1st Edition
Making Residential Care Work Structure and Culture in Children's Homes
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book was originally published in 1998, when over 6,000 children lived in residential homes in England and Wales. The fact that some children's homes are better than others is well established, but why should this be so? Past answers have tended to be tautologous - rather on the lines of 'a good home is one where children do well; children do well because they are in a good home.'
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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.
Biography
Elizabeth Brown, Roger Bullock, Caroline Hobson, Michael Little
