11,122 research outputs found
Portrait of author David Foster at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author David Foster at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
Author David Foster with academic Jeff Doyle at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author David Foster at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
Author David Foster and academic Jeff Doyle at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author David Foster at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
Views of children and young people in foster care survey: education
No full textThis paper explores the educational experiences of children and young people living in foster care in Queensland. Findings are drawn from the responses of 845 children and 1180 young people to the 2011 Views of Children and Young People in Foster Care survey, which is a rich source of information about children’s and young people’s attitudes towards and perceptions of their own education. Findings relate to educational status, key markers of educational disadvantage including suspensions and exclusions, and specific problems children and young people experience at school, as well as children’s and young people’s enjoyment of school and aspirations for the future. Information about educational support, including Educational Support Plans and support provided by Child Safety Officers and Community Visitors are also presented. Where relevant, comparisons are made between the 2011 survey results and prior surveys conducted in 2006, 2007 and 2009. Relationships between key educational measures as well as relationships to other important measures of health and placement stability are also explored.
The findings suggest that children and young people continue to experience educational disadvantage, including high rates of suspension and exclusion and a range of problems at school including problems with schoolwork, bullying and behaviour and that these difficulties can be exacerbated by the child protection system, for example, through placement instability. However, there are reasons for optimism. Children and young people are overwhelmingly likely to report that they enjoy school, expect to complete Year 12 and that their teachers generally like their schoolwork. Furthermore, over time, the proportions of young people reporting that they have an Educational Support Plan have grown, and, importantly, they are more likely to report that these plans are helpful. Analyses in relation to a number of educational variables reveal that young people with a plan they consider to be helpful fare better. Children and young people were also positive about the important role that CSOs and CVs are able to play in supporting their education.
While educational disadvantage is an enduring problem, the survey findings provide evidence of progress in key areas and suggestions for how continued improvements may be made
Foster and kinship care recruitment campaign. Literature review
No full text"This paper aims to provide background information about the best ways of increasing the number of high quality foster and kinship carers in the NT by answering the following two questions:
1. What characteristics of potential carers, children, environments and systems influence decisions to
become foster or kinship carers and how might these characteristics apply in the NT context?
2. What are the elements of successful recruitment campaigns for kinship and foster carers, and how do
these elements translate to the NT context?" - IntroductionMade available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).Introduction -- Characteristics of foster and kinship carers -- Decision making -- Recruitment of carers -- Agency systems to support recruitment campaigns -- Issues of recruitment and retention for Aboriginal foster/kinship carers -- Summary of key messages -- ReferencesThis publication was produced on behalf of the ?Caring for Our Kids? Consortium, funded by the Northern Territory
Office of Children and Families
Foster Fathers: their experiences and contributions to fostering
No full textThe paper reports some of the findings of an exploratory study which looks at foster fathers’ experiences of fostering and discusses their routes into foster care and their perspectives on their roles and tasks. The study collected quantitative and qualitative data by approaching all foster fathers registered with a single independent fostering agency based in southeast England. They were asked about their personal and professional attributes, and their experiences of and views concerning the role of foster father. The study discusses the foster fathers’ motivation to foster, and argues that what they see as its positives and drawbacks, and how it fits into their own family lives, are all relevant to improving service recruitment, delivery and retention. The study produced some evidence about the distinctive and positive contribution which foster fathers see themselves making to the lives of the children they foster. Further research is needed to refine our knowledge of what this contribution may be. Such knowledge could potentially develop our understanding of the roles of fathers in child development more generally as well as fine-tuning practice in matching what particular placements have to offer to the needs of individual children
Episode 51: How to foster social and emotional well-being while we're social distancing
No full textRuntime 20:12How can we foster social and emotional well-being while social distancing? Kate shares why Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and well-being is more important now than ever as she discusses the Ways of Being Model. The model looks at how we navigate across the way of relating, ways of feeling, ways of doing and ways I am.Robideau, Kari; Walker, Kate. (2020). Episode 51: How to foster social and emotional well-being while we're social distancing. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/218299
Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties?
No full textAlthough foster care is generally seen as providing a positive experience for the children and young people for whom it caters, it is rarely conceived of as a place where the children are helped to address their emotional difficulties and modify their often difficult behaviour. Yet research evidence suggests that some foster carers are consistently less likely to have placements which break down, and that foster carers who show particular skills in parenting can make a difference to successful outcomes. The paper draws on a large longitudinal study of foster care to argue that it is possible to learn from what these foster carers do in order to develop these skills in others. A model of successful foster care. developed from the main statistical part of the study is first described. Two cases from the qualitative, case studies component of the research are then analysed to demonstrate a quality of responsive parenting. The model is further developed within the framework of the dynamic of attachment and interest sharing proposed by Heard and Lake, to show how this can be used as a basis for future approaches to working with foster placements
Lily Chen Foster oral history interview and transcript
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with Asian Americans native to or living in Houston.Lily Chen Foster, born in mid 1960s, whose original name is Chen Ye 陳燁, is a well known actress in 1970s and 1980s China. Born in a turbulent time, she was sent to work as labor during the Cultural Revolution as soon as she turned 17. Luckily, she was discovered by the director of the Shanghai Children’s Theater and since then, her passion for theatre was ignited. She started getting main roles such as heroic female soldiers and Qing royals, and was most critically acclaimed for portraying Empress Ci’An, or Empress of the East Palace. Along with Liu Xiaoqing, who played her on-screen rival— the notorious Empress Ci’Xi, the two friends were the blockbuster movie stars in many people’s memories in those years, when there was very limited entertainment. In mid 1980s, despite her rising fame domestically, Lily came to the US to study drama at University of Houston, and ended up settling here after meeting her husband, Charles Foster, a renowned immigration and human rights lawyer. Lily has been devoted to her family since then; they have two sons. The couple sits on many boards of nonprofits and is devoted to the Houstonian community
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