ERIC Number: EJ822868
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jul
Pages: 11
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Attitudes and Factors that Influence Decision-Making in Adoption from Care in Northern Ireland
Barr, Lily
Child Care in Practice, v10 n3 p253-263 Jul 2004
This is a small-scale local study aimed at exploring the thinking and attitudes that inform or influence decision-making around proceeding to adoption. It also sought to explore or establish practitioners' views of potential tensions in this area and potential supports. It included open questions, attitudinal questions and required respondents to consider and then give qualitative responses to case studies/vignettes. Issues considered included the age of the child, the implications of contact with birth parents/families, resource implications and the impact for the child(ren) for further disruption.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Performance Factors, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Adoption, Case Studies, Attribution Theory, Questionnaires, Policy Analysis, Caregiver Attitudes, Barriers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
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