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1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Children's issues, laws and programs
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Education in a competitive and globalizing world
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Children's issues, laws and programs series.
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Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1 The Time Before Dawn -- The Discursive Nature of School Social Work Development in China / Charles Tong-lit Leung -- ch. 2 School Social Work Service in Hong Kong: The Social Work Practitioner's Perspective / Henry Wai-hang Ling -- ch. 3 School Dropouts and the Role of School Social Work in Taiwan / Chu-li Julie Liu -- ch. 4 Violence Prevention in Victorian Government Schools: The Complementary Role of School Social Work in Australia / Linda Johannsen -- ch. 5 Applied Theatre: Applied Social Work in New Zealand / Peter O'Connor -- ch. 6 School Social Work in Canada: An Ontario Perspective of Current Themes and Practice / Christine Bibby -- ch. 7 A Global View of School Social Work in the United States / James C. Raines. |
| Summary |
The primary aim of this book is to examine the role of social workers in schools with respect to fostering children's rights and creating better outcomes for children and young people in seven selected countries or places: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. In this edited volume, a number of scholars, researchers and social work practitioners share their insights on school social work service or practice in their respective countries or places, and discuss how school social work service can further be improved to address the needs and problems of ch. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
School social work.
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School social work. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Chui, Wing Hong, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: School social work: current practice and research New York : Nova Publishers, [2013] 9781628083347 (hardcover) (DLC) 2013022831 |
| ISBN |
9781628083354 (ebook) |
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1628083352 |
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9781628083347 (hardcover) |
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1628083344 |
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