Essays about: "Foster Care"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 39 essays containing the words Foster Care.

1. 11. Formal Foster Care in Ghana; The Experiences and Perceptions of Foster Children and Foster Parents

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Tabitha Naa Akuyea Addy; [2021-02-03]
   Keywords : Formal Foster Care; Belonging; Foster Care Agency; Ghana;

   Abstract : This paper reports on an exploratory qualitative study of seven (7) foster children and four (4) foster parents in formal foster care in Ghana using in depth semi structured- interviews. The sample was selected purposively from placements by a foster care agency and the Department of Social Welfare in Ghana. READ MORE

3. 12. “Their sense of wonder was the same as mine." : Outdoor Educators’ Spiritual Experiences in Wilderness.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Pascal Rosenthal; [2021]
   Keywords : outdoor education; wilderness; wild nature; spirituality; awe-inspiring experiences; sustainability; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis; IPA;

   Abstract : This study investigates outdoor educators’ spiritual experiences in wilderness from a retrospective point of view. The aim is to understand their meaning-making and the role of such experiences in their life and career as well as to draw out possible implications for outdoor education (OE) with special regards to a sustainable future of our planet. READ MORE

4. 13. LGBT+ rights and the gender gap : A comparative study of LGBT+ anti-discrimination legislation in the United States

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Rebecka Herlitz Gunnarsson; [2021]
   Keywords : LGBT rights; female representation; gender gap; anti-discrimination; adoption;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to examine if there is a connection between female representation among U.S. legislators at state level and support of legislation protecting LGBT+ people from discrimination in terms of adoption and foster care. READ MORE

5. 14. Perceptions from foster care practitioners on the best interest of children and teenagers within the Brazilian strategy for reforming out-of-home care

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Barn

   Author : Myung Hwa Baldini; [2021]
   Keywords : Child Studies; deinstitutionalization; foster care; children’s best interests; thematic analysis;

   Abstract : Within the Brazilian strategy to reform out-of-home care services, efforts have been directed to the prioritization of foster care over congregate care. This study draws from the perspective that childhood is socially construed, therefore child protection systems are dependent of notions and ideals of childhood, especially concerning the child deprived of parental care. READ MORE

6. 15. WE ARE ONE: “How geographically distributed members of a volunteer youth organisation form online networks through digital communication”

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Mary Wardak; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In this research study, the effects of digital communication platforms will show how geographically distributed members are developing the online network of the Erasmus Student Network. This research used a cross-cultural perspective on the network society and the actor-network theory. READ MORE