In this article the author reflects on some of the methodological issues of conducting research in a local marginalised community in the UK. Her research was on attitudes to literacy in the Gypsy and Traveller community in southern England. This article describes some of the challenges and how she, as an outsider and not a member of their…

The historiographical tradition which developed within the history of education from the 1970s regarded religious organisations as distractions from the "real" task of developing state-funded universal compulsory education. Despite more positive evaluations of voluntary agencies within the history of social policy, since the 1980s, the…

Dyslexia support is likely to be in place for students within educational establishments in England. However, there are a significant number of adults with dyslexia in the English workplace who are no longer involved in education and for whom ongoing support is necessary to enable them to reach their potential in a world of increasing literacy…

This paper presents a case study of one local Sure Start programme's significant success in engaging large numbers of fathers with its services. The paper details both the levels of male involvement in the programme over time and the strategies found to be effective in involving men. Numbers of fathers using programme services rose to over 100 in…

The authors, writing from experience, offer an alternative to the views expressed by Professor Shaw of the possibilities open to the WEA in association with university extra-mural departments. (Editor)

Children's services in England are undergoing a radical reorganisation. New arrangements for local authorities and statutory partners impact significantly on organisations in the voluntary and community sector that are encouraged to deliver more public services. Local voluntary organisations will need help to organise themselves and to build…

This survey was undertaken to provide information about the fate of young children (0-5 years) admitted to the care of voluntary societies. Data, collected from the files of three large voluntary societies, included information about all children admitted in 1962, 1963 and 1964. The movements of the children were followed until December 1968. None…

A review of the 75 year history and current activities of the Worker's Educational Association, a voluntary society for adult liberal studies and trade union courses. (SJL)

The Bureau of Education is frequently asked for information as to current activities in regard to vocational education in the principal European countries engaged in the present war. This manuscript summarizes the current information on this subject for the following countries: (1) Germany; (2) France; and (3) England. Results of the survey…

Explores the consequences of local government reorganization for children's services provided by voluntary sector organizations in Scotland, England, and Wales. Reviews the impact on funding, boundary problems, changing structures, and the fragmentation of local authorities. Concludes that short-term impact is damaging for projects and their…

In nineteenth century England much charitable activity was directed towards the relief of poverty, but such provision developed significantly to support a variety of requirements. Although from the eighteenth century onwards there were instances of co-operation between voluntary charitable effort and the state, governments in the early and mid…

Background: There have been major changes in the provision and organization of services for people with intellectual disabilities in England over the last 30 years, particularly deinstitutionalization and the development of the mixed economy of care. The experiences of the people who participated in the Care in the Community Demonstration…

Focuses on child migration issues and the impact of the British National Children's Home and Barnardo's, voluntary child care societies during 1948-1967. States England dictated child migration policy in Australia. Concludes the child migration study illustrates how the voluntary sector can be exploited by the state to fulfill controversial…

Asserts that these reports were wide-ranging proposals for new statutory services for disadvantaged children. Argues that the impetus for the reports sprang from events and organizations before and during World War II. Reviews child care 1900-39, war and evacuation, and Lady Allen's influence on child care policy. Claims that the Children Act 1948…

The report describes regulation of philanthropic organizations by federal, state, and self-regulatory groups within the organizations. It is the final volume in a five volume series examining the relationship between nonprofit institutions and their donors. Topics discussed in the first part of this volume are regulation of the philanthropic…