support (Paperback, 11th edition)
Roberta Berns, Stephanie White
R1,328 R1,190 Discovery Miles 11 900 Save R138 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

CHILD, FAMILY, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY: SOCIALIZATION AND SUPPORT, now in its Eleventh Edition, offers an excellent introduction to socialization grounded in a powerful conceptual framework--Urie Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Model of Human Development. Examining how the school, family and community influence children's socialization, this trusted text addresses complex issues in a clear, comprehensive fashion. An enjoyable read, the text packed with meaningful, timely examples and effective learning tools to help you understand and apply key concepts. A sensitive presentation of diversity issues encompasses culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status and special needs. Newly updated throughout, the Eleventh Edition features a strong emphasis on NAEYC and NASW standards, as well as a new focus on cooperative learning strategies and real-world applications to expand on what you learn in the classroom.

A Family Haggadah (Paperback, Revised ed.): Shoshana Silberman A Family Haggadah (Paperback, Revised ed.)
Shoshana Silberman
R96 Discovery Miles 960 In Stock

With just the right blend of text and commentary, the popular "A Family Haggadah," with updated text and new full-color art, is the haggadah of choice for families with young children to use at their seders. Hebrew prayers and songs include English translation and transliteration.

Verity Fairy: Cinderella (Paperback): Caroline Wakeman Verity Fairy: Cinderella (Paperback)
Caroline Wakeman
R145 R116 Discovery Miles 1 160 Save R29 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Join Verity and her magical fairy friends in this enchanting retelling of Cinderella, a much-loved fairy-tale classic, full of magic, mystery and more! Author Caroline Wakeman takes you on a journey to a magical Fairy Kingdom alongside lovable Verity and her gang of her sparkly fairy friends, as they set out on a special mission to ensure Cinderella gets the happily ever after she deserves! Verity is a thrill-seeking fairy with a heart of gold and a habit of telling the truth at all times during her endless adventures with fellow princesses and fairy friends! Proving the perfect fairytale book for your little princess, Verity Fairy and Cinderella gently encourages conversation surrounding the difference between right and wrong, positively influencing your child's moral intelligence and sense of justice, whilst sparking their curiosity and imagination. With a sprinkle of stardust in every page, your youngster can enjoy: -A simple and easy-to-read interpretation of a much-loved fairy-tale classic -Illuminating illustrations to enchant and inspire our young readers -An interactive quiz for children to reflect on everything they have learnt throughout the book A colourful map of Verity's magical Fairytale Kingdom Celebrate your child's curiosity and let their imagination run wild in this gripping interpretation of Cinderella, jam-packed with beautiful illustrations, an easy-to-follow storyline and a whole lot of magic. The ideal read for 5-7 year olds, this captivating kid's book encompasses the pleasure of simple text with the magic of much-loved fairy-tales, whilst placing a subtle focus on moral code to reinforce positive social behaviour in children from an early age. The fun doesn't stop there! Join Verity on more magical missions as she sets out to save more princesses from the clutches of evil, in the Verity Fairy complete collection, including Verity Fairy and Rapunzel, Verity Fairy and Sleeping Beauty, and Verity Fairy and Snow White, the ideal classic fairy-tale books for children. More magical adventures await you!

Restless Virgins - Love, Sex, and Survival in Prep School (Paperback): Abigail Jones, Marissa Miley Restless Virgins - Love, Sex, and Survival in Prep School (Paperback)
Abigail Jones, Marissa Miley
R545 R451 Discovery Miles 4 510 Save R94 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Established in 1798, Milton Academy had always had a proud history of achievement, integrity, and pride--until a sex scandal rocked the campus and made headlines in the spring of 2005. Written by two Milton graduates who know this world--and these students--like no others, "Restless Virgins" follows a group of seniors who were there as the "incident" (as it came to be called) unfolded. Startling, riveting, important, and true, it offers an honest, intimate look at the real lives of today's teens--an eye-opening yet sensitive depiction of normal kids with normal struggles that no teen, parent, or educator can afford to ignore.

