Securing permanence for children in care: A cross-country analysis of citizen's view on adoption versus foster care
The researchers surveyed 12,330 people across nine jurisdictions, including England, about adoption or foster care when children could not live with their birth parents. Respondents generally preferred adoption, with differences between countries. Confidence in child-protection services was only weakly associated with placement preference. The study concerns public views of the care system rather than children’s experiences or outcomes.
Limitations: Combined international results are not England-specific. Survey preferences cannot demonstrate which option benefits a particular child. Related public-attitude publications are linked; this is not an independent test of child outcomes. Funded by the European Research Council and Research Council of Norway; this funding does not establish government commissioning of the findings.
- Research type
- Population survey
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Mixed
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: mixed
Adoption context: Adoption from care / permanent family placement
Programme: Cross-national public attitudes to permanent placement
Institutional context: Other
Funded by the European Research Council and Research Council of Norway; this funding does not establish government commissioning of the findings.
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; seven other European countries; USA (California)
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