Eleanor Staples
Biographic Data
| ID | 109502 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eleanor Staples |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eleanor |
| FAMILY NAME | Staples |
| SIGNATURE | STAPLES E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7069-9003 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Being, becoming, belonging
This article uses Feminist New Materialist theoretical perspectives on time and temporality to critically explore the social work practice of life story work, designed to help children who are or have been in public care, or are adopted, assemble a coherent narrative of their care journey, adverse experiences and identity. Interview data presented here was produced with 17 participants (foster carers, adoptive parents and social work professional…
We need to understand what’s going on because it’s our life ’
Children and young people who live away from birth families (through adoption or being in care) need an understanding of their life story, including reasons for removal from birth family to process what has happened to them and to develop a secure identity. We report data produced with care experienced children and young people using a creative sandboxing method capturing hopes and fears for conversations about care in sand scenes. The themes pre…
School experiences of Children in Need
Children in Need (CIN) have received little attention in education circles. These are children who are usually living at home but where there are concerns over their health or development due to abuse or neglect, or they are disabled. Like Children in Care (CIC, who mostly live away), educational attainments for CIN are lower than for the general pupil population, with higher levels of special educational needs. This article draws on additional a…
Visual methodologies, sand and psychoanalysis
Social science research has witnessed an increasing move towards visual methods of data production. However, some visual techniques remain pariah sites because of their association with psychoanalysis; and a reluctance to engage with psychoanalytically informed approaches outside of therapy-based settings. This paper introduces the method of ‘sandboxing’, which was developed from the psychoanalytical approach of the ‘world technique’. ‘Sandboxing…
The consequences of being labelled ‘looked‐after’
The educational experiences and attainment of looked‐after children and young people ( LACYP ) remains an issue of widespread international concern. Within the UK , children and young people in care achieve poorer educational outcomes compared to individuals not in care. Despite proliferation of research documenting the reasons for educational disadvantage amongst this population, there remains limited empirical consideration of the lived experie…
The consequences of being labelled ‘looked‐after’
The educational experiences and attainment of looked‐after children and young people ( LACYP ) remains an issue of widespread international concern. Within the UK , children and young people in care achieve poorer educational outcomes compared to individuals not in care. Despite proliferation of research documenting the reasons for educational disadvantage amongst this population, there remains limited empirical consideration of the lived experie…
School experiences of Children in Need
Children in Need (CIN) have received little attention in education circles. These are children who are usually living at home but where there are concerns over their health or development due to abuse or neglect, or they are disabled. Like Children in Care (CIC, who mostly live away), educational attainments for CIN are lower than for the general pupil population, with higher levels of special educational needs. This article draws on additional a…
Visual methodologies, sand and psychoanalysis
Social science research has witnessed an increasing move towards visual methods of data production. However, some visual techniques remain pariah sites because of their association with psychoanalysis; and a reluctance to engage with psychoanalytically informed approaches outside of therapy-based settings. This paper introduces the method of ‘sandboxing’, which was developed from the psychoanalytical approach of the ‘world technique’. ‘Sandboxing…
The consequences of being labelled ‘looked‐after’
The educational experiences and attainment of looked‐after children and young people ( LACYP ) remains an issue of widespread international concern. Within the UK , children and young people in care achieve poorer educational outcomes compared to individuals not in care. Despite proliferation of research documenting the reasons for educational disadvantage amongst this population, there remains limited empirical consideration of the lived experie…
We need to understand what’s going on because it’s our life ’
Children and young people who live away from birth families (through adoption or being in care) need an understanding of their life story, including reasons for removal from birth family to process what has happened to them and to develop a secure identity. We report data produced with care experienced children and young people using a creative sandboxing method capturing hopes and fears for conversations about care in sand scenes. The themes pre…
School experiences of Children in Need
Children in Need (CIN) have received little attention in education circles. These are children who are usually living at home but where there are concerns over their health or development due to abuse or neglect, or they are disabled. Like Children in Care (CIC, who mostly live away), educational attainments for CIN are lower than for the general pupil population, with higher levels of special educational needs. This article draws on additional a…
Being, becoming, belonging
This article uses Feminist New Materialist theoretical perspectives on time and temporality to critically explore the social work practice of life story work, designed to help children who are or have been in public care, or are adopted, assemble a coherent narrative of their care journey, adverse experiences and identity. Interview data presented here was produced with 17 participants (foster carers, adoptive parents and social work professional…
Children's Rights and Participation (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Everyday life (2 works) · Participatory Visual Research Methods (2 works)