Publication Date
In 2023 | 28 |
Since 2022 | 74 |
Since 2019 (last 5 years) | 152 |
Since 2014 (last 10 years) | 280 |
Since 2004 (last 20 years) | 526 |
Descriptor
Foreign Countries | 435 |
Children | 125 |
Child Welfare | 93 |
Adolescents | 91 |
Intervention | 90 |
Social Work | 90 |
Interviews | 86 |
Child Care | 79 |
Parent Child Relationship | 71 |
Mental Health | 63 |
Questionnaires | 63 |
More ▼ |
Source
Child Care in Practice | 526 |
Author
Devaney, Carmel | 10 |
McGregor, Caroline | 8 |
McCrystal, Patrick | 7 |
Brady, Bernadine | 6 |
Flynn, Susan | 6 |
Atwool, Nicola | 5 |
Moran, Lisa | 5 |
Axford, Nick | 4 |
Blower, Sarah | 4 |
Braiden, Hannah Jane | 4 |
Dolan, Pat | 4 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 526 |
Reports - Research | 324 |
Reports - Evaluative | 105 |
Reports - Descriptive | 87 |
Information Analyses | 14 |
Tests/Questionnaires | 9 |
Opinion Papers | 3 |
Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Policymakers | 2 |
Practitioners | 1 |
Location
United Kingdom (Northern… | 104 |
Ireland | 85 |
United Kingdom | 63 |
United Kingdom (England) | 28 |
Norway | 24 |
Australia | 18 |
Canada | 15 |
Italy | 13 |
United Kingdom (Wales) | 13 |
Sweden | 12 |
United Kingdom (Scotland) | 11 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
United Nations Convention on… | 6 |
Children Act 1989 (Great… | 4 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Nico, Magda; Silva, Maria; Carvalho, Diana – Child Care in Practice, 2023
Critical moments from a youth transitions' point of view, narrative turning points from a life course perspective, and biographical crisis from a subjective and reflexivity approach have been of interest for those concerned in biographical approaches, life histories, and social trajectories. It has been rightfully associated with qualitative…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Barriers, Coping
Thomson, Rachel; Owens, Rachael; Redman, Peter; Webb, Rebecca – Child Care in Practice, 2023
What do we do with emotion in biographical research: is it an end in itself, a symptom to be explained, a thread to be pulled? This paper presents an experiment in methodology within a field of biographical methods that involved revisiting a single qualitative interview after the elapse of thirty years. The interview with 22 year old Stacey was…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Psychological Patterns, Qualitative Research, Interviews
Østergaard, Jeanette – Child Care in Practice, 2023
This article examines the emotional work that young adult care leavers perform during their transition to adulthood. It is based on 30 biographical interviews with young adults (formerly) placed in care. Among researchers, social workers and policy makers, there is a need to understand what young people do about their feelings when they have been…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Foster Care, Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns
Mayock, Paula – Child Care in Practice, 2023
Homelessness is frequently assumed to be a fixed state that suspends people in time and space as they enter into contexts and environments where they struggle to exert control over their lives and their futures. Furthermore, a multitude of negative identities are ascribed to people who are homeless based on their lack of stable housing. A growing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth, Homeless People, Self Concept
Tensions in Cultural Identity and Sense of Belonging for Internally Displaced Adolescents in Ukraine
Thompson, Ian; Nurse, Lyudmila; Fazel, Mina – Child Care in Practice, 2023
This article examines the cultural, educational and mental health consequences of large-scale internal displacement for children and adolescents from the Donbas to other parts of Ukraine. The research findings and methodological innovations of the study are discussed in the context of forced migration and displacement caused by the previous (2014)…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Cultural Influences, Sense of Community, Refugees
Capurso, Michele; Roy Boco, Tara Devi – Child Care in Practice, 2023
In March 2020, the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit Italy and had dramatic and unforeseen consequences for millions of schoolchildren. Students with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) were faced with drastic changes to their local environment caused by the lockdown. This impacted their ability to function in ways in which they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Special Education Teachers
Nayak, Sameera S.; Scoglio, Arielle A .J.; Mirand, Daphney; Oates, Andie; Rabow, Maya; Molnar, Beth E. – Child Care in Practice, 2023
Emerging research indicates an immense burden on children and families related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses data from semi-structured interviews and focus groups with early childhood service providers (n=19) to demonstrate the pandemic's impact on families with very young children and early childhood services in two high-need…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Early Childhood Education, Child Care
O'Regan, Connie; Brady, Bernadine; Connolly, Cornelia – Child Care in Practice, 2023
It is a truism to state that across the world the COVID-19 pandemic brought about and continues to cause disruption on a scale not seen before. As the pandemic is still very much ongoing, its lasting impact will take time to fully unfold. This article uses ecological theory to map the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people and their…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Ecology, Systems Approach
Curtin, Margaret; O'Shea, Maria; Hayes, Claire – Child Care in Practice, 2023
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on all aspects of life. The physical health burden predominately impacts adults. However, the psychological burden has impacted significantly on the development and wellbeing of babies and young children. The aim of this research was to explore the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on vulnerable…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Low Income Groups, At Risk Persons
Vatou, Anastasia – Child Care in Practice, 2023
This exploratory study examines parents' views of their parenting self-efficacy and children's behaviour during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece. One hundred and fifty-nine parents whose children were 3-5 years old completed an online survey. The Short-Form of the Self-Efficacy for Parenting Tasks Index-Toddler Scale (SEPTI-TS)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Parent Attitudes
Flynn, Susan – Child Care in Practice, 2023
The purpose of this paper is to present a reading of child protection and welfare practice in the recent COVID-19 pandemic, with reference to several popular concepts in social work. The focus is on the relevance of these concepts to the contemporary circumstances in which child protection and welfare social workers often now find themselves. The…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Child Safety, COVID-19, Pandemics
Lankster, Nakieta; Williams, Jessica – Child Care in Practice, 2023
The Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused global distress, and communities of color are disproportionately adversely affected. Within this group, many caregivers are concerned about issues such as staying healthy, keeping the family well, paying bills, and caring for children who are housebound. The purpose of this qualitative study is to…
Descriptors: African Americans, Caregivers, COVID-19, Pandemics
Kumar, Naina; Bhatia, Vikas – Child Care in Practice, 2023
It's been more than two years and the world is still struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, which has tested the health and education system of almost every country and has resulted in the worst crisis ever. Children and youths all over the world have suffered the most due to partial and or complete closure of schools and will remember this…
Descriptors: Children, Youth, COVID-19, Pandemics
King, Pete – Child Care in Practice, 2023
When playwork settings re-opened in July 2020 after the first lockdown in March 2020, playwork as a profession demonstrated its adaptable and flexible nature for children to access the provision. This included open access provision becoming closed access and bookable, a reduction in the number of children, resources, and space to play, and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Play, Playgrounds
Voulgarakis, Harry M.; Lisa, Jessica A. Scher; Conde, Kerry Ann; Davies, Erica A. – Child Care in Practice, 2023
Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the range of experiences encountered by parents and caretakers of children with autism spectrum disorder. Materials and methods: An inductive conventional content analysis approach was utilized for this study. Twenty-four (N = 24) parent responses to open-ended questions about their experience…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Parent Child Relationship, Emotional Disturbances