scholarly journals ‘People like me don’t have much of a chance in life’: comparing the locus of control of young people in foster care with that of adoptees, children from disadvantaged backgrounds and children in the general population

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinithi Wijedasa
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Young People ◽  
General Population ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Secondary Analyses ◽  
Components Analysis

There is a paucity of research on the locus of control of children and young people growing up in foster care in England. Based on secondary analyses of data from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE), this article explores the locus of control of fostered young people during adolescence compared to those in adoptive care, those growing up in disadvantaged circumstances and young people in the general population. As the questions asked of the young people in the LSYPE did not form part of a standardised locus of control scale, the dimensionality of the items was first verified through a principal components analysis (PCA). The fostered young people scored significantly higher on external locus of control items compared to those in adopted and general population groups, and were similar to young people in the disadvantaged group. Reasons for the high external scores in the fostered group and implications for policy and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Preserving and memorialising relationships: exploring young people’s experiences of foster care through the lens of social capital

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Young People ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Gain Access

This article presents findings from research into how young people growing up in foster care in the UK manage the relationships in their social networks and gain access to social capital. It is a concept that highlights the value of relationships and is relevant to young people in care as they have usually experienced disruptions to their social and family life. Qualitative methods were used and the findings show that despite experiencing disruption to their social networks, the young people demonstrated that they were able to maintain access to their social capital. They achieved this in two ways. Firstly, they preserved their relationships, often through what can be seen as ordinary practices but in the extraordinary context of being in foster care. Secondly, they engaged in creative practices of memorialisation to preserve relationships that had ended or had been significantly impaired due to their experience of separation and movement. The article highlights implications for policy and practice, including the need to recognise the value of young people’s personal possessions. Furthermore, it stresses the need to support them to maintain their relationships across their networks as this facilitates their access to social capital.

EXPERIENCE OF GROWING UP IN INSTITUTIONAL FOSTER CARE – RESEARCH REPORT

2021 ◽  
Vol 572-573 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 32-40
Author(s):  
Agata Butarewicz-Głowacka ◽  
Anna Chomiuk ◽  
Magdalena Jabłońska
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Institutional Form ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Education Centre ◽  
Theoretical Assumptions ◽  
Empirical Material

The article is devoted to the functioning of adolescent pupils of the “House of Return” in Białystok. Its aim is to show the experience of growing up in an orphanage from the pupils’ perspective. The first part of the text presents theoretical assumptions regarding the experience of growing up, organization of foster care in Poland, growing up in its institutional form and the process of deinstitutionalization. The second part of the article presents methodological assumptions of the research and the results regarding growing up in institutional foster care. Qualitative research using the method of individual cases was carried out in May 2021 with the charges of the “House of Return” in Białystok. The concept of qualitative data analysis by Matthew B. Miles and A. Michael Huberman was used to analyze the empirical material. In the light of the research, the charges function properly in the care and education centre for children and young people, the experience of growing up in an orphanage is not a trauma for them, but they have difficulties with establishing close relationships, they lack a significant adult, and are also not very self-reliant.

Comparing caring: The Looking After Children system in Canada and Australia

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deirdre Cheers ◽  
Kathleen Kufeldt ◽  
Ross Klein ◽  
Scott Rideout
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Developmental Needs ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Outcomes Of Care ◽  
Early Results

The Looking After Children (LAC) system is currently used in a number of countries world wide, providing increasing opportunities for international research collaboration. This paper describes early results of one such collaborative effort between Canada and Australia. The LAC system is a child-centred case management approach aimed at enhancing the developmental needs of children and young people in out-of-home care placements. LAC has the capacity to connect research, policy and practice. For research and practice LAC measures and enhances outcomes of care. Aggregation of data collected via the use of LAC allows policy makers to assess current practices in order to monitor and measure the extent to which intended program goals are achieved. LAC promotes and encourages collaboration in the care system, enhancing participation opportunities and partnerships between social workers, direct carers (foster parents and residential workers), parents, children and young people.

International Policies on Inclusion

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bronagh Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
National Policy ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Global Consensus ◽  
International Policies ◽  
Underlying Principle ◽  
The World

The education of children and young people with disabilities and the appropriate form this should take is an issue with which countries across the world are grappling. This challenge has not been assisted by the diverse interpretations of “inclusion” within and between States. The international community, in the form of the United Nations (UN), its associated treaty bodies, and its related agencies have taken on an increasingly critical role in working with countries to develop some kind of global consensus on how inclusion should be defined, its core features, and what it should look like in practice. The conclusions of discussions on these issues have emerged in the form of declarations, treaties, general comments, and guidelines, which countries across the world are expected to adhere to, to varying extents. Together, these constitute a set of international policies and benchmarks on inclusion in an educational context, informing and shaping contemporary national policy and practice. At its core is the underlying principle that children and young people with disabilities have a fundamental right to education without discrimination. Examination of international discourse on inclusion indicates that its meaning, form, and content has become more refined, with increasing emphasis being placed on the quality of inclusive practice as opposed to merely questioning its merits.

Locus of Control and Decision to Abort

1984 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 547-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul N. Dixon ◽  
Donald A. Strano ◽  
Welborn Willingham
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
General Population ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Control Construct

The relationship of locus of control to deciding on an abortion was investigated. Rotter's Scale was given to 118 women immediately prior to abortion, 2 wk., and 3 mo. following the abortion. Subjects' locus of control scores were compared across the three times, and the abortion group's pretest scores were compared with those of a nonpregnant control group. As hypothesized, the aborting group scored significantly more internal than the general population but no differences in locus of control were found across the three times. The length of delay in deciding to abort an unwanted pregnancy following confirmation was also assessed. Women seeking first-trimester abortions were divided into internal and external groups on the Rotter Locus of Control Scale and the lengths of delay were compared. The hypothesis that external scorers would delay the decision longer than internal ones was confirmed. The results confirm characteristics of the locus of control construct and add information about personality characteristics of women undergoing abortion.

Access to print literacy for children and young people with visual impairment: implications for policy and practice

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme Douglas ◽  
Mike McLinden ◽  
Ann Marie Farrell ◽  
Jean Ware ◽  
Steve McCall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Print Literacy
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