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Unlocking the past : the impact of access to Barnardo's childcare records / Gill Pugh.
LIBRA HV887.G5 P84 1999
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Van Pelt Library HV887.G5 P84 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pugh, Gillian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Barnardo's (Organization)--Records and correspondence.
- Barnardo's (Organization).
- Adoptees--Family relationships.
- Adoptees.
- Children--Institutional care--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Children.
- Children--Institutional care.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 128 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot ; Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate, [1999]
- Contents:
- Part 1 Literature Review 5
- 1 Secrecy and Openness in Child Welfare
- A Historical Perspective 7
- 2 Searching for Origins and Access to Birth Records 15
- 3 Separation, Loss and the Experience of Substitute Care 24
- 4 Heritage, Identity and Self-esteem 30
- Part 2 The Study 41
- 5 Methodology 43
- 6 Introduction to the Findings 48
- 7 Looking Back to Childhood 51
- 8 Motivation for Seeking Information 68
- 9 The Impact of Receiving Information 76
- Part 3 Themes and Thoughts 99
- 10 Themes Arising from the Study 101
- 11 Implications for Practice 108.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-128).
- ISBN:
- 0754610403
- OCLC:
- 41581464
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