Changing Patterns of Residential Care: A Report on the 1988 CIRI Survey of Children in Resident Care.

Bocher, Sandra; Ward, James

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ERIC Number: EJ441349

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Changing Patterns of Residential Care: A Report on the 1988 CIRI Survey of Children in Resident Care.

Bocher, Sandra; Ward, James

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v38 n2 p151-70 1991

A national census of children in residential care in New South Wales and Victoria (Australia) was conducted in 1983 and repeated in 1988. Results are analyzed in terms of number of children, number of units, children's age and school attendance, reasons for residential care, size and organization of residences, administration of residences, and length of stay. (JDD)

Descriptors: Age, Attendance, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Institutional Administration, Long Term Care, National Surveys, Residential Care, Residential Institutions, Residential Patterns, Severe Disabilities, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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