Book review : Higginbotham, P. (2017). Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain's Young, Barnsley: Pen & Sword. 256pp. ISBN: 9781526701350

Quail, Ben (2017) Book review : Higginbotham, P. (2017). Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain's Young, Barnsley: Pen & Sword. 256pp. ISBN: 9781526701350. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 16 (3). ISSN 1478-1840

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The history of children in care in the United Kingdom is long and fractured. Peter Higginbotham's work Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain's Young is an attempt to look at the history of children's establishments and the providers of children's services in the United Kingdom. He reflects on how these institutions functioned and progressed amidst the changing attitudes of the populace and the considerations put forward over how best to accommodate the wants and needs of children in care over the course of several centuries.

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Item type:	Article
ID code:	84776
Dates:	Date Event 31 December 2017 Published
Subjects:	Social Sciences Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare > Social service. Social work. Charity organization and practice
Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection (CELCIS)
Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
Date deposited:	17 Mar 2023 16:58
Last modified:	14 Apr 2024 01:08
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URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/84776

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