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Titolo |
Foster children [[electronic resource] ] : where they go and how they get on / / Ian Sinclair ... [et al.] |
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London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-34945-X |
9786610349456 |
1-84642-136-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Foster children - Great Britain |
Foster home care - Great Britain - Evaluation |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Foster Children: Where They Go and How They Get On""; ""Contents""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Movements and Destinations: An Overview""; ""3. Outcomes and Going Home""; ""4. Going Home: What Makes A Difference?""; ""5. Adoption: Who is Adopted and How Do They Do?""; ""6. Adoption: What Makes A Difference?""; ""7. Foster Care: Can It Offer "Permanence?""; ""8. Foster Care: Does It Feel Like A Family?""; ""9. Leaving Foster Care""; ""10. Living Independently: What Makes A Difference?""; ""11. Tara's Story: A Case Study"" |
""12. Alistair's Story: A Case Study""""13. A Common Explanation?""; ""14. Conclusion""; ""APPENDIX 1: SAMPLING BIAS IN SWEEPS 1 AND 2 ""; ""APPENDIX 2: SOME KEY VARIABLES ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""SUBJECT INDEX ""; ""AUTHOR INDEX "" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What happens to looked-after children in the longer term? This book analyses the outcomes of a large-scale study of foster children in the UK. It includes individual case studies and draws extensively on the views of foster children themselves. The authors examine:Why children remain fostered or move to different settings (adoption, residential care, their own families or independent living)How the children fare in |
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