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Men's work?: changing the gender mix of the childcare and early years workforce
- Author:
- OWEN Charlie
- Publisher:
- Daycare Trust
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Almost eight in ten British adults (77%) are in favour of men working in childcare with only one in eight (12%) against. Younger people (under 55) and parents are most in favour of men working in childcare, reflecting a shift in generational attitudes. 84% of parents surveyed said they would be willing to place their children in a childcare setting which employed a male childcare worker. Only one in ten parents said they would be unwilling to do so. Currently less than 3% of the childcare workforce are men but more than seven in ten surveyed think there should be a higher proportion of men working in childcare. Support for more men in childcare is highest among those parents most likely to be using childcare. The survey reveals that only 8% of the public think there should be fewer men working in childcare.
Disproportionality in child welfare: the prevalence of black and minority ethnic children within the 'looked after' and 'children in need' populations and on child protection registers in England
- Authors:
- OWEN Charlie, STATHAM June
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 52p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This study aimed to investigate the differences between ethnic groups in their contact with child welfare services in England. Analyses were conducted on three national datasets (the Children in Need Census, children on the child protection register and children looked after), and looked after children’s care histories were examined to see if over- or under-representation could be explained by factors such as differing rates of entering or leaving care. These analyses were supplemented by a review of relevant research literature. The literature review found no simple answer to the question of why disproportionality exists. Analyses of datasets found that patterns of over- and under-representation were reflected at local authority level. It was found that after controlling for differences in area, the differences between ethnic groups were significant, and could not be attributed to living in areas with overall low or high levels of children involved in the child welfare system.
Disproportionality in child welfare: the prevalence of black and minority ethnic children within the 'looked after' and 'children in need' populations and on child protection registers in England
- Authors:
- OWEN Charlie, STATHAM June
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing summarises key findings of a study which examined differences between ethnic groups in their contact with child welfare services in England, and possible reasons for this. Analyses were conducted on three national datasets (the Children in Need Census, children on the child protection register and children looked after), looked after children's care histories were examined, and these analyses were supplemented by a review of relevant research literature.
Putting men in their place?
- Authors:
- MOSS Peter, OWEN Charlie
- Journal article citation:
- Coordinate, March 1998, pp.6-7.
- Publisher:
- National Early Years Network
Highlights the key issues in the growing debate about how to increase the proportion of men working in early childhood services, and what roles they should play.
Relation between socioeconomic status, employment, and health during economic change, 1973-93
- Authors:
- BARTLEY Mel, OWEN Charlie
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 24.8.96, 1996, pp.445-449.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Details an investigation into the association between the national unemployment rate and class differences in the relationship between health and employment during the period 1973-93.
‘Actually there is a brain in there’: uncovering complexity in pathways through education for young adults who have been in care
- Authors:
- HANRAHAN Fidelma, BODDY Janet, OWEN Charlie
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 34(1), 2020, pp.46-61.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Internationally, research has highlighted disruption to the educational trajectories of young people in care, documenting concern about upheaval and poor educational outcomes. The paper presents findings from English data arising from qualitative longitudinal research with care experienced people (16–32 years) who were also in education, employment or training. The analysis extends understanding of the experiences of those who achieve educational ‘success’, including those who followed non‐linear trajectories. The need for a flexible education system, and leaving care entitlements, which take into account the disruption experienced by young people in care and the consequent possibility of delayed educational pathways, is discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Disabled children: numbers, characteristics and local service provision
- Authors:
- MOONEY Ann, OWEN Charlie, STATHAM June
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 101p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The purpose of the research was to collect data at national and local level on the numbers and characteristics of disabled children and the availability of local service provision for them, so as to reduce the lack of information in these areas. A questionnaire survey of all Directors of Childrens Services was undertaken.
Options for the funding formula for children's social services
- Authors:
- CARR-HILL Roy, DIXON Paul, OWEN Charlie
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 86p., bibliog.
This report presents the findings of a study of the distributional pattern of social services for children and young people up to the age of 18 in England provided by Local Authority social services. The study was one of three commissioned by the Department of Health to produce options for improved and updated formulae for allocating central government funding to councils with social service responsibilities under the Formula Spending Shares (FSS) system. In 2006/07 the Relative Needs Formula (RNF) replaced the FSS formula. This report presents the background and detailed analyses justifying the replacement of the childrens social services formula.
Significant harm: child protection litigation in a multi-cultural setting
- Authors:
- BROPHY Julia, JHUTTI-JOHAL Jagbir, OWEN Charlie
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Lord Chancellor's Department
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 286p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Debates about child maltreatment in culturally diverse populations in the UK are fuelled by three major issues: a possible over representation of Black children in care populations, misunderstandings by professionals of certain attitudes/practices in some minority ethnic households, and domestic and European legislation which makes it clear that removing children from their parents really must be the last resort, and that the aim of such action, where possible, should be their eventual return. These factors make it imperative to explore the work of the family justice system and whether, for example, the legal criteria engaged to assess harm and risks to children are sufficiently receptive to different styles and cultural contexts to parenting. To date there has been a lack of detailed research that brings a 'cultural lens' to work of family courts in this field. This study begins that exercise. It is based on an analysis of court records for 183 children from eight ethnic groups, observation of 36 hearings in family courts and in-depth interviews with 25 key court personnel (judges, magistrates and legal advisers).
Assessing and documenting child ill-treatment in ethnic minority households
- Authors:
- BROPHY Julia, JHUTTI-JOHAL, Jagbir, OWEN Charlie
- Journal article citation:
- Family Law, 33, October 2003, pp.756-764.
- Publisher:
- Jordan
Presents findings from a recently completed study of child protection litigation in multi-faith, multi-cultural settings. The study was funded by what is now the Department for Constitutional Affairs under its Diversity and the Courts Research Programme. It aims to answer some of the questions posed for law (in terms of the criteria for assessing harm and risk to children from different ethnic/cultural/religious groups), those posed for medical and welfare practitioners (undertaking 'cross cultural' assessments) and those raised by cultural/social anthropologists, psychiatrists and psychologists who are concerned with the cultural context of beliefs and practices in parenting and their relevance for decisions about child abuse.