Socialization of the Young Child - Selected Themes (Paperback): Mw De Witt, M.I. Booysen Socialization of the Young Child - Selected Themes (Paperback)
Mw De Witt, M.I. Booysen
R90 R84 Discovery Miles 840 Save R6 (7%) Ships in 7 - 10 working days
Children of the World (English, German, Hardcover): Mario Marino Children of the World (English, German, Hardcover)
Mario Marino
R1,230 Discovery Miles 12 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A joyful and poignant collection of photographs of children from around the world by internationally renowned and award-winning photographer Mario Marino. This homage to the future of humanity (and our planet) captures the laughter and joy of children, but also their insecurities and fears. The sense of trust between the subject and the photographer is evident, as if they had known each other for years. The photographs are imbued with this gift of trust, and of mutual respect, resulting in images that are moving, often humorous, and always eloquent. The internationally renowned and award-winning photographer Mario Marino has been travelling the world with his camera for several decades and has long been considered a luminary in the field of portrait photography. His previously published books of portrait photography from Africa and India have won several prizes. "Empathy and instinct is key to my work. I try to read people's lives, the circumstances in which they live. I am fascinated by their cultural background and identity." - Mario Marino Text in English and German.

Nanny to the Rescue Again! (Paperback): Michelle LaRowe Nanny to the Rescue Again! (Paperback)
Michelle LaRowe
R377 R285 Discovery Miles 2 850 Save R92 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Faced with multiple choices regarding school, friends, and activities coupled with the ever-widening influence of the outside world, parents of 6-12 year olds need help. America's nanny is back to offer a large dose of healthy parenting advice with secrets for raising happy, secure, and well-balanced children.

Free the Children - A Young Man Fights Against Child Labor and Proves That Children Can Change the World (Paperback): Craig... Free the Children - A Young Man Fights Against Child Labor and Proves That Children Can Change the World (Paperback)
Craig Kielburger, Kevin Major
R472 R392 Discovery Miles 3 920 Save R80 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Here is the dramatic and moving story of one child's transformation from a normal, middle-class kid from the suburbs to an activist, fighting against child labor on the world stage of international human rights.

Making headlines around the globe, Graig Keilburger and his organization, Free the Children, which he founded at the age of twelve, have brought unprecedented attention to the worldwide abuse of children's rights. Free the Childrenis a passionate and astounding story and a moving testament to the power that children and young adults have to change the world, as witnessed through the achievements of one remarkable young man.

The Common Worlds of Children and Animals - Relational Ethics for Entangled Lives (Paperback): Affrica Taylor, Veronica... The Common Worlds of Children and Animals - Relational Ethics for Entangled Lives (Paperback)
Affrica Taylor, Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw
R1,254 Discovery Miles 12 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The lives and futures of children and animals are linked to environmental challenges associated with the Anthropocene and the acceleration of human-caused extinctions. This book sparks a fascinating interdisciplinary conversation about child-animal relations, calling for a radical shift in how we understand our relationship with other animals and our place in the world. It addresses issues of interspecies and intergenerational environmental justice through examining the entanglement of children's and animal's lives and common worlds. It explores everyday encounters and unfolding relations between children and urban wildlife. Inspired by feminist environmental philosophies and indigenous cosmologies, the book poses a new relational ethics based upon the small achievements of child-animal interactions. It also provides an analysis of animal narratives in children's popular culture. It traces the geo-historical trajectories and convergences of these narratives and of the lives of children and animals in settler-colonised lands. This innovative book brings together the fields of more-than-human geography, childhood studies, multispecies studies, and the environmental humanities. It will be of interest to students and scholars who are reconsidering the ethics of child-animal relations from a fresh perspective.

Risk, Protection, Provision and Policy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Claire Freeman, Paul Tranter, Tracey Skelton Risk, Protection, Provision and Policy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Claire Freeman, Paul Tranter, Tracey Skelton
R8,732 R7,039 Discovery Miles 70 390 Save R1,693 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The volume provides an overview of recent research (within geography and allied disciplines) around the overarching concept of 'safe and accessible places of encounter'. It develops according to three interrelated themes. The first part of the volume examines several of the many spaces children use and that are relevant to the geographies of children and young people including: the city centre and inner city high rise housing, urban versus suburban and rural spaces, local neighbourhoods, the 'home' (for particular groups of children and young people such as child domestic workers in Bangladesh), school playgrounds, services (such as domestic violence shelters), outdoor natural spaces, and "life space" (where music and arts are presented in a non-political space in Bosnia-Herzegovina). The second part examines how notions of safety, protection and risk relate to providing children and young people with good life chances, and accessible spaces that enhance or reduce well-being. This middle section emphasises the debate about risk and the need to balance risk and safety/protection. The final part focuses on policy that builds on the provision/identification of spaces, safety/protection and risk. The emphasis is on how policy at different levels (international-national-local-family) helps provide better spaces of encounter and enhances life chances for children and young people. This section also recognises the different levels of policy making associated with different parts of the world and different regional settings. The gap between policy intentions and outcomes is recognised (e.g Cambodia's policies on orphanage tourism). The policy section includes contributions that relate to planning, education, migration, architecture, health, connection and citizenship, and sustainability. It provides insights into how professionals working in these fields can, through policy, enhance children's and young people's lived experiences and living environments.p>

