What is child protection? Historical and methodological issues in comparative research on lastensuojelu/child protection

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-41

  Hearn, Jeff ^a,d   Pösö, Tarja ^b   Smith, Carole ^c   White, Sue ^d   Korpinen, Johanna ^b  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Child welfare; Children; Comparative studies; History of childhood; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; SOCIAL POLICY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 12144288170     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-6866.2004.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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