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Childhood in Kinship Care [PDF]
, 2022 Kinship foster care involves placing children who cannot live at home in foster care with other members of their family or close network. This book sheds light on different aspects of kinship care development and practice. Using a 20-year longitudinal research study from Norway, this book shows the historical development of kinship care in Norway ...
Skoglund, Jeanette +2 more
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'She's like a daughter to me': insights into care, work and kinship from rural Russia [PDF]
, 2013 This article draws on ethnographic research into a state-funded homecare service in rural Russia. The article discusses intersections between care, work and kinship in the relationships between homecare workers and their elderly wards and explores the ...
Borneman J. +24 more
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NOW THE SOLUTION IS HERE – SOCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ORPHANED CHILDREN: THE EXTENDED CHILD SUPPORT GRANT
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2023 The current crisis in foster care was precipitated by using the child protection system to meet the social assistance needs of orphaned children. The new parallel system in the form of an extended child support grant system would enable children in the ...
Sipho Sibanda, Felistus Ndamba
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When Kinship Caregivers Became Teachers: Role Stress and Strain from Remote Learning during COVID-19
Societies, 2023 For caregivers of school-age children, schooling at home was a significant stressor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research demonstrates the emotional burden of taking on the role of teacher while trying to balance responsibilities related to work ...
Amanda Klein-Cox +2 more
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Understanding informal kinship care: a critical narrative review of theory and research [PDF]
, 2018 Many children are cared for on a full-time basis by relatives or adult friends, rather than their biological parents, and often in response to family crises.
Hayes, David +2 more
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Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities, 2020 The study is about international kinship care arrangements in Ethiopia, focusing on Ethiopian children who applied for an Australian Orphan Relative Visa. A qualitative case study research method was used. Study participants
Asnakech Tesfaye, Ashenafi Hagos
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The Role of African Spirituality in the Provision of Kinship Care in the South African Context
ReligionsThis article focuses on understanding the role played by African spirituality in the provision of kinship care in the South African context. African traditional spirituality was found to be an important factor underpinning kinship care and its provision,
Langa Mshayisa +2 more
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EXPLORING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY IN A SPECIFIC SOCIAL AND CULTURAL SYSTEM [PDF]
Social Sciences and Education Research ReviewKinship is considered a fundamental gateway to understanding patterns of social, cultural, and organizational interaction. The kinship term also represents a crucial structure within the prevalent kinship system in society.
Dalila LALAOUNA, Ammar SIDIDRIS
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International Journal of Population Data ScienceObjective and Approach An increasing proportion of children in care in Scotland are formally living with extended family or friends – known as kinship care. To gain an enhanced understanding of experiences within kinship care, sequence analysis methods
Joanna Soraghan, Robert Porter
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Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal, 2020 A kinship family is one where a family member, other than a biological parent, is primarily re- sponsible for the child. In-depth, unstructured interviews with kinship caregivers and children from 15 kinship families were conducted to gain a thorough ...
Kara Vander Linden +1 more
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