Sydney School of Education and Social Work: Recent submissions
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Two families joined by a child: Contact and connections in permanent care
Published 2020-04-26Background: Most Australian children in permanent care continue to see birth relatives. In New South Wales, foster and kinship carers are encouraged consider open adoption and guardianship, which reduces caseworker involvement ...Open AccessArticle -
Contact and adoption plans for children adopted from out-of-home care in New South Wales
Published 2019-06-23In New South Wales (NSW), legislation prioritises open adoption over long-term foster care when restoration is not possible, and suitable kin or guardians cannot be found. The adoption application includes an adoption plan ...Open AccessArticle -
How foster carers experience agency support for birth family contact.
Published 2019-06-06Long‐term foster carers in New South Wales, Australia, are being encouraged to consider open adoption of the child in their care. This includes an agreement to facilitate direct or face‐to‐face birth family contact without ...Open AccessArticle -
Identity Formation in Children and Young People in Open Adoptions from Out-of-home Care in New South Wales, Australia
Published 2018-06-05Semi-structured interviews were used to explore identity development for nine adoptees (aged 9-23 years) who were adopted by their foster carers in NSW, Australia. Adoptions were open, with court-ordered face-to-face contact ...Open AccessArticle -
A Practice-based Study of Chinese Students’ Learning - Putting Things Together
Published 2019-06-01This paper investigates Chinese students’ learning experience in the business Faculty of an Australianuniversity. Chinese students are often characterized as “rote learners” or stereotyped as “reduced Other”. Areasof concern ...Open AccessArticle