Care Work in Europe: Current Understandings and Future Directions

Whilst having to deal with difficulties of definition, national contexts and particularities of these, the research essentially deals with what UK audiences would usually think of as 'childcare' and 'social care' but differentiated into three main groups: childcare and out-of-sch...

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Published in:Journal of social policy 2009, Vol.38 (2), p.370-370
Main Authors: DALY, GUY, Cameron, Moss, C, P
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Children & youth
Definitions
Education
Employment
Europe
Foster care
Knowledge economy
Nonfiction
Nurseries
Older people
Pedagogy
People with disabilities
Social policy
Social services
Social welfare
Workers
Workforce
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Summary:Whilst having to deal with difficulties of definition, national contexts and particularities of these, the research essentially deals with what UK audiences would usually think of as 'childcare' and 'social care' but differentiated into three main groups: childcare and out-of-school care, child and youth residential and foster care, and domiciliary and residential care services for adults with disabilities, including frail older people.
ISSN:0047-2794
1469-7823
DOI:10.1017/S0047279408002948