Conflict, Violence and Peace (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Christopher Harker, Kathrin Hoerschelmann Conflict, Violence and Peace (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Christopher Harker, Kathrin Hoerschelmann; Edited by (editors-in-chief) Tracey Skelton
R11,196 Discovery Miles 111 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book broadens debates on violence, conflict and peace by examining the crucial role played by children and youth. Recent social, political and geographical research has demonstrated that children and youth are deeply impacted by war and violence and that, despite strong cultural assumptions about children's needs for protection, their wellbeing continues to be an afterthought rather than a central concern of global politics. Children and youth have also been shown to be more than just passive victims of violence. They are multiply enrolled in conflict as well as in the politics of reconciliation and peace. The handbook illustrates these complexities through a wide range of chapters that review key literatures on the topic from geographical perspectives and in diverse global contexts. Demonstrating the centrality of space for children and youth's positioning within, and responses to, violence and conflict, the chapters engage with novel conceptual approaches and up-to-date empirical research to develop nuanced understandings of different forms of violence in relation to global and local topographies of power and young people's subjectivities and agencies. While offering rich insights into context-specific dynamics, similarities and connections are also outlined between children and youth in the majority and minority world.

Movement, Mobilities, and Journeys (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Caitriona Ni Laoire, Allen White, Tracey Skelton Movement, Mobilities, and Journeys (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Caitriona Ni Laoire, Allen White, Tracey Skelton
R9,918 Discovery Miles 99 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume brings together a range of contributions exploring the diverse ways in which children and young people experience movements, im/mobilities and journeys at different geographical scales and in different socio-spatial contexts. It provides a snapshot of recent work within the geographies of children and young people which has engaged with emerging conceptualisations of mobility and immobility, and builds on existing scholarship on migration, movement and settlement. Topics covered include children's and young people's experiences of phenomena such as transnational migration, everyday mobility, social im/mobilities, homelessness, settlement, navigations of belonging, educational mobility, medical travel, citizenship, trafficking, labour migration, borders and boundaries. The collection is notable for the wide range of geographical contexts represented, including global South and North, and in the variety of types of movements examined - from local to global mobilities, everyday to life-changing journeys, and incorporating movements bound up in different ways with processes of socio-spatial inclusion and exclusion. A number of core themes are highlighted in the volume. All of the contributions are attentive to children's and young people's subjectivities, agency and perspectives in the context of an adult-dominated world. Together, they highlight: firstly, the complexities of children's mobilities and the need to move beyond over-simplified and often dichotomized understandings of children's mobilities and migrations; secondly, the importance of recognising the diversity of geographical scales in children and young people's movements, and in particular, of the ways in which small-scale movements intersect with global mobilities and migrations in children's and young people's lives; thirdly, the interdependent and relational nature of children's and young people's mobilities and migrations; and finally, the importance of social, material, political and family contexts in understanding how children and young people experience mobility, immobility and migration. The volume highlights the centrality of mobility and movement to understanding contemporary society and in particular to understandings of the geographical worlds of children and young people. It highlights the richness of current research in the area, pointing to fruitful directions for future theoretical, conceptual and methodological agendas and provides a valuable platform from which to further enhance geographical understandings of the children's and young people's movements, im/mobilities and journeys.

Geographies of Global Issues: Change and Threat (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Nicola Ansell, Natascha Klocker, Tracey Skelton Geographies of Global Issues: Change and Threat (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Nicola Ansell, Natascha Klocker, Tracey Skelton
R8,463 Discovery Miles 84 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Volume 8 explores children and young people's lives at a time of rapid and profound change, through the lens of diverse global processes: economic globalisation, environmental degradation, international development, cultural change, climate change and environmental hazards. Today's children and young people are growing up in a world that is rapidly changing and very different to that experienced by previous generations. Contemporary social, economic and environmental challenges make children and young people vulnerable and expose them to harm. Equally, they compel them to become instigators of change across geographical scales, from the household to the globe. Children and young people need to be adaptive and resourceful: economically, socially and emotionally. This volume is divided into two substantive sections. Chapters in the first section explore global economic changes and instabilities that are altering patterns of work, compelling children to take on new economic responsibilities and reshaping childcare arrangements. Several chapters address the ways in which global processes shape young people's subjectivities, with media, internet and education encouraging children and youth to view themselves as both entrepreneurs and global citizens. Other chapters consider the policies and development interventions implemented by global organisations and national governments. These can have unintended consequences because they are rooted in a normative discourse of a 'global child' that bears little relation to lived realities. Chapters in the second section foreground children and young people's contributions to environmental issues and debates. Children and young people are affected by environmental change: by pollution, environmental hazards and climate change. They suffer displacement, ill-health and anxiety about the future. They are also intimately attached to - and knowledgeable about - their local environments. Children and young people actively shape their environments, yet their lives remain powerfully influenced by today's decision-makers. The window of opportunity to avoid catastrophic climate change is small. Evidence of children and young people's environmental knowledge and activism does not obviate the need for adults to take decisive action, now, to ensure a viable environment for future generations.

