Ebook: Does Every Child Matter?: Understanding New Labour's Social Reforms

'Every Child Matters' represents the most radical change to education and welfare provision in almost two decades. The book moves beyond a descriptive 'how to' framework to examine the underlying political and social aims of this policy agenda. @contents: 1. The Political Origins of Every Child Matters 2. Modernizing the Welfare State: New Public Management 3. International Comparisons: No Child Left Behind and Excellence for All Americans 4. Sure Start: Combating Urban Disadvantage 5. The Five Outcomes of Every Child Matters 6. Poverty and Economic Wellbeing 7. Child Welfare and Looked-after Children: From Protection to Prevention 8. Citizenship and a New Social Order 9. Challenging Parents: Government in loco parentis 10. Multi-agency Working: Plowden Revisited 11. Redefining the Education Sector: The Challenge for Schools 12. Conclusion: Does Every Child Still Matter?