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Foster Children in a Life Course Perspective / Stephen J. Finch, John F. Grundy, David Fanshel.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1990]Copyright date: ©1990Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780231911887
  • 9780231882491
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Doing Good For Children: A Man Named Jim Casey -- 2. Research Methods: An Overview -- 3. Characteristics of The Children and Their Experiences Before Entering Care -- 4. How the Children Fared in Casey Care -- 5. Modes of Exit of the Children from Care Their Adjustment at Departure and -- 6. How They Fared After Foster Care -- 7. Group Care and Replacement as a Tactic in Maintaining Foster Care -- 8. From Birth to Exit: Seeking Life Course Patterns in the Experiences of Foster Children -- 9. Into the Adult Years; Further Exploratory Factor Analyses -- 10. Former Foster Children Speak for Themselves -- 11. Conclusions and Commentary -- Appendix A. The Case Reading Schedule -- Appendix B. The Follow-Up Interview Questionnaire -- Appendix C. The Follow-Up Study -- Notes -- References -- Index
Summary: Contributes to the cumulative scientific information about children in foster care in order to enhance the quality of service to the children.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Doing Good For Children: A Man Named Jim Casey -- 2. Research Methods: An Overview -- 3. Characteristics of The Children and Their Experiences Before Entering Care -- 4. How the Children Fared in Casey Care -- 5. Modes of Exit of the Children from Care Their Adjustment at Departure and -- 6. How They Fared After Foster Care -- 7. Group Care and Replacement as a Tactic in Maintaining Foster Care -- 8. From Birth to Exit: Seeking Life Course Patterns in the Experiences of Foster Children -- 9. Into the Adult Years; Further Exploratory Factor Analyses -- 10. Former Foster Children Speak for Themselves -- 11. Conclusions and Commentary -- Appendix A. The Case Reading Schedule -- Appendix B. The Follow-Up Interview Questionnaire -- Appendix C. The Follow-Up Study -- Notes -- References -- Index

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Contributes to the cumulative scientific information about children in foster care in order to enhance the quality of service to the children.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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