Laboring and Learning (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Tatek Abebe, Johanna Waters Laboring and Learning (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Tatek Abebe, Johanna Waters; Edited by (editors-in-chief) Tracey Skelton
R11,513 Discovery Miles 115 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume incorporates ground-breaking new academic perspectives on the contributions that children and young people make to societies around the world, with a particular focus on learning and work. The chapters in the volume offer conceptual and empirical insights into how young people learn to labour, and the complex social, spatial, temporal, institutional and relational processes that informs their engagements in daily, generational and social reproduction. The editors have intentionally avoided using the terms 'education' and 'employment' in the title, as this volume is an attempt to capture the multitude of ways, spaces and contexts (not just 'formal') in which learning takes place and work is carried out. Here, learning indicates education in the broadest possible sense, to incorporate not just formal schooling and the acquisition of institutionally recognised academic knowledge and credentials, but also informal learning (including socialization and the on-the-job acquisition of skills that takes place almost imperceptibly, over time). In addition to the theoretical perspectives this volume brings on young people's education and work, other prominent conceptual themes present throughout the work are mobilities, transitions and gender. Following four initial chapters that engage with conceptual issues, the remainder of the volume is divided into two sections, entitled 'spaces of labouring and learning' and 'livelihoods, transitions and social reproduction'. Within these sections, a broad spectrum of empirical chapters demonstrates how young people live, learn and labour in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. These include, among others, geographies of education; interface between migration, learning and livelihoods; cultural politics of human capital formation; schooling and work; citizenship education; families and parenting; socialization and informal education; education-induced migration; processes and practices of inclusion and exclusion in educational institutions; part-time work; domestic work; care work; informal livelihoods; entrepreneurship; social transitions; and a wide range of social, economic, cultural, political (structural) forces that intersect and dissect these topics. As the reader will become aware, there is no such thing as a standard educational or work trajectory, a 'normal' transition or a straight forward relationship between work, education and social reproduction. Indeed, one of the aims of the volume is deliberately to showcase the diversity that young people's lives hold in this regard.

Methodological Approaches (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Ruth Evans, Louise Holt Methodological Approaches (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Ruth Evans, Louise Holt; Edited by (editors-in-chief) Tracey Skelton
R7,833 Discovery Miles 78 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume presents the innovative methodologies, tools and techniques, as well as the challenges and ethical complexities of doing geographies of young people. Geographers of young people have reflected upon participation, power and how to approach young people, generating a vibrant and exciting methodological terrain, which this volume showcases. Understanding young people's lives has challenged researchers to be creative in their research approaches. Facilitating research with, and alongside, young people and acknowledging, and endeavouring to address, adult-child power imbalances has prompted innovation, experimentation and adaptation which has applicability to all social scientists and geographers. The volume provides critical insights into underlying epistemological and ethical debates, along with practical methods and techniques that investigate young people's geographies globally, across both majority and minority worlds. Many of the chapters consider how to facilitate participation and empowerment through the research process, and geographies of young people have a long tradition of co-production and participation in research. The collection is structured into three sections with a focus on: methodological approaches and ethics; methods, tools and techniques; co-production, participation and power. In the first section, key epistemological and methodological approaches are considered, such as critical realism, and critical pedagogy, with discussion of their implications for research design and analysis. In the second section, chapters explore the potential and challenges of a variety of innovative participatory tools: mobile technologies, geospatial methods, creative visual methods, participatory video. In the third section, chapters reflect on endeavours to promote more empowering, co-productive research including rights-based research, young people as researchers, and community engagement with young people. The collection highlights the specific methodological and ethical issues raised by relatively neglected techniques, such as archival research, autoethnography, qualitative longitudinal research and mobile interviewing. It addresses how barriers to participation with groups who are often more silenced and marginalised can be addressed, such as when conducting research with migrant and asylum seeking children in the minority world and with street youth and disabled young people in the majority world. The volume explores issues of data analysis, interpretation and dissemination, such as interpreting visual ethnography and the process of participatory dissemination.

