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Direct linkTaylor, Myra F.; Marquis, Ruth; Coall, David A.; Werner, Jenni – Child Care in Practice, 2018
Custodial grandparenting (i.e. raising grandchildren on a full-time basis) is a global phenomenon. Despite the hardships associated with 24/7 custodial care, grandparents continue to invest in their grandchildren. Why they do so is a matter of much conjecture. For example, it has been posited that grandparents assume custodial care of their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Rewards, Motivation
Devaney, Carmel; McGregor, Caroline – Child Care in Practice, 2016
The aim of this paper is to report on the evaluation of two standardised training programmes provided by the statutory children and family service in the Republic of Ireland in 2012. This involved an evaluation of Children First Basic Level Training, which was delivered to all staff employed in the statutory services, and Keeping Safe, Basic Level…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Training, Program Effectiveness
Wong, Venus; Yu, Yue; Keyes, Melissa L.; McGrew, John H. – Child Care in Practice, 2017
This study examined the experiences of parents receiving an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis for their child. Mixed methods were used to give a detailed account of the sequence of events, parents' experiences and actions associated with the ASD diagnosis. Parents waited nearly two and a half years (mean = 28.72 months) before receiving the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Parent Attitudes
McNeilly, Patricia; Macdonald, Geraldine; Kelly, Berni – Child Care in Practice, 2015
There is an increasing expectation that children, young people and their parents should participate in decisions that affect them. This includes decisions about their health and social care and collective or public decisions about the way in which such services are designed, delivered and evaluated. Indeed this has become a policy priority across…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Disabilities, Public Policy, Foreign Countries
Davis, John M.; Ravenscroft, John; Bizas, Nik – Child Care in Practice, 2015
This paper utilises qualitative and quantitative findings from the Facilitating Inclusive Education and Supporting the Transition Agenda (FIESTA) project that carried out a survey of professionals and focus groups/interviews with parents and children to understand the context of transition, inclusion and collaborative working. The paper contrasts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Disabilities, Special Needs Students
