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The aim of this doctoral thesis was to identify why there are higher rates of unauthorised absence from school among post-primary looked after children and young people (LACYP), what does this tell us about their educational experiences, and what is known to be helpful or unhelpful in addressing this issue.
This report presents findings and recommendations from an evaluation of the Fostering Wellbeing pilot initiative devised by The Fostering Network that was trialled in Cwm Taf, Wales.
Using the Attachment Theory as a guiding framework, this study sought to explore the effects of prolonged residential care for children.
This article summarizes and analyzes the successful regional experience of foster care in Russia; the authors presented models of interaction between authorities, children and educators, allowing to create conditions for the formation of a socially responsible person, focused on the values of education.
This study raised the following research questions: To what extent is the right of a child separated from his or her natural parents to participate in decisionmaking respected? How does involvement in decision-making impact their psychosocial wellbeing?
This study aimed to explore the psychometric properties of the BERRI in its current form for use with Looked After Children (LAC) in residential care and to explore whether these properties might be enhanced through the extraction of factors.
This report presents the quantitative findings of the Growth Beyond the Town longitudinal research study since its inception in 2012 up until the end of 2018.
This paper applies the concept of total institutions, introduced by Erving Goffman, to the case of special care institutions for people [including children] with intellectual disabilities in present-day Russia.
This report presents a summary of key achievements and future plans for Nottinghamshire County CCGs (excluding Bassetlaw) and Nottingham City CCG in the UK to fulfil their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of looked after children
In this report, Amnesty International UK, the Refugee Council and Save the Children expose how the UK Government’s policy on refugee family reunion is damaging the lives of children in the UK, and how its justifications for the policy are unsubstantiated.