Child safety is everybody's concern, but much professional activity is misinformed or based on a misrepresentation of the facts, and preventative action is rarely adequately evaluated. Written and edited by leading researchers with an active role in social policy, this new book challenges both our understanding of the problem of child safety and points to the impotence of "educational" approaches based on "knowledge enhancement." The strong message is that improving children's knowledge has little or no effect on their behaviour. From the physical abuse of young children to drug abuse in…mehr
Child safety is everybody's concern, but much professional activity is misinformed or based on a misrepresentation of the facts, and preventative action is rarely adequately evaluated. Written and edited by leading researchers with an active role in social policy, this new book challenges both our understanding of the problem of child safety and points to the impotence of "educational" approaches based on "knowledge enhancement." The strong message is that improving children's knowledge has little or no effect on their behaviour. From the physical abuse of young children to drug abuse in adolescence, this book presents a radical new perspective on a key social issue.
List of figures List of tables List of contributors Preface Acknowledgements 1 The challenge of child safety research 2 Physical abuse: the problem 3 The prevention of child abuse 4 Child accidents at home school and play 5 Intervening to prevent accidents 6 Child pedestrian accidents: what makes children vulnerable? 7 Increasing traffic competence in young children 8 Child sexual abuse: myth and reality 9 The prevention of child sexual abuse 10 Bullying as a social problem in schools 11 The management and prevention of bullying 12 Drug abuse: what's your poison? 13 Drug abuse: the issue of prevention Index
List of figures List of tables List of contributors Preface Acknowledgements 1 The challenge of child safety research 2 Physical abuse: the problem 3 The prevention of child abuse 4 Child accidents at home school and play 5 Intervening to prevent accidents 6 Child pedestrian accidents: what makes children vulnerable? 7 Increasing traffic competence in young children 8 Child sexual abuse: myth and reality 9 The prevention of child sexual abuse 10 Bullying as a social problem in schools 11 The management and prevention of bullying 12 Drug abuse: what's your poison? 13 Drug abuse: the issue of prevention Index
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