Roy Parker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3994274 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roy Parker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roy |
| FAMILY NAME | Parker |
| SIGNATURE | PARKER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8412-4152 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1964 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Shining light on DHX9
In a recent article in Cell, Zhou et al. investigate the origins, composition, and biological consequences of UV-induced stress granules. They find that UV-induced stress granules are triggered by the formation of RNA-protein crosslinks, uniquely contain DHX9 as a marker, form during mitosis independently of translation repression, and are enriched in intron-containing RNAs and splicing factors. Moreover, UV-induced granules contain double-strand…
Personal social services for children and families in the UK
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to chart the history of personal social services for children and families in the UK and examine the factors that have influenced it. Special attention is given to changing perceptions of rights, the impact of scandals and the contribution of child development research. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of historical documents and research reports using four methods: a timeline of milestones, demarcation of…
A historical review of the concept of severe and multiple disadvantage and responses to it
Roy Parker, who died in January 2017, was one of the first researchers to study foster care and adoption and was Chair of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF – now CoramBAAF) for six years from 1980. One of his last projects was a historical review of the concept of severe and multiple disadvantage and responses to it. At a time when 13.5 million people, including 30% of the UK’s children, are living in poverty (Joseph Rowntr…
Boys’ bands in children’s homes
Purpose – The purposes of this paper are threefold. First, to draw attention to an overlooked feature of children’s institutions in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; namely, the widespread existence of boys’ brass bands. The second purpose is to explain why these were created and the third is to consider what implications membership of a band had for a boy’s subsequent life. Design/methodology/approach – The paper relies upon archival…
The life and work of John Triseliotis
John Triseliotis died on 29 September 2012, aged 83. He was a pioneering figure in the field of adoption and fostering whose work and policy influence will benefit social workers, researchers and others involved in adoption and child welfare for many years to come. In addition to his wider influence, John regularly reviewed books for this journal and was always very willing to comment on submissions, most recently a study of illegal practices in …
Getting Started with the 1948 Children Act
Roy Parker reflects on the reform of children's services in the wake of the 1948 Children Act and the role of children's officers and children's committees charged with its implementation in the period 1948–1970. He examines the backgrounds of these officers, many of whom were women seen for the first time in senior positions, methods of recruitment and how the performance of officers and committees was assessed. He also discusses some of the pro…
Uprooted
This book explores the economic, religious, political and personal forces that led to some eighty thousand British children being sent to Canada between 1867 and 1915, and provides a vivid look at one aspect of the history of child welfare practices
The evolution of landmark legislation
The origins and surrounding politics of the three Children Acts of 1908, 1948 and 1989 are examined in order to see why and how they evolved when they did and to consider what, if any, generalisations emerge
Parents, problems and policy
Much is heard about children and families but less about the policy implications of the parenting task in today's society. I argue that the demands placed upon parents have increased but that this has yet to be reflected in broader‐based policies
Change and Continuity
Roy Parker considers key developments in services for children separated from their birth families in England and Wales over the last 30 years
Can the Corporate State Parent
Discussions about provision for children in the care of the state have continually raised the question, can the corporate state parent? Roger Bullock, Mark E Courtney, Roy Parker, Ian Sinclair and June Thoburn consider the question in the light of recent studies of separated children. It is argued that while the state does not need to fulfil all parenting responsibilities when care is shared with families or children are adopted, for three groups…
Can the corporate state parent
Reflections on the assessment of outcomes in child care
Measuring the outcomes of social work interventions with children raises complex issues. The instability of intermediate outcomes emphasises the need to undertake regular and carefully timed assessments. Differences in approach and perspective can obscure relationships between evaluations of organisational performance and assessments of outcome for individual children; user perspectives introduce another point of view. Assessing outcomes of famil…
Reflections on the assessment of outcomes in child care
Reflections on the assessment of outcomes in child care
An Excellent Start
Child Care
Change, Choice and Conflict in Social Policy
Charging for the Social Services
New or increased charges to the users of the social services are likely to be considered with greater interest in our present economic situation. It seems an appropriate time, therefore, to ask what purposes direct charges are intended to serve and whether, in practice, they live up to these expectations. Admittedly, it may be misleading to refer to 'purposes' in this way, since they will be interpreted differently by different interests. But we …
The Future of the Personal Social Services
Children in Hospital; Studies in Planning
Can the Corporate State Parent
Discussions about provision for children in the care of the state have continually raised the question, can the corporate state parent? Roger Bullock, Mark E Courtney, Roy Parker, Ian Sinclair and June Thoburn consider the question in the light of recent studies of separated children. It is argued that while the state does not need to fulfil all parenting responsibilities when care is shared with families or children are adopted, for three groups…
Can the corporate state parent
Charging for the Social Services
