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Abuse and Violence Towards Young Children: Perspectives on Research and Policy book cover

1st Edition

Abuse and Violence Towards Young Children Perspectives on Research and Policy

Edited By Roy Evans Copyright 2015
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge
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Levels of violence, abuse and neglect in early childhood are reported internationally as having reached epidemic proportions. The prevalence of all forms of violence to children has been difficult to establish, particularly in low and middle income countries. However, even in countries with a high GDP, the sexual abuse of children and young people by predatory adults may continue undetected for... Read more

1. Protection against violence, abuse and neglect in early childhood: a literature review

Roy Evans, Philip Garner and Alice Sterling Honig

2. Supportive Family Contexts: Promoting Child Well-being and Resilience

Lisa A. Newland

3. Changing Landscapes in Safeguarding Young Children in EnglandEunice Lumsden

4. Early Childhood education as a resilience intervention for maltreated children

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5. Bullied Children: Parent and School Supports

Alice Sterling Honig and Nicole Zdunowski-Sjoblom

6. Witchcraft branding and the abuse of African children in the UK: Causes, effects and professional intervention

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7. Child sexual abuse in early childhood care and education

Freda Briggs

8. CASA Strong Beginnings: Raising awareness across Early Childhood and Child Welfare Systems

Catherine Corr and Natalie Danner

9. The predictive effects Behaviour Problems Variables has on peer victimisation in Pre-school children between the ages of five and six

Sibel Yoleri

10. Delinquent Risks of Parental Abuse at the age of 11 years among at-risk youths

Chau-kiu Cheung

11. Predictors of harsh parenting practices in parents of children with disabilities

David Norlin, Ulf Axberg and Malin Broberg

12. Combating violence against children: Jordanian pre-service early childhood teachers’ perceptions toward child’s abuse and neglect

Merfat Fayez, Hanan Mahmoud Takash and Eman Khleif Al-Zboon

13. Vulnerability of Internally Displaced Children in Disaster Relief Camps of Pakistan: Issues, Challenges and the Way Forward

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14. The Impact of Conflict in Syria on Syrian Children at the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan

Sinaria Abdel Jabbar

Biography

Roy Evans has many years of experience of research with young children, especially on issues related to the early identification of children at risk. He has published and lectured widely on those conditions in children’s lives which put them at risk of injury, failure to thrive, underachievement and reduced life chances. He has been International Editor of Early Child Development and Care since 1977 and Editor of the International Journal of Adolescence and Youth since its inception in 1982.

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