Zaangażowanie ojców zastępczych w realizację rodzicielskiej działalności w rodzinnych domach dziecka
The subject of this article discussion was the involvement of foster fathers in the parental activity implementation in family children’s homes. The research problem was formulated in the following question: What is the level of involvement of foster fathers in the parental activity implementation both in the global and partial dimensions? The research involved 55 foster fathers from 55 family children’s homes. The applied research tool was a Scale of the Foster Father’s Involvement in Child Care and Upbringing. The statistical analysis of the collected material allowed to give the following answer: the level of the foster fathers’ involvement in the parental activity implementation in family children’s homes, on a global scale, is high (78.19%) and medium (21.81%). Furthermore, it was found that the involvement level in the area of care is – 87.28% (foster fathers with a high level of involvement) and 12.72% (foster fathers with a medium level of involvement); in the area of upbringing – 81.81% (foster fathers with a high level of involvement) and 18.19% (foster fathers with a medium level of involvement); in the area of interest in a child – 72.72% (foster fathers with a high level of involvement) and 25.46% (foster fathers with a medium level of involvement); in the area of orphanhood compensation – 76.37% (foster fathers with a high level of involvement) and 21.81% (foster fathers with a medium level of involvement).