New or increased charges to the users of the social services are likely to be considered with greater interest in our present economic situation. It seems an appropriate time, therefore, to ask what purposes direct charges are intended to serve and whether, in practice, they live up to these expectations. Admittedly, it may be misleading to refer to 'purposes' in this way, since they will be interpreted differently by different interests. But we …
Getting Started with the 1948 Children Act
Roy Parker reflects on the reform of children's services in the wake of the 1948 Children Act and the role of children's officers and children's committees charged with its implementation in the period 1948–1970. He examines the backgrounds of these officers, many of whom were women seen for the first time in senior positions, methods of recruitment and how the performance of officers and committees was assessed. He also discusses some of the pro…
Change and Continuity
Roy Parker considers key developments in services for children separated from their birth families in England and Wales over the last 30 years
Change, Choice and Conflict in Social Policy
The Future of the Personal Social Services
Children in Hospital; Studies in Planning
Children in Hospital; Studies in Planning
The Future of the Personal Social Services
Charging for the Social Services
New or increased charges to the users of the social services are likely to be considered with greater interest in our present economic situation. It seems an appropriate time, therefore, to ask what purposes direct charges are intended to serve and whether, in practice, they live up to these expectations. Admittedly, it may be misleading to refer to 'purposes' in this way, since they will be interpreted differently by different interests. But we …
Change, Choice and Conflict in Social Policy
Child Care
Reflections on the assessment of outcomes in child care
Measuring the outcomes of social work interventions with children raises complex issues. The instability of intermediate outcomes emphasises the need to undertake regular and carefully timed assessments. Differences in approach and perspective can obscure relationships between evaluations of organisational performance and assessments of outcome for individual children; user perspectives introduce another point of view. Assessing outcomes of famil…
Reflections on the assessment of outcomes in child care
Reflections on the assessment of outcomes in child care
An Excellent Start
Can the Corporate State Parent
Discussions about provision for children in the care of the state have continually raised the question, can the corporate state parent? Roger Bullock, Mark E Courtney, Roy Parker, Ian Sinclair and June Thoburn consider the question in the light of recent studies of separated children. It is argued that while the state does not need to fulfil all parenting responsibilities when care is shared with families or children are adopted, for three groups…
Can the corporate state parent
Uprooted
This book explores the economic, religious, political and personal forces that led to some eighty thousand British children being sent to Canada between 1867 and 1915, and provides a vivid look at one aspect of the history of child welfare practices
The evolution of landmark legislation
The origins and surrounding politics of the three Children Acts of 1908, 1948 and 1989 are examined in order to see why and how they evolved when they did and to consider what, if any, generalisations emerge
Parents, problems and policy
Much is heard about children and families but less about the policy implications of the parenting task in today's society. I argue that the demands placed upon parents have increased but that this has yet to be reflected in broader‐based policies
Change and Continuity
Roy Parker considers key developments in services for children separated from their birth families in England and Wales over the last 30 years
Getting Started with the 1948 Children Act
Roy Parker reflects on the reform of children's services in the wake of the 1948 Children Act and the role of children's officers and children's committees charged with its implementation in the period 1948–1970. He examines the backgrounds of these officers, many of whom were women seen for the first time in senior positions, methods of recruitment and how the performance of officers and committees was assessed. He also discusses some of the pro…
The life and work of John Triseliotis
John Triseliotis died on 29 September 2012, aged 83. He was a pioneering figure in the field of adoption and fostering whose work and policy influence will benefit social workers, researchers and others involved in adoption and child welfare for many years to come. In addition to his wider influence, John regularly reviewed books for this journal and was always very willing to comment on submissions, most recently a study of illegal practices in …
Boys’ bands in children’s homes
Purpose – The purposes of this paper are threefold. First, to draw attention to an overlooked feature of children’s institutions in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; namely, the widespread existence of boys’ brass bands. The second purpose is to explain why these were created and the third is to consider what implications membership of a band had for a boy’s subsequent life. Design/methodology/approach – The paper relies upon archival…
Personal social services for children and families in the UK
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to chart the history of personal social services for children and families in the UK and examine the factors that have influenced it. Special attention is given to changing perceptions of rights, the impact of scandals and the contribution of child development research. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of historical documents and research reports using four methods: a timeline of milestones, demarcation of…
A historical review of the concept of severe and multiple disadvantage and responses to it
Roy Parker, who died in January 2017, was one of the first researchers to study foster care and adoption and was Chair of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF – now CoramBAAF) for six years from 1980. One of his last projects was a historical review of the concept of severe and multiple disadvantage and responses to it. At a time when 13.5 million people, including 30% of the UK’s children, are living in poverty (Joseph Rowntr…
Shining light on DHX9
In a recent article in Cell, Zhou et al. investigate the origins, composition, and biological consequences of UV-induced stress granules. They find that UV-induced stress granules are triggered by the formation of RNA-protein crosslinks, uniquely contain DHX9 as a marker, form during mitosis independently of translation repression, and are enriched in intron-containing RNAs and splicing factors. Moreover, UV-induced granules contain double-strand…
Political science (19 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Economics (5 works)