Making Residential Care Work: Structure and Culture in Children's Homes

ISBN-13: 9780367134785 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 176 str.

Elizabeth Brown; Roger Bullock; Caroline Hobson

Opis

This book was originally published in 1998, this study examines various aspects of children’s homes and explores the connections between them.

Spis treści

1. Introduction.  2. Structure, Cultures and Outcomes.  3. How the Research was Done.  4. The Homes Described.  5. How the Homes Changed.  6. The Structure of Homoes.  7. Staff and Child Cultures.  8. Structure, Cultures and Outcome for the Homes.  9. Outcomes for Homes and Outcomes for Children.  10. Practical Applications of the Results.  11. Conclusions.  Appendices.  1. References.  2. The background characteristics of children and staff.  3. Indicators of staff and children's cultural responses and results from the nine homes.  4. Cultural responses to the same incidents in the nine homes.  5. A replication study in the USA.  6. Principles underpinning the Children Act, 1989.

O autorze

Elizabeth Brown, Roger Bullock, Caroline Hobson, Michael Little