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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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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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