Book review : Revitalising residential care for children and youth: Cross-national trends and challenges by Whitaker, J.K., Holmes, L., Del Valle, J.F., and James, S. (eds)

Fulcher, Leon (2024) Book review : Revitalising residential care for children and youth: Cross-national trends and challenges by Whitaker, J.K., Holmes, L., Del Valle, J.F., and James, S. (eds). Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 23 (1). ISSN 1478-1840 (In Press)

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Abstract

Whittaker, Holmes, Del Valle, and James are to be commended for this latest scholarly effort that builds from more than a decade of focus group consultations with established experts, and publication of core debates operating in the field whenever residential care is considered. The editors have been careful to narrow the focus of their efforts to Anglo-American exemplars (England, Scotland, Canada, USA, and Ireland) and Continental European exemplars of planful uses of residential group living with young people (Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Portugal, Finland, and France). Exemplars were also provided for illustrative purposes from Argentina, Australia, and Israel, even though this latter example – which includes early military training for nearly two-thirds of the youthful population – is not illustrative of residential care operating in the Middle East. Residential care and education in contemporary Israel is closely aligned with Anglo-American exemplars, with boarding schools closely aligned with Continental European exemplars.

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