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  • Disability, Health and Human Development

    by Sophie Mitra ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book introduces the human development model to define disability and map its links with health and wellbeing, based on Sen’s capability approach. The author uses panel survey data with internationally comparable questions on disability for Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. It presents evidence on the prevalence of disability and its strong and consistent association with ... Read more

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  • Health, Disability and the Capability Approach

    Edited by Sophie Mitra, Jennifer Prah Ruger ...
    This book focuses on two areas of substantial and growing importance to the human development and capability approach: health and disability. The research on disability, health and the capability approach has been diverse in the topics it covers, and the conceptual frameworks and methodologies it uses, beginning over a decade and a half ago in health and more than a decade ago in disability. This ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

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    by Garcia Marito H.; Pence Alan; Evans Judith ...
    This book, the first of its kind, presents a balanced collection of articles written by African and non-African authors ranging from field practitioners to academicians and from members of government organizations to those of nongovernmental and local organizations.Africa's Future, Africa's Challenge compiles the latest data and viewpoints on the state of Sub-Saharan Africa's children. Topics ... Read more

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  • No Small Matter: The Impact of Poverty Shocks and Human Capital Investments in Early Childhood Development

    by Alderman,Harold ...
    Education is often seen as a fundamental means to improve economic prospects for individuals from low income settings. However even with increased emphasis on basic education for all many individuals fail to achieve basic skills to succeed in life. The book presents evidence that one core reason is that by the time a child is old enough to attend school there is already a wide disparity in ... Read more

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  • Equity and Full Participation for Individuals with Severe Disabilities

    A Vision for the Future

    by Christine Bigby "B.A. (Hons), M.", Linda M. Bambara, Ed.D., Jane Boone, Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Ph.D., Matthew Brock M.A., Diane Browder-Boswell Ph.D., John Butterworth Ph.D., Michael Callahan, Dr. Erik W. Carter, Ph.D., Ellen Condon, M.Ed., Susan R. Copeland, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Julia De Valenzuela Ph.D., Latanya L. Fanion, Ed.D., Dr. Lise Fox, Ph.D., Wei Gao, Ph.D., Meg Grigal Ph.D., Mary Frances Hanline, Ph.D., Debra Hart M.S., Michael Head MSW, Melissa Hudson M.A.Ed., Pam Hunt Ph.D., Elizabeth B. Keefe, Ph.D., Donna Lehr Ph.D., Richard Luecking Ed.D., Ed.D., Julie Marron, M.B.A., Philip McCallion Ph.D., Ph.D., Mary McCarron, Ph.D., John McDonnell Ph.D., Bethany R. McKissick, Ph.D., Ann Mickelson, Ph.D., Tom Nerney, M.A., John O'Brien, Ann-Marie Orlando, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Deborah K. Reed Ph.D., Ph.D., Lyle T. Romer, Ph.D., Joanna Smogorzewska, M.A., Martha E. Snell Ph.D., David A. Sommerstein, M.Ed., Lynne C. Sommerstein, M.Ed., Michelle L. Sommerstein, Robert B. Sommerstein, J.D., Grzegorz Szumski, Ph.D., Pamela Walker Ph.D., Virginia L. Walker, Ph.D., Michael L. Wehmeyer "Ph.D., FAAIDD", Cate Weir M.Ed., Dr. Juliann Woods, Ph.D., Fred Spooner, Ph.D. ...
    What key issues and challenges affect the lives of people with severe disabilities today's and what should tomorrow's professionals do to address them? Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities across the lifespan. Readers will fully examine more than a dozen critical topics in the ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • Sampling Essentials

    Practical Guidelines for Making Sampling Choices

    by Johnnie N. Daniel ...
    Written for students taking research methods courses, this text provides a thorough overview of sampling principles. The author gives detailed, nontechnical descriptions and guidelines with limited presentation of formulas to help students reach basic research decisions, such as whether to choose a census or a sample, as well as how to select sample size and sample type.Intended for students and ... Read more

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  • Elder Abuse and Mistreatment

    by Joanna Mellor, Patricia Brownell ...
    Provide the most effective service possible to help victims of this growing social problemElder Abuse and Mistreatment is a comprehensive overview of current policy issues, new practice models, and up-to-date research on elder abuse and neglect. Experts in the field provide insight into elder abuse with newly examined populations to create an understanding of how to design service plans for ... Read more

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  • Escaping Stigma And Neglect: People With Disabilities In Sierra Leone

    by Zampaglione Giuseppe; Ovadiya Mirey ...
    People with disabilities in Sierra Leone are disadvantaged in regards to their access to social services and the economic opportunities available to them. Oftentimes, they are marginalized and their rights are ignored. The government of Sierra Leone is taking measures to improve the social and economic situation of people with disabilities in the country. The objective of this note on people with ... Read more

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  • Disability and Equity at Work

    by Jody Heymann, Michael Ashley Stein, Gonzalo Moreno ...
    Despite international and national guarantees of equal rights, there remains a great deal to be done to achieve global employment equality for individuals with disabilities. In OECD countries, the employment rate of persons with disabilities was just over 40%, compared to 75% for persons without a disability; in many low- and middle-income countries, the employment rates are even lower. There are ... Read more

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  • Factors in Studying Employment for Persons with Disability

    How the Picture can Change

    Edited by Barbara Altman ...
    Series Book 10 - Research in Social Science and Disability
    The current literature regarding employment among persons with disabilities produces research results dependent on definitions of work disability, the discipline within which research takes places, the model or paradigm of disability in which the research is framed, the methodology and measures used and the cultural context in which employment occurs.This volume seeks to address those factors ... Read more

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  • From Early Child Development to Human Development: Investing in Our Children's Future

    by Young,Mary Eming ...
    It is never too early to become involved but it can easily be too late.'Armed with such alarming statistics as 125 million primary-school age children are not in school; another 150 million children drop out of primary school before they complete four years of education; and almost one-half of the children in the least developed countries of the world do not have access to primary education; the ... Read more

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  • Innovations in Child and Family Policy

    Multidisciplinary Research and Perspectives on Strengthening Children and Their Families

    by Emily M. Douglas, Loretta L. C. Brady, Esther F. S. Carvalhaes, Jason Castillo, Corey J. Colyer, Terry-Ann L. Craigie, Amy D'Andrade, Judy Doktor, Audrey Foster, James P. Gleeson, Diane F. Halpern, Arden Handler, Stacy Ann Hawkins, Anne Dannerbeck Janku, L Christopher Plein, Donna Potter, Margaret Samuels, Lorrie Schmid, Terry A. Solomon, Leslie Starsoneck, Jayme Swanke, Sherylle J. Tan, Michelle P. Taylor, Yvonne Wasilewski, Patricia Hrusa Williams, Laura Dreuth Zeman, Melissa Brown, Emily Douglas, Karen McCurdy, Robert A. Murphy ...
    Innovations in Child and Family Policy tackles many of the common problems and challenges that are considered to be at the heart of child and family policy: family creation, economic support, childrearing, and family care-giving. Innovations begins by defining child and family policy and discussing the history of this growing specialization within the social sciences. The main chapters of ... Read more

    $158.99 CAD