Space, Place, and Environment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Karen Nairn, Peter Kraftl Space, Place, and Environment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Karen Nairn, Peter Kraftl; Edited by (editors-in-chief) Tracey Skelton
R9,771 Discovery Miles 97 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume demonstrates the multiple ways that space, place and environment interact with children and young people's lives. The contributors offer a suite of cutting-edge tools and lively examples for theorising how space, place and environment are (con)figured in children and young people's lives. They demonstrate how the social borders between childhood and adulthood, and spatial borders between rural and urban, countries, neighbourhoods, and institutions, are relationally produced. The volume is organised into five sections: Indigenous Youth: Space and Place; Children, Nature and Environmental Education; Urban Spaces; Home/less Spaces; and Border Spaces. These themes signal the major issues in cutting-edge children's geographies scholarship. Diverse geographical contexts are covered in this volume - including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Peru, Slovenia, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. All of the contributors advocate greater recognition of children and young people's spatial rights, whether in the home, outdoors, at school, crossing borders, in public and digital spaces, or simply looking for a safe place to sleep. Children and young people's perspectives on space, place and the environment, and their desire for places to call their own, tie the volume together. The volume is a testament to the politics of the spaces and places of childhood, highlighting how many children and young people face obstacles to living well and to living where they desire.

Boy Soldiers - A Personal Story of Nazi Elite Schooling and its Legacy of Trauma (Hardcover): Helene Munson Boy Soldiers - A Personal Story of Nazi Elite Schooling and its Legacy of Trauma (Hardcover)
Helene Munson
R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

At the end of the Second World War, hundreds of thousands of German children were sent to the front lines in the largest mobilisation of underage combatants by any country before or since. Hans Dunker was just one of these children. Identified as gifted aged 9, he left his home in South America in 1937 in pursuit of a 'proper' education in Nazi Germany. Instead, he and his schoolfriends, lacking adequate training, ammunition and rations, were sent to the Eastern Front when the war was already lost in the spring of 1945. Using her father's diary and other documents, Helene Munson traces Hans' journey from a student at Feldafing School to a soldier fighting in Zawada, a village in present-day Czech Republic. What is revealed is an education system so inhumane that until recently, post-war Germany worked hard to keep it a secret. This is Hans' story, but also the story of a whole generation of German children who silently carried the shame of what they suffered into old age.

Identities and Subjectivities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Nancy Worth, Claire Dwyer Identities and Subjectivities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Nancy Worth, Claire Dwyer; Edited by (editors-in-chief) Tracey Skelton
R10,153 Discovery Miles 101 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Geographies of children and young people is a rapidly emerging sub-discipline within human geography. There is now a critical mass of established academic work, key names within academia, growing numbers of graduate students and expanding numbers of university level taught courses. There are also professional training programmes at national scales and in international contexts that work specifically with children and young people. In addition to a productive journal of Children's Geographies, there's a range of monographs, textbooks and edited collections focusing on children and young people published by all the major academic presses then there is a substantive body of work on younger people within human geography and active authors and researchers working within international contexts to warrant a specific Major Reference Work on children's and young people's geographies. The volumes and sections are structured by themes, which then reflect the broader geographical locations of the research.

Advanced Introduction to Youth Studies (Paperback): Howard Williamson, James E. Cote Advanced Introduction to Youth Studies (Paperback)
Howard Williamson, James E. Cote
R516 Discovery Miles 5 160 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This Advanced Introduction to Youth Studies analyses the historical development of the sociology of youth in the context of changing population demographics. Howard Williamson and James Cote explore competing paradigms underlying current understandings of youth with reference to key philosophical, theoretical and methodological debates. Young people's transitions to adulthood and youth cultural behaviour are then explored. The authors conclude with a consideration of youth policies and how, in the future, these may be better informed by sociological research. Key Features: Fact-based analysis of key debates Sociological perspectives informed by multidisciplinary analyses Concise coverage of complex topics Policy recommendations informed by years of experience in the field This Advanced Introduction will provide essential reading for scholars and researchers of sociology and sociological theory, as well as youth workers and students looking for an excellent introduction to youth studies.

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