Vulnerable Children: Findings from Canada's National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth

Author: Jon Douglas Willms, Douglas Willms, Canada Human Resources Development Canada Applied Research Branch
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ISBN: 0888643314
Publisher: Univ of Alberta Pr (November, 2002)
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A seminal, scholarly, and ground breaking research project
Capably edited by J. Douglas Willms (Director of the Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy), Vulnerable Children: Findings From Canada's National Longitudinal Survey Of Children And Youth is a compilation and comprehensive analysis of findings from a seminal, scholarly, and ground breaking research project. A variety of essays by a series of learned authors cogently address such topics as socioeconomic gradients for childhood vulnerability, the effect maternal depression has on childhood vulnerability, the roles of peer groups in pre-adolescent behavior, and much, much more. Packed with research findings, educational discourse, conclusions, recommendations, and warnings for the future, Vulnerable Children is highly recommended reading for governmental policy makers, teachers, social workers, counselors, and anyone else who regularly works with young people.

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