Ingrid Höjer
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4422197 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Ingrid Höjer |
| PRENOMES | Ingrid |
| SOBRENOME | Höjer |
| ASSINATURA | HÖJER I |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4584-1917 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 35 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 232 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 35 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2004 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 9 |
Exploring the Meaning and Experience of Family for Youth Leaving Care
Family is important to all, but is a complex issue for young people who are transitioning from out‐of‐home care. This scoping review explores the meaning and experience of family for care‐experienced youth and identifies implications for research and practice to support their social wellbeing. It reports on findings from a review of 31 journal articles that address the concept of family for youth leaving care. The paper explores the range and nat…
My heritage language defines me in a way”
The article explores how children with migrant backgrounds, placed in foster care, perceive and navigate heritage language maintenance. We analyse qualitative interviews with 14 children and 27 foster carers in Norway and Sweden. Findings indicate that language is significant for children’s social identity and opportunities to establish a sense of home, across foster and birth families. Heritage language maintenance, however, may be hindered due …
Foster Carers’ Perspective on Financial Issues When Young People Leave Care
Foster care can be defined as a professional assignment that emphasises the importance of family‐like relationships. The paradox in foster care lies in the tension between the professional perspective, where remuneration is provided for the care given, and the familial perspective, where care involves close family relationships. There is limited knowledge about how foster carers understand their assignment in terms of financial support and future…
It’s Hard Work Making Friends’
Research on friendship does not fully acknowledge the multi-sited character and ‘hard work’ involved in maintaining old and making new friends. This article addresses this gap, drawing on repeated interviews with and visual data for 18 young people from Poland and Romania living in Sweden. It shows that their friendships are transnationally embedded, enduring tensions and disruptions. Few participants could preserve old friendships ‘back home’, b…
She Tells Me I Am a Strong Person
This article examines young European migrants' relations with professionals in the school settings in Sweden. The research draws on a broader research project—‘Transnational childhoods: building of significant relationships among Polish and Romanian migrant children after reunification with parents in Sweden’, where 18 young people from Poland and Romania, aged between 16 and 29 were interviewed twice, using visual data such as lifelines and netw…
Early work experiences, social inclusion and transition to adulthood
It is widely recognised that young people in out-of-home care are often involved in a complex process of culminating disadvantage and exclusion. Investing in the core ingredients of social inclusion (participation and interpersonal relationships) while still in care can counterbalance ongoing exclusion processes. In this article, we explore how early work experiences (before the age of 18) can play a role in this. Findings A thematic analysis was…
Young people’s accounts of negotiating intergenerational care during serial migration from Poland and Romania to Sweden
The article examines young Europeans’ retrospective accounts of intergenerational caregiving during serial migration. It draws on interviews with 18 young people whose parents moved to Sweden from Poland or Romania before relocating their children. Theoretical lenses of care circulation in transnational families, generalised reciprocity, negotiating caregiving and fostering are applied to analyse three cases, each representing a specific type of …
Examining narratives of Swedish care-leaving bureaucracy from a lived citizenship perspective
The transition to young adulthood is a complex process for all young people, but especially those leaving care who are at high risk of social exclusion. The adverse living conditions of young care leavers have been well documented in recent decades and constitute an established point of departure in the political discourse on care leavers, as well as within the international field of leaving care research. This article builds on twelve in-depth i…
Exploring care leavers' agency in achieving entry into the world of work
This article draws attention to the relevance of young care leavers' exercise of agency as one possible key ingredient in overcoming barriers to engagement in work. Several previous studies show difficulties in entering adult life, both in relation to higher and further education as well as entrance into work life. The article analyses interviews with young adults from six countries, who have spent at least part of their childhood and youth in ou…
When young people age out of care
