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9781843105954

The Pursuit of Permanence: A Study of the English Child Care System

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    9781843105954

  • ISBN10:

    1843105950

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-11-01
  • Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY
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Author Biography

Ian Sinclair is a research professor in the Social Research and Development Unit at The University of York, UK.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 15
Who is Looked After? The Children's Characteristicsp. 29
Who is Looked After? The Children's Families, Wishes and Behaviourp. 43
Groups of Children and Their Chance of Permanencep. 65
Admissions and Dischargesp. 85
The Children and Their Different Paths in Carep. 103
Going Home and Leaving Care: The Case Studiesp. 115
Placements: How They are Usedp. 133
Placements: How One Leads to Anotherp. 159
Children Based in Carep. 181
Children and Outcomesp. 197
Placements and Outcomesp. 207
Carers, Homes and Outcomesp. 221
Teams and Outcomesp. 235
Councils and Outcomesp. 251
An Overviewp. 261
Representativeness of the Study Samplesp. 277
Analysis of National Datap. 283
Monitoring and Quality Assurancep. 305
Referencesp. 309
Subject Indexp. 313
Author Indexp. 319
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