New Directions In Children Research Articles

Green Dialogues and Digital Collaboration on Nonfiction Children’s Literature

Contemporary children’s literature has developed a growing interest in the interconnectedness between humans and the environment and in the ongoing exchange and negotiation of ways to be in the world. These new directions in children’s literature consequently challenge teachers of children’s literature in higher education. The study of contemporary children’s literature needs not only to be informed by new theoretical perspectives like ecocriticism, posthumanism and new materialism, but also to revisit, develop and explore the methodological tools and teaching practices necessary to prepare students to address these demanding issues. The aim of the article is to present and discuss the research question: How is it possible to secure scholarly dialogue and practical collaboration in an academic course on nonfiction children’s literature and environmental issues? Building on a cross-disciplinary theoretical framework consisting of theory of nonfiction, ecocriticism, dialogic teaching, environmental architecture and place-based teaching, the study reports on a pilot course which took place in the summer of 2020. Due to the pandemic situation the course became digital. Hence the digital challenges and possibilities turned out to be a critical aspect of the planned practical collaboration between students, teachers and students and teachers. The main goal of the course was to help motivate students to engage in and negotiate about nonfiction children’s literature and sustainability, to enhance their aesthetic experiences and to foster their environmental consciousness through children’s literature. The course was characterized by its alternating blending of lectures and hands-on experiences with theoretical and methodological tools as well as nature or culture specific places.

New Directions in Children's Gothic: Debatable Lands ed. by Anna Jackson

New Directions in Children's Gothic: Debatable Lands ed. by Anna Jackson

New Directions in Children’s and Adolescents’ Information Behavior Research

New Directions in Children’s and Adolescents’ Information Behavior Research

G208 Reflections and new directions in children and young people’s palliative care

In June 2010, the Department of Health (DoH) in the UK released a call to apply for funding to support projects focused on benefiting the lives of children and young people with palliative and complex health care needs and their families. A programme of work was subsequently developed from 2010–2014 including an innovative e-learning programme and important projects seeking to explore issues around competence of care skills and communication challenges in the field of children and young people with palliative care. Aims The aim in this workshop is to share reflections from a recent narrative literature review as part of a programme of work which focused on confidence and competence of care skills. Results of the review will be shared but will provide a platform for critical debate around challenges and new directions in children and young people’s palliative care. Methods A narrative review will be firstly shared. Combinations of selected key words were systematically applied to identify research on health professionals’ confidence and competence when caring for children and young people’s using palliative care services. Articles meeting the inclusion criteria were read and descriptively summarised using data extraction sheets. A narrative synthesis was conducted by examining commonly reported issues which were then condensed into overarching themes. Results Limited research is available that explores health professionals’ confidence and competence when caring for children and young people’s using palliative care services. Technological advancements, range of conditions/needs; communication challenges/decision-making and resource costs including specialist staff featured as significant themes. Improvements in staff education and training may help to overcome some of the identified issues. Conclusion Debate in the workshop will focus on the implications of this review and programme of work in the current climate. Delegates will be invited to critically discuss potential new directions. Having confidence and being competent in skills is the cornerstone of quality of care and it is important that we reflect to move forward in caring for this specialist group.

The challenges of ‘Children's Geographies’: a reaffirmation

The majority of papers published in this edition of Children's Geographies were first presented at the New Directions in Children's Geographies conference held at The University of Northampton, UK,...

New directions in children's mental health policy: Psychology's role.

The policies that influence the practice of children's mental health affect psychologists across the nation. Major recent events have brought this topic to the attention of national policymakers at the highest level and have created opportunities for psychologists to present information regarding recent scientific advances in the treatment of childhood disorders and to be involved in the development of solutions to address the needs of our nation's children. This article reviews these recent events, summarizes current knowledge in the field, and addresses specific issues and critical gaps in current national policies on children's mental health.

New directions in children's mental health policy: Psychology's role.

New directions in children's mental health policy: Psychology's role.

New Directions in Children's Group Therapy

This paper examines the clinical observation that children's therapy groups are most effective when they are constructed to symbolically represent functional family systems. The interrelationship between psychodynamic/developmental theory as it is applied to group treatment with children and family systems theory is discussed in the context of two intervention projects; a genogram group for latency age children who were living in families that had been disrupted by separation and/or divorce, and a mother-child group for single teenage mothers and their infants or toddlers. Both of these programs were designed to serve client populations that find it difficult to participate in more traditional forms of social work treatment, and both are based on the principle that children's groups can be constructed to planfully address and modify dysfunctional family structures as well as intra-psychic and interpersonal difficulties.

Book Review: New Directions in Children's Mental Health.

Book Review: New Directions in Children's Mental Health.

Review of New directions in children's mental health.

Review of New directions in children's mental health.

In Defense of Social Work: An Examination of Stress in the Profession

Previous articleNext article No AccessProceedings of the Conference on Family Diagnosis, Chicago, Illinois, January 25-28, 1959In Defense of Social Work: An Examination of Stress in the ProfessionLydia RapoportLydia Rapoport Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Social Service Review Volume 34, Number 1Mar., 1960 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/640789 Views: 9Total views on this site Citations: 6Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1960 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Sharon Pinkney New Directions in Children’s Welfare: Professionals, Policy and Practice, (Jan 2018): 1–21.https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54539-8_1Sharon Pinkney Serious Case Reviews and Inquiry Reports: Investigating the Emotional, Sensory and Relational Dimensions of Child Protection, (Jan 2018): 113–143.https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54539-8_5Sharon Pinkney Trust in Relations Between Children and Social Welfare Professionals, (Jan 2018): 167–192.https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54539-8_7Nozomi DONOYAMA, Fumi TAKEDA Mental Health and Related Factors among Massage Practitioners with Visual Impairment, Industrial Health 45, no.22 (Jan 2007): 191–198.https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.45.191Frederic G. Reamer From the Editor, Journal of Social Work Education 27, no.22 (Jun 2013): 99–101.https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.1991.10672175Claudine Spencer Seebohm; Organizational Problems and Policy Proposals, Social Policy & Administration 4, no.33 (Jul 1970).https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.1970.tb00605.x