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Contemporary issues in childhood : approaches to teaching and learning (2003)
Book
Miller, S., & Sambell, K. (Eds.). (2003). Contemporary issues in childhood : approaches to teaching and learning. Northumbria University Press

Contemporary issues in childhood : approaches to teaching and learning takes a contemporary and in-depth look at the teaching of humanities where children and their world s are central to the curriculum. Aimed at students and teachers of Childhood an... Read More about Contemporary issues in childhood : approaches to teaching and learning.

Annotated bibliography of utopian and dystopian children's fiction (2003)
Book Chapter
Hintz, C., Ostry, E., Sambell, K., & Totaro, R. C. N. (2003). Annotated bibliography of utopian and dystopian children's fiction. In C. Hintz, & E. Ostry (Eds.), Utopian and dystopian writing for children and young adults (200-231). Routledge

This volume examines a variety of utopian writing for children from the 18th century to the present day, defining and exploring this new genre in the field of children's literature. The original essays discuss thematic conventions and present detaile... Read More about Annotated bibliography of utopian and dystopian children's fiction.

What do parents feel they need? Implications of parents' perspectives for the facilitation of parenting programmes (2003)
Journal Article
Miller, S., & Sambell, K. (2003). What do parents feel they need? Implications of parents' perspectives for the facilitation of parenting programmes. Children & Society, 17(1), 32-44. https://doi.org/10.1002/chi.726

This paper is based upon in-depth interview studies with a range of parents and explores their beliefs, expectations and experiences of parenting support. Three dominant ways in which parents viewed parenting education are identified. The implication... Read More about What do parents feel they need? Implications of parents' perspectives for the facilitation of parenting programmes.