Research highlights the importance of supportive relations for young people leaving care. Foster carers give an important contribution to such support. However, there is less knowledge about foster carers' views about the relational contact after the young person has aged out of care. This article explores foster carers' perspectives building on interviews with foster carers from both Norway and Sweden about their views on relational continuity. …
Identity Formation and Developing Meaningful Social Relationships
This article draws from a broader research project Transnational childhoods , illuminating the agency and experiences of children and young people migrating from Poland and Romania to Sweden under the age of 18. Focusing on young people born in Poland and having social relationships post-migration as central theoretical component, the article explores the role that the Polish Catholic community in Sweden plays in the lives of young Polish migrant…
Child welfare removal of infants
Security-first thinking and educational practices for young children in foster care in Sweden and England
Time and context shaping the transition from out-of-home care to adulthood in Portugal
The difficulties that modern care leavers face on the way to independence are the focus of many studies. The present research illustrates how time and context - operationalised through belonging to different generations, from the previous century to today – has shaped care leavers’ pathways to adulthood in Portugal. To trace these pathways, ten care leavers were selected based on purposeful sampling and snowball methods. To reveal the factors tha…
Teenagers in foster care
The task of fostering adolescents is unique, requiring skills, qualities, and information that acknowledge each young person's particular needs. This editorial summarises a range of research in this special issue covering parenting styles, transitions out of care, child sexual exploitation, and the needs of LGBTQ and separated teenagers. Three themes emerging from the papers are discussed: autonomy and control; risk, resilience, and trauma; and r…
A comparison of state support for young people leaving care in Norway and Sweden
The aim of this article is to account for and discuss support to young care leavers within the comparable welfare regimes of Norway and Sweden and to explore key differences between these 2 countries. This model implies that children and young people are included and entitled to support through being family members, not as independent actors in their own right. This makes young care leaver's transition from care to adulthood problematic—as they o…
What is a family? Constructions of family and parenting after a custody transfer from birth parents to foster parents
The subject of stability for children in long‐term foster care is an emerging field within social work with vulnerable children. In Sweden, the adoption of foster children is not a common occurrence. Instead, when a child has been placed in foster care for 3 years, the local social welfare committee will consider whether the custody of the child should be transferred to the foster parents regardless of the circumstances of the birth parents, in o…
Recognition of education and schooling in case files for children and young people placed in out-of-home care
Unveiling the experiences of young people in foster care
This article examines the lived experiences of young people in the process of leaving the care of SOS Children’s Villages in both Nigeria and Portugal. Interviews were conducted with 12 young people and data were analysed using content analysis. Young people’s lived experiences were captured in three emerging dimensions of past, present and future experiences. The study recommends resolving young people’s childhood conflicts towards a successful …
Out of home care in Norway and Sweden – similar and different
An overview of the current situation in the out-of-home care in Norway and Sweden is presented in this article; also the development in later years is described and discussed. Socially, politically and culturally there are few differences between Norway and Sweden. Child protection and out-of-home placement of children and young people are integrated parts in the welfare state that are shared by the Nordic countries. It is a model that builds on …
Prioritising education for children looked after away from home
The idea for this special issue of the journal arose from a cross-national research project funded under the European Union Seventh Framework Program on Youth and Social Inclusion. The five-country
Voices of 65 Young People Leaving Care in Sweden
The purpose of this study is to examine young care leavers’ experiences of supportive and nonsupportive factors after leaving care. Telephone interviews were conducted with 65 young people, between 18 and 26 years old, who had left care in Sweden within the previous 3 months to 3 years. The care-leaving process was in many cases described by the young people as badly planned and compressed. Some interviewees received support from the formal netwo…
School as an opportunity and resilience factor for young people placed in care
The aim of this article is to describe and discuss how school can constitute a life opportunity and a resilience factor for young people at risk, as well as for those placed in care. Thirty-three young people were interviewed on two separate occasions. The results showed that school could provide a place of structure and safety, in contrast to a chaotic family life. When it was impossible to bring friends home, due to parents' problems, school al…
Education for disadvantaged groups — Structural and individual challenges
Parents with Children in Foster Care — How Do They Perceive Their Contact with Social Workers
Parents with children in foster care represent a group of clients whose voices are seldom heard. Little is known of their experiences and how they perceive their relations with social workers. In this article, 13 parents, whose children are placed in care, give evidence of their contact with social workers. Parents who had positive experiences were invited to participate in the assessment process, and their definitions of problems and difficultie…
Young people leaving care in Sweden
The transition from a placement in care to an independent life can be a problematic phase for young people. In Sweden, special care‐leaving services are almost non‐existent. What then happens to young people when they leave a placement in out‐of‐home care? This paper draws on the results of a study in which 16 young care leavers between the ages of 18 and 22 years were interviewed. Telephone interviews were also performed with the young care leav…
Voices of 65 Young People Leaving Care in Sweden
The purpose of this study is to examine young care leavers’ experiences of supportive and nonsupportive factors after leaving care. Telephone interviews were conducted with 65 young people, between 18 and 26 years old, who had left care in Sweden within the previous 3 months to 3 years. The care-leaving process was in many cases described by the young people as badly planned and compressed. Some interviewees received support from the formal netwo…
Managing Loss and a Threatened Identity
Parents of children growing up in foster-care have been a largely neglected group in policy, practice and research, in spite of the fact that these parents are often vulnerable adults who experience a profound loss and a threat to their identity. Parents' involvement through contact is also likely to have an impact on children's stability and security in the foster family. This article draws on data from parallel qualitative studies at the Univer…
School as an opportunity and resilience factor for young people placed in care
The aim of this article is to describe and discuss how school can constitute a life opportunity and a resilience factor for young people at risk, as well as for those placed in care. Thirty-three young people were interviewed on two separate occasions. The results showed that school could provide a place of structure and safety, in contrast to a chaotic family life. When it was impossible to bring friends home, due to parents' problems, school al…
Education for disadvantaged groups — Structural and individual challenges
Parents with Children in Foster Care — How Do They Perceive Their Contact with Social Workers
Parents with children in foster care represent a group of clients whose voices are seldom heard. Little is known of their experiences and how they perceive their relations with social workers. In this article, 13 parents, whose children are placed in care, give evidence of their contact with social workers. Parents who had positive experiences were invited to participate in the assessment process, and their definitions of problems and difficultie…
Birth parents' perception of sharing the care of their child with foster parents
In Sweden, approximately 20 000 children were placed in out-of-home care at some time during 2006. Little is known of how their birth parents perceive their situation. This paper draws upon results from focus groups with 13 parents whose children were placed in care. The parents were invited to a conference centre, where focus group discussions were performed in different constellations over three days. Most parents experienced feelings of inferi…
Why one goes to school
In this interpretative childhood study of 17 boys and girls aged 13–16 years placed in foster families, the experiences and attitudes towards school are explored. The importance of school as an arena for both learning and socialization is emphasized. Data were collected through interviews, network maps and text answers via mobile phone (‘beepers’). Their educational improvement was based on their understanding of scholastic achievement as meaning…
Sons and daughters of foster carers and the impact of fostering on their everyday life
The paper presents results from a study of sons and daughters of foster carers, and the impact of fostering on their lives. Children and young people participated in focus groups and discussion groups, and 684 answered a questionnaire. Eight were interviewed in‐depth. The results from the study showed that sons and daughters of foster carers were highly involved in the fostering assignment. Most children and young people valued their relationship…
What is a family? Constructions of family and parenting after a custody transfer from birth parents to foster parents
The subject of stability for children in long‐term foster care is an emerging field within social work with vulnerable children. In Sweden, the adoption of foster children is not a common occurrence. Instead, when a child has been placed in foster care for 3 years, the local social welfare committee will consider whether the custody of the child should be transferred to the foster parents regardless of the circumstances of the birth parents, in o…
A comparison of state support for young people leaving care in Norway and Sweden
The aim of this article is to account for and discuss support to young care leavers within the comparable welfare regimes of Norway and Sweden and to explore key differences between these 2 countries. This model implies that children and young people are included and entitled to support through being family members, not as independent actors in their own right. This makes young care leaver's transition from care to adulthood problematic—as they o…
Jokes and routines make everyday life a good life—on ‘doing family’ for young people in foster care in Sweden
The aim of this article is to identify inclusion practices in foster families by studying the everyday life of young people entering various types of foster family. Structure and warmth in the family stand out as important dimensions of everyday life. What is not so evident in previous research is the way emotional ‘warmth’ is created. In particular, joking, gentle teasing and laughing, which in this paper stand out as important inclusion practic…
Constructing Children's Views in the Enforcement of Contact Orders
Using findings from a qualitative Swedish study on children in family law, in particular the enforcement of contact orders, the article focuses on how professionals recognise and account for children's views in such proceedings. Data include 46 court verdicts, whereof 18 files were selected for special study, and 12 interviews with professionals. Results indicate that constructions of what are the children's 'real' views; a discussion of protecti…
What Happens in the Foster Family? A Study of Fostering Relationships in Sweden
The fostering assignment can have a great impact on the inner dynamics of the foster family. In a study by Ingrid Höjer at the University of Gothenburg, 366 foster carers (192 women and 174 men) responded to a questionnaire, and the wife and husband in 17 foster families were interviewed. Findings reveal how, through fostering, men and women became engaged in a kind of teamwork where both partners were working towards a mutual goal. This partners…
Examining narratives of Swedish care-leaving bureaucracy from a lived citizenship perspective
The transition to young adulthood is a complex process for all young people, but especially those leaving care who are at high risk of social exclusion. The adverse living conditions of young care leavers have been well documented in recent decades and constitute an established point of departure in the political discourse on care leavers, as well as within the international field of leaving care research. This article builds on twelve in-depth i…
Prioritising education for children looked after away from home
The idea for this special issue of the journal arose from a cross-national research project funded under the European Union Seventh Framework Program on Youth and Social Inclusion. The five-country
Settling into a new home as a teenager
Identity Formation and Developing Meaningful Social Relationships
This article draws from a broader research project Transnational childhoods , illuminating the agency and experiences of children and young people migrating from Poland and Romania to Sweden under the age of 18. Focusing on young people born in Poland and having social relationships post-migration as central theoretical component, the article explores the role that the Polish Catholic community in Sweden plays in the lives of young Polish migrant…
Procedures when young people leave care — Views of 111 Swedish social services managers
Child welfare removal of infants
Unveiling the experiences of young people in foster care
This article examines the lived experiences of young people in the process of leaving the care of SOS Children’s Villages in both Nigeria and Portugal. Interviews were conducted with 12 young people and data were analysed using content analysis. Young people’s lived experiences were captured in three emerging dimensions of past, present and future experiences. The study recommends resolving young people’s childhood conflicts towards a successful …
Young people’s accounts of negotiating intergenerational care during serial migration from Poland and Romania to Sweden
The article examines young Europeans’ retrospective accounts of intergenerational caregiving during serial migration. It draws on interviews with 18 young people whose parents moved to Sweden from Poland or Romania before relocating their children. Theoretical lenses of care circulation in transnational families, generalised reciprocity, negotiating caregiving and fostering are applied to analyse three cases, each representing a specific type of …
Exploring care leavers' agency in achieving entry into the world of work
This article draws attention to the relevance of young care leavers' exercise of agency as one possible key ingredient in overcoming barriers to engagement in work. Several previous studies show difficulties in entering adult life, both in relation to higher and further education as well as entrance into work life. The article analyses interviews with young adults from six countries, who have spent at least part of their childhood and youth in ou…
Recognition of education and schooling in case files for children and young people placed in out-of-home care
Time and context shaping the transition from out-of-home care to adulthood in Portugal
The difficulties that modern care leavers face on the way to independence are the focus of many studies. The present research illustrates how time and context - operationalised through belonging to different generations, from the previous century to today – has shaped care leavers’ pathways to adulthood in Portugal. To trace these pathways, ten care leavers were selected based on purposeful sampling and snowball methods. To reveal the factors tha…
What Happens in the Foster Family? A Study of Fostering Relationships in Sweden
The fostering assignment can have a great impact on the inner dynamics of the foster family. In a study by Ingrid Höjer at the University of Gothenburg, 366 foster carers (192 women and 174 men) responded to a questionnaire, and the wife and husband in 17 foster families were interviewed. Findings reveal how, through fostering, men and women became engaged in a kind of teamwork where both partners were working towards a mutual goal. This partners…
Sons and daughters of foster carers and the impact of fostering on their everyday life
The paper presents results from a study of sons and daughters of foster carers, and the impact of fostering on their lives. Children and young people participated in focus groups and discussion groups, and 684 answered a questionnaire. Eight were interviewed in‐depth. The results from the study showed that sons and daughters of foster carers were highly involved in the fostering assignment. Most children and young people valued their relationship…
Birth parents' perception of sharing the care of their child with foster parents
In Sweden, approximately 20 000 children were placed in out-of-home care at some time during 2006. Little is known of how their birth parents perceive their situation. This paper draws upon results from focus groups with 13 parents whose children were placed in care. The parents were invited to a conference centre, where focus group discussions were performed in different constellations over three days. Most parents experienced feelings of inferi…
Constructing Children's Views in the Enforcement of Contact Orders
Using findings from a qualitative Swedish study on children in family law, in particular the enforcement of contact orders, the article focuses on how professionals recognise and account for children's views in such proceedings. Data include 46 court verdicts, whereof 18 files were selected for special study, and 12 interviews with professionals. Results indicate that constructions of what are the children's 'real' views; a discussion of protecti…
Young people leaving care in Sweden
The transition from a placement in care to an independent life can be a problematic phase for young people. In Sweden, special care‐leaving services are almost non‐existent. What then happens to young people when they leave a placement in out‐of‐home care? This paper draws on the results of a study in which 16 young care leavers between the ages of 18 and 22 years were interviewed. Telephone interviews were also performed with the young care leav…
Why one goes to school
In this interpretative childhood study of 17 boys and girls aged 13–16 years placed in foster families, the experiences and attitudes towards school are explored. The importance of school as an arena for both learning and socialization is emphasized. Data were collected through interviews, network maps and text answers via mobile phone (‘beepers’). Their educational improvement was based on their understanding of scholastic achievement as meaning…
Parents with Children in Foster Care — How Do They Perceive Their Contact with Social Workers
Parents with children in foster care represent a group of clients whose voices are seldom heard. Little is known of their experiences and how they perceive their relations with social workers. In this article, 13 parents, whose children are placed in care, give evidence of their contact with social workers. Parents who had positive experiences were invited to participate in the assessment process, and their definitions of problems and difficultie…
Jokes and routines make everyday life a good life—on ‘doing family’ for young people in foster care in Sweden
The aim of this article is to identify inclusion practices in foster families by studying the everyday life of young people entering various types of foster family. Structure and warmth in the family stand out as important dimensions of everyday life. What is not so evident in previous research is the way emotional ‘warmth’ is created. In particular, joking, gentle teasing and laughing, which in this paper stand out as important inclusion practic…
Procedures when young people leave care — Views of 111 Swedish social services managers
Settling into a new home as a teenager
Managing Loss and a Threatened Identity
Parents of children growing up in foster-care have been a largely neglected group in policy, practice and research, in spite of the fact that these parents are often vulnerable adults who experience a profound loss and a threat to their identity. Parents' involvement through contact is also likely to have an impact on children's stability and security in the foster family. This article draws on data from parallel qualitative studies at the Univer…
School as an opportunity and resilience factor for young people placed in care
The aim of this article is to describe and discuss how school can constitute a life opportunity and a resilience factor for young people at risk, as well as for those placed in care. Thirty-three young people were interviewed on two separate occasions. The results showed that school could provide a place of structure and safety, in contrast to a chaotic family life. When it was impossible to bring friends home, due to parents' problems, school al…
Education for disadvantaged groups — Structural and individual challenges
Out of home care in Norway and Sweden – similar and different
An overview of the current situation in the out-of-home care in Norway and Sweden is presented in this article; also the development in later years is described and discussed. Socially, politically and culturally there are few differences between Norway and Sweden. Child protection and out-of-home placement of children and young people are integrated parts in the welfare state that are shared by the Nordic countries. It is a model that builds on …
Prioritising education for children looked after away from home
The idea for this special issue of the journal arose from a cross-national research project funded under the European Union Seventh Framework Program on Youth and Social Inclusion. The five-country
Voices of 65 Young People Leaving Care in Sweden
The purpose of this study is to examine young care leavers’ experiences of supportive and nonsupportive factors after leaving care. Telephone interviews were conducted with 65 young people, between 18 and 26 years old, who had left care in Sweden within the previous 3 months to 3 years. The care-leaving process was in many cases described by the young people as badly planned and compressed. Some interviewees received support from the formal netwo…
Unveiling the experiences of young people in foster care
This article examines the lived experiences of young people in the process of leaving the care of SOS Children’s Villages in both Nigeria and Portugal. Interviews were conducted with 12 young people and data were analysed using content analysis. Young people’s lived experiences were captured in three emerging dimensions of past, present and future experiences. The study recommends resolving young people’s childhood conflicts towards a successful …
What is a family? Constructions of family and parenting after a custody transfer from birth parents to foster parents
The subject of stability for children in long‐term foster care is an emerging field within social work with vulnerable children. In Sweden, the adoption of foster children is not a common occurrence. Instead, when a child has been placed in foster care for 3 years, the local social welfare committee will consider whether the custody of the child should be transferred to the foster parents regardless of the circumstances of the birth parents, in o…
Recognition of education and schooling in case files for children and young people placed in out-of-home care
Teenagers in foster care
The task of fostering adolescents is unique, requiring skills, qualities, and information that acknowledge each young person's particular needs. This editorial summarises a range of research in this special issue covering parenting styles, transitions out of care, child sexual exploitation, and the needs of LGBTQ and separated teenagers. Three themes emerging from the papers are discussed: autonomy and control; risk, resilience, and trauma; and r…
A comparison of state support for young people leaving care in Norway and Sweden
The aim of this article is to account for and discuss support to young care leavers within the comparable welfare regimes of Norway and Sweden and to explore key differences between these 2 countries. This model implies that children and young people are included and entitled to support through being family members, not as independent actors in their own right. This makes young care leaver's transition from care to adulthood problematic—as they o…
Child welfare removal of infants
Security-first thinking and educational practices for young children in foster care in Sweden and England
Time and context shaping the transition from out-of-home care to adulthood in Portugal
The difficulties that modern care leavers face on the way to independence are the focus of many studies. The present research illustrates how time and context - operationalised through belonging to different generations, from the previous century to today – has shaped care leavers’ pathways to adulthood in Portugal. To trace these pathways, ten care leavers were selected based on purposeful sampling and snowball methods. To reveal the factors tha…
Identity Formation and Developing Meaningful Social Relationships
This article draws from a broader research project Transnational childhoods , illuminating the agency and experiences of children and young people migrating from Poland and Romania to Sweden under the age of 18. Focusing on young people born in Poland and having social relationships post-migration as central theoretical component, the article explores the role that the Polish Catholic community in Sweden plays in the lives of young Polish migrant…
Psychology (29 obras) · Child Welfare and Adoption (28 obras) · Medicine (22 obras) · Political science (20 obras) · Sociology (19 obras) · Developmental psychology (17 obras) · Foster care (17 obras) · Nursing (16 obras) · Family Support in Illness (15 obras) · Social Psychology (15 obras)