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Beyond Common Sense : Child Welfare, Child Well-Being, and the Evidence for Policy Reform
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In this catalog, Beyond Common Sense : Child Welfare, Child Well-Being, and the Evidence for Policy Reform by Richard P. Barth ; Ying-Ying T. Yuan ; Fred Wulczyn ; Brenda Jones Harden ; John Landsverk lands as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. Stored edition details show 2005 • Transaction Pub • 240 pages, which helps set expectations for scope and pacing.
Edition on file: 2005 • Transaction Pub • 240 pages • ISBN 9780202307350.
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