Basic Statistics and Epidemiology: A Practical Guide - Softcover

Winter, Micha De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857755898 ISBN 13: 9781857755893

Publisher: CRC Press, 1996

Synopsis

However smart they are, from a social perspective children do not really count until maturity. Then all of a sudden society expects responsibility, independence and in particular, commitment. This viewpoint, shared by so many children and young people today, is the basis of much disaffection among youth. This miscalculation, and how to combat it, is the major theme of this book. The social qualities expected of young people do not come to them automatically. Children need to be guided through social experiences to develop responsibility and commitment. The most effective way to inculcate these qualities is to involve children through their active participation in their education and welfare. The book reviews the theoretical framework for participation by children and young people, and discusses fields of practice where participation is of great importance - including local youth policy, education and professional youth care. Micha de Winter is a professor of child care and in this book he draws on his many years of experience to produce a work which is authoritative, inspiring and convincing. Children as Fellow Citizens is essential reading for those involved in youth and social policy, educators and social scientists, as well as social service and health care professionals.

About this title

About the Author

Consultant in Public Health, Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust and Visiting Professor in Epidemiology, Staffordshire University

Review

'A spectacular approach to writing a book of this nature. I have found it to be very useful in my day-to-day work activities. I would have loved to have this sort of book when I was in University. It gives a detailed orientation for beginners and a great review for those wanting to look up a topic without the exhausting details' Jocelyn Murray, in her Forword 'An excellent book - clear and well written, providing a really good basic grounding in both statistics and epidemiology' Nick Spencer, in his Forword

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857755898
• ISBN 13: 9781857755893
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 184