How Does Foster Care Work? is an international collection of empirical studies on the outcomes of children in foster care. Drawing on research and perspectives from leading international figures in children's services across the developed world, the book provides an evidence base for programme planning, policy and practice.This volume establishes a platform for comparison of international systems, trends and outcomes in foster care today. Each contributor provides a commentary on o...

This book serves as an important link between conflict resolution practice and education by providing research from the unique perspective and approach of the Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice, one of the world’s leading academic programs for PACS research: storytelling, peacebuilding, and conflict transformation. Each chapter presents original research in critical issues in the field of PACS, and provides recent research for the future development of the field and the education...

So, you think you're special?You think that just because people have built giant cities, invented pop-up toasters, and put a person on the Moon that they are somehow different from other living things?Well it's time to think again! Humanimal explains the connections between the human and animal worlds in ways you never before imagined...Discover how slime moulds can navigate through a maze; how rats tickle and laugh out loud; how elephants ...

What does the future hold for us? What advances are being made in technology and medicine today that will help us tomorrow? What effects of climate change are we already feeling, and how can we stop it from doing further damage? Read more about today's world and tomorrow's, from how the growth of cities has affected society to income inequality, modern media, and smart tech and AI. Learn about environmental challenges scientists are working to overcome, and meet some endangered species the...

From how it all began to how scientists think it will likely come to an end, explore the secrets of the universe with Britannica. Find out about stars, nebulae, constellations, planets, and more. Learn more about game changers like Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who helped prove that there were galaxies beyond our Milky Way. And hear from Britannica Experts about their work in astronomy and favorite things about the field.

From the tiniest bacteria to the biggest whale, explore life on Earth with Britannica. Find out about our planet's biomes--deserts, grasslands, tropical forests, polar regions, and more--and the plants and animals that call those places home. Learn what the oldest living things on earth are, and how animals are adapting to living alongside humans. Plus, read about Britannica Experts and their work in marine biology, ecology, zoology, and more.

Being human is a marvelous thing. In this Britannica ebook, explore everything that makes humans who we are--from how we evolved and how the human body functions to our various arts and cultural traditions. Read about some of the youngest Olympians in history, why we have emotions, and the earliest known works of art. Plus, hear from Britannica Experts about their work in linguistics, political science, and more.

The Well-Tempered Garden is for gardeners who have not been dragged into this pursuit but are here because they love it. So writes Christopher Lloyd in the Introduction to this superb book. Here the beginning gardener will learn the basic skills of planting, pruning, weeding, staking, and deadheading. More advanced gardening enthusiasts are guided through ways to propagate plants, to select and care for different kinds of plants - perennials, shrubs, climbers, bulbs - and are also offered ...

'The best informed, liveliest and most innovative gardening writer of our times' GUARDIAN'Christopher Lloyd ranks with Gertrude Jekyll and Vita Sackville-West as one of the major figures in twentieth-century British gardening' THE TIMESIn this gardening classic the forever adventurous Christopher Lloyd takes us on a tour through the garden, to encourage, to reveal and to overturn the old and accepted when experience prompts him. He advises ...

'He was the best informed, liveliest and most innovative gardening writer of our times' GUARDIAN'Infuriating, irascible ... a brilliant gardener and a brilliant writer' Monty Don, ObserverChristo Lloyd was recognised as one of the foremost gardeners and garden writers of the 20th century. Here, for the first time, is the definitive collection of his best, most informative, and so often amusing, garden writing.Christ...

Emmy Award-winning actor Christopher Lloyd—one of the most iconic performers of his generation—shares an intimate portrait drawn from the defining moments of his life, from his early years in theater to his time on the sets of iconic television and film, his struggles with addiction, and an isolated childhood of privilege.Whether appearing as a disembodied head in Wednesday or taking on the title role in a stage production of King Lear, Christopher Lloyd h...

'The best informed, liveliest and most innovative gardening writer of our times' GUARDIAN'Christopher Lloyd ranks with Gertrude Jekyll and Vita Sackville-West as one of the major figures in twentieth-century British gardening' THE TIMESIn this gardening classic the forever adventurous Christopher Lloyd takes us on a tour through the garden, to encourage, to reveal and to overturn the old and accepted when experience prompts him. He advises ...