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Hepworth, H. Philip – 1979
This paper provides a summary of a baseline study of Canadian child welfare services from 1959 to 1977. The nation-wide study relates main trends in the services to a background of demographic, social, legislative and organizational change. Progress of the research project is outlined to illustrate some of the constraints on research in Canada at…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Demography, Foreign Countries, National Surveys
Till Death Do Us Part? Divorce in Canada = Jusqu'a ce que la mort nous separe? Le divorce au Canada.
McCloskey, Donna, Ed. – Transition, 1997
Statistics indicate that the Canadian divorce rate has stabilized, at least for now. To avoid complacency about the flat divorce rate, this issue of "Transition," in both English- and French-language versions, examines the facts in the context of their impact on families. Part 1, "As Long as We Both Shall Love," looks at the…
Descriptors: Child Support, Child Welfare, Childhood Attitudes, Coping
Hepworth, H. Philip – 1979
This paper reports findings of a retrospective longitudinal reconstruction of child welfare service activities in Canada. The first section discusses demographic developments and the child welfare services. It is reported that the increase in the number of children in care in the 20-year period from 1940 to 1960 was to some extent a reflection of…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Hepworth, H. Philip – 1978
This paper summarizes findings of a baseline study of Canadian child welfare services and provides a critique of current social policy in Canada. Presently, Canadians have the largest number ever of 15 to 19 year olds (n = 2,369,000). This record number of children born in the late 1950s and early 1960s is likely to affect the number of births in…
Descriptors: Adoption, Birth Rate, Child Welfare, Demography
Hepworth, H. Philip – 1979
Social policy for child welfare in Canada should be tested in terms of what it does to support the integrity of the family. The Canadian family in recent years has changed as infant morality rates have fallen, and as the number of illegitimate births, marriages, divorces, and women working has increased. Although the child population as a whole…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Demography
Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Policy & Planning Branch. – 1995
Education is part of a complex and dynamic system in which family, social, economic, and other factors have a tremendous influence on students. This environmental scanning report for Alberta, Canada is intended to draw attention to societal trends and issues that may be relevant to educators and to disseminate information that will support…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Children, Day Care
