Children's agency, children's welfare : a dialogical approach to child development, policy and practice / Carolus van Nijnatten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nijnatten, Carol van, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child welfare.

Child development.

Agent (Philosophy).

Parent and child.

Physical Description:

vi, 157 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2010.

Contents:

1 Child, welfare, agency 5

2 The development of individual agency 17

3 Social interaction and interactive agency 33

4 Social agency and social context 51

5 Diagnosis and dialogue 71

6 Change and co-construction 89

7 Dialogical management 113

8 Dialogical child welfare: conclusion 131.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781847424891

1847424899

OCLC:

636918989