Young People's Transitions from Care to Adulthood

International Research and Practice

Edited by Mike Stein and Emily R. Munro

Part of the Child Welfare Outcomes series

Hardback: £39.99 / $85.00

2008, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-610-4, BIC 2: JKSB1

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Preface. 1. Introduction: Comparative Exploration of Care Leavers' Transitions to Adulthood - Emily R. Munro, Loughborough University, UK and Mike Stein,University of York, UK.. Part I: International Chapters. 2. Australia - Judy Cashmore, University of New South Wales, Australia and Philip Mendes, Monash University, Australia. 3. Canada - Robert J. Flynn and David Vincent, University of Ottawa, Canada. 4. France - Annick-Camille Dumaret, Centre de Recherche Médecine, Sciences, Santé et Société (CERMES) and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France. 5. Germany - Stefan Köngeter, Wolfgang Schröer and Maren Zeller, University of Hildesheim, Germany. 6. Hungary - Mária Herczog, National Institute of Criminology, Hungary. 7. Ireland - Robbie Gilligan, Trinity College, Ireland. 8. Israel - Rami Benbenishty Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. 9. Jordan - Rawan W. Ibrahim, University of East Anglia, UK. 10. Netherlands - Erik J. Knorth, Jana Knot-Dickscheit and Johen Strijker, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. 11. Norway - Jan Storø, Oslo College University, Norway. 12. Romania - Roxana Anghel Anglia Ruskin University, UK and Gabriela Dima, Queens University, UK. 13. Spain - Jorge D. del Valle, University of Oviedo, Spain. 14. Sweden - Ingrid Höjer, University of Göteborg, Sweden. 15. Switzerland - Thomas Gabriel and Renate Stohler, University of Zurich, Switzerland. 16. United Kingdom - Jim Wade, University of York, UK and Emily R. Munro. 17. United States - Mark E. Courtney, University of Washington, USA. Part II: Thematic Issues 18. States of Care Leaving: Towards International Exchange as a Global Resource - John Pinkerton, Queen's University, UK. 19. Legal and Policy Frameworks - Harriet Ward, Loughborough University, UK. 20. Use of Secondary Data to Understand the Experiences of Care Leavers: Cross-National Comparisons - Mark E. Courtney. 21. Transitions from Care to Adulthood: Messages from Research for Policy and Practice - Mike Stein. Glossary. Contributors. Index.

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Author information

• Mike Stein
• Emily R. Munro

Subject areas

• Working with Children and Families
• Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords

• adoption,
• child protection,
• counselling,
• fostering,
• social care,
• social policy,
• social work

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