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Learn moreMission Statement: This book investigates issues surrounding the creation of social policy and support systems for children and families in this emerging democracy. Approaches advocated by progressively oriented Lithuanian educators, mental health and human service professionals toward addressing these conditions are presented by Lithuanian and American educators and mental health practitioners who have been working toward the development of democratically based social institutions.
| Series Editors' Introduction | p. ix |
| The Emerging Democracy of Lithuania: A Society in Transition and Its Children | p. 1 |
| The American Professional Partnership for Lithuanian Education (Apple): A Model for Successful Partnership and Action Research as a Vehicle for Educational Change | p. 27 |
| Changing the System of Services for Children At Risk: The Lithuanian Experience | p. 43 |
| Education in Post-Soviet Lithuania and the Inclusion of Children with Special Educational Needs | p. 63 |
| Social Work in Lithuania: The Emergence of a New Profession and Its Entry into the Education System | p. 93 |
| Children's Policy and Children's Rights | p. 113 |
| First Things First: The Orphans of Alanta | p. 135 |
| About the Contributors | p. 149 |
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ISBN: 9781930608467
ISBN-10: 1930608462
Series: Research in Global Child Advocacy
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 164
Published: 1st January 2003
Publisher: Information Age Publishing
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6
x 0.8
Weight (kg): 0.24
