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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Children’s Centres"”.
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The Social Construction of Vulnerable Families in Children’s Centres: A Critical Discourse Analysis
… are socially constructed in the context of Children’s Centres. Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) was used as the methodology for the thesis. A semi structured interview was used to gather data from twelve purposively recruited participants comprising of four centre managers, two leading …
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Using realistic evaluation principles to evaluate an intervention utilising a collaborative problem solving framework aimed at supporting the reflective practice of multi-professional groups of practitioners in two children’s centres
… the development of reflective practice in Children‟s Centres. The Introductory Chapter provides an overview of the structure and contents of the volume as well as an explanation of the context in which the research study was completed and an account of the influence of a social …
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A sociological investigation of Sure Start Children's Centres: Understanding parental participation
Sure Start Children’s Centres and their predecessors, the Sure Start Local Programmes, were central to New Labour’s drive to reduce social exclusion through early intervention in the lives of families with young children. Where previous research predominantly focused on the impact and effectiveness …
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Using Action Research to Explore a Drop-In Service at a Children’s Centre
Children’s Centres are a relatively new development. There is little published research available about their impact on improving outcomes for children and their families and about the role of the educational psychologist (EP) in Children’s Centres. This thesis describes an action research project …
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Educational psychology work in children's centres: a realistic evaluation of group supervision with family support workers
… with Family Support Workers (FSWs) based in Children’s Centres, suggests key mechanisms and context features for consideration when implementing group supervision and highlights future directions for research. Literature on the role Educational Psychologists hold in Children’s Centres is …
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Leading children's centres: a study of seven leaders in context
The development of Sure Start Children’s Centres was at the spearhead of New Labour’s efforts to support vulnerable children and families in order to eradicate child poverty. Children’s Centres were expected to provide integrated services for children and families in order to ensure that every …
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An exploration of parents' experiences in 'Watch, Wait and Wonder' parent-infant psychotherapy groups.
… now exists which outlines the importance for children’s life chances of a sensitive, responsive relationship with at least one caregiver, and emphasises the necessity of supporting the emotional wellbeing of new parents in order to foster this relationship. The “1001 Critical Days” manifesto …
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In their own performance: an ethnographic study of mothers’ accounts of interactions with professionals at a children’s centre
… with how mothers, who have been referred to a children’s centre for support with parenting, interpret their interactions with professionals including midwives, health visitors, social workers and family support workers. Previous studies have concentrated on unhelpful, “them and us” othering …
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Making Sense of Parenthood
… parents’ experiences of counselling at SureStart children’s centres and how that experience affects their perceptions of themselves as parents, and their on-going experience of parenthood. The study was conducted using phenomenological methodology. Data was collected via four semi-structured …
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Barriers, challenges and facilitators of implementing the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) in a maternity organisation: a qualitative study of the experiences of maternity staff
… and neonatal units, health visiting services and children’s centres with promoting close and loving relationships between parents and their infants and supports infant feeding practices. With published evidence demonstrating the benefits of breastfeeding and the UK government making it a …
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Development and feasibility testing of a buddy intervention to increase postnatal physical activity
… Key recruitment challenges were engaging Children’s Centres (CCs) with recruitment and matching participants. Participants engaged in PA with their buddy on 1.06 days (SD=1.76) in the past week and provided support by sending encouraging messages (85.7%), sharing PA ideas/information …
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The Development of the Children’s Centre Programme in England: the importance of context in understanding policy development and implementation
The thesis examines the Children’s Centre Programme in England and develops an understanding of its development at national and local level by using Kingdon’s (1995) streams model. Central to the thesis is a case study of the Children’s Centre Programme which looks at influential factors in the …