Children and Decision Making
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2005
93 pages
978-1-907969-57-7 (ISBN)
Description
Based on in-depth interviews and workbook activities, the book examines, with children, how they negotiate their involvement in family functioning, rule making and day-to-day decision making.
The report explores: children's views on their experience of involvement in family decision making; autonomy and independence; the authority of parents; and fairness.
The report explores: children's views on their experience of involvement in family decision making; autonomy and independence; the authority of parents; and fairness.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-907969-57-7 (9781907969577)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Professor Ian Butler | Margaret Robinson | Lesley Scanlon
Children and Decision Making
Book
01/2005
National Children's Bureau Enterprises Ltd
€37.32
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Persons
Ian Butler is Professor of Social Work at Bath University and is currently seconded to the Welsh Assembly Government where he is Cabinet Advisor on Children and Young People's policy. He has published widely in the area of childcare practice and public policy.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Conceptual origins of the project
- 1.2 The structure of the report
- 1.3 Research method and process
- 2. Making decisions
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Deciding family business
- 2.3 The authority of parents
- 2.4 Mothers and fathers
- 2.5 Key findings
- 3. Making your own way: Negotiating involvement in family life
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Limits to negotiation
- 3.3 Points of departure
- 3.4 Talking it through
- 3.5 Key findings
- 4. Going your own way: Making autonomous decisions
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Doing your own thing
- 4.3 Wanting more of a say?
- 4.4 One day ...
- 4.5 Siblings
- 4.6 Friends and other families
- 4.7 Key findings
- 5. Fairness
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Having a say
- 5.3 Equity
- 5.4 Key findings
- 6. Conclusions and reflections
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Family decision making
- 6.3 Implications
- References
- Appendix 1: Research methods and process
