Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Cover illustration
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: patterns of change and continuity
- 2 Residential child care: an historical perspective
- 3 From boarding-out to foster care
- 4 The evolution of landmark legislation
- 5 Getting started with the Children Act 1948: what do we learn?
- 6 Child care in the melting pot in the 1980s
- 7 Trends, transitions and tensions: children’s services since 101 the 1980s
- 8 Reflections on the assessment of outcomes in child care
- 9 The role and function of inquiries
- 10 Evidence, judgement, values and engagement
- 11 Emerging issues: looking ahead
- Notes and references
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Cover illustration
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: patterns of change and continuity
- 2 Residential child care: an historical perspective
- 3 From boarding-out to foster care
- 4 The evolution of landmark legislation
- 5 Getting started with the Children Act 1948: what do we learn?
- 6 Child care in the melting pot in the 1980s
- 7 Trends, transitions and tensions: children’s services since 101 the 1980s
- 8 Reflections on the assessment of outcomes in child care
- 9 The role and function of inquiries
- 10 Evidence, judgement, values and engagement
- 11 Emerging issues: looking ahead
- Notes and references
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Change and Continuity in Children's Services , pp. 167 - 196Publisher: Bristol University PressPrint publication year: 2015