Foster children : where they go and how they get on / Ian Sinclair ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sinclair, Ian, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foster children--Great Britain.

Foster children.

Foster home care--Great Britain--Evaluation.

Foster home care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 these different settings and why What the children feel about what happens to them.Other important issues covered include the support given to birth families to enable children to re

Contents:

""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 ""

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-280-34945-X

9786610349456

1-84642-136-5

OCLC:

476047158