Establishing the boundaries and building bridges: A literature review on ecological theory: Implications for research into the refugee parenting experience

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-51

  Williams, Nombasa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child protection; Ecological theory; Ecology of refugee parenting; South Australian resettlement

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE EVENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; REFUGEES; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 77950366776     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493509347116     Document Type: Article

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