Care Work: Present and Future

ISBN 10: 0415347734 / ISBN 13: 9780415347730

Published by Routledge, 2005

About this Item

Care work and care workers are examined in this collection, which guides readers through an introduction to care work, and towards an understanding of potential future for the field. It is of interest to academic and policy audiences, and managers or practitioners working in health, social care, childcare, youth work and social policy. Editor(s): Boddy, Janet; Moss, Peter; Cameron, Claire. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317. . 2005. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Care Work: Present and Future
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415347734
• ISBN 13: 9780415347730
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Care Work considers the current situation of care work and care workers, from childcare to eldercare, and from family carers to paid carers. It examines the composition of the current workforce (more than a million in the UK alone), the knowledge and education needed for care work, and the significance of where care work is undertaken (in the home, in institutions).

Considering potential challenges and scenarios, the book poses big questions about the future of care work – offering some possible answers. Wide-ranging and innovative, Care Work will be of great interest to academic and policy audiences, and managers or practitioners working in health, social care, childcare, youth work and social policy.

About the Author

Janet Boddy and Claire Cameron are researchers at the Thomas Coram Research Unit. Peter Moss is a Professor of Early Childhood Provision at the Institute of Education University of London.