N Thomas
Biographic Data
| ID | 4725 |
|---|---|
| NAME | N Thomas |
| GIVEN NAMES | N |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomas |
| SIGNATURE | THOMAS N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swansea University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0844-6838 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 83 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Care Planning and Review for Looked After Children
This Critical Commentary reviews progress in research into planning and reviewing for children in care in England and Wales since the publication of two major studies in the late 1990s (roughly coinciding with the New Labour period). It briefly considers the changing context of law, regulation and guidance and the aims and objectives of the care planning and review system. It then reviews the limited research literature available, in relation to …
Parenting and parenting support
Your friends don’t understand’
This paper is based on a study of the experiences of people identified as ‘young carers’, commissioned by the National Assembly for Wales as part of a wider