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Claire Baker - The Pursuit of Permanence: A Study of the English Child Care System - 9781843105954 - V9781843105954
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The Pursuit of Permanence: A Study of the English Child Care System

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Description for The Pursuit of Permanence: A Study of the English Child Care System Paperback. Children in public care complain that they have too many placements. Professionals agree but little is known about the reasons for this instability or how it affects different groups of children. The Pursuit of Permanence explores this core issue for children's services. Series Editor(s): Stein, Mike. Series: Quality Matters in Children's Services. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.

Children in public care complain that they have too many placements. Professionals agree but little is known about the reasons for this instability or how it affects different groups of children. The Pursuit of Permanence explores this core issue for children's services.

Based on the largest study of the English care system in recent years, the book examines the children (what they need and what they want), their movements into, out of and within the care system, the nature and quality of their placements and the outcomes (whether the children are settled or happy). It analyses the reasons for ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Quality Matters in Children's Services
Condition
New
Weight
483 g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843105954
SKU
V9781843105954
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Claire Baker
Ian Sinclair is a research professor in the Social Work Research and Development Unit at The University of York, UK. Here he has been responsible for a large programme of work on children's homes, foster care and movement within the care system. Claire Baker worked at the Social Work Research and Development Unit at the University of York, in the ... Read more

Reviews for The Pursuit of Permanence: A Study of the English Child Care System
The primary value of the study is in its detailed insights into the workings of the care system, helping to move beyond the patchwork that is generated by official statistics, performance measurement and relatively small-scale research... This is a long awaited study and represents a very welcome and valuable addition to the child-care literature -definitely a recommended read.
British ... Read more

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