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© British Association of Social Workers

Foster and Residential Children's Perceptions of Their Social Environments

MATTHEW COLTON

Dr Matthew Colton is a research officer at the Department of Social and Administrative Studies, University of Oxford, where he is co-directing a longitudinal study on the educational progress of children in foster care. He is a qualified social worker, and has substantial practice experience in residential child care settings.

University of Oxford, Department of Social and Administrative Studies, Barnett House, Wellington Square, Oxford OXI 2ER.

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This paper compares foster and residential children's perceptions of their social environments (placements). The exercise formed part of a larger examination of care practice in special foster homes and Children's Homes. The application of a combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques showed that the foster children's perceptions of their placements generally compared favourably with those of the residential children.


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