Adoption in the child welfare system — A cross-country analysis of child welfare workers’ recommendations for or against adoption
Workers in England, Norway and California considered the same hypothetical case of a three-year-old child in foster care. Most recommended adoption. Their explanations emphasised birth-parent behaviour, missed visits, permanence and attachment. Recommendations and reasoning differed across countries and reflected their policy settings. This is evidence about professional decisions, rather than outcomes experienced by children.
Limitations: Responses to one hypothetical case may differ from actual practice. Professionals supplied the evidence; children were not interviewed. Cross-country findings should not be treated as England-only estimates. Research Council of Norway-funded university research. Research funding is distinct from commissioning adoption services.
- Research type
- Comparative vignette survey
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: children
Adoption context: Adoption from care / permanent family placement
Programme: Comparative child welfare worker decision-making (England, Norway, California)
Institutional context: Other
Research Council of Norway-funded university research. Research funding is distinct from commissioning adoption services.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoption from care, adoption system
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England; Norway; United States (California)
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- Adoptee involvement
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