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‘It's just like another home, just another family, so it's nae different’ Children's voices in kinship care: a research study about the experience of children in kinship care in Scotland
Author(s) -
Burgess Cheryl,
Rossvoll Froya,
Wallace Bruce,
Daniel Brigid
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
child and family social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-2206
pISSN - 1356-7500
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2009.00671.x
Subject(s) - kinship , kinship care , acknowledgement , thematic analysis , qualitative research , sociology , psychology , social science , anthropology , computer security , computer science
Growing acknowledgement of the importance of the role of kinship carers in caring and supporting children and young people in Scotland has led to a burgeoning of research on this topic. However, most research has tended to focus on the role of kinship carers. A significant gap has been direct studies into the views and experiences of children and young people living with relatives or friends. This paper seeks to address this by drawing on the findings from a small‐scale qualitative collaborative research project with 12 children and young people living in informal and formal kinship care in the Northeast of Scotland. The literature on foster and kinship care is reviewed and key themes identified. The qualitative research data is outlined employing a thematic analysis approach. The key findings are analysed with a view to the potential implications for policy and practice. The paper concludes with proposals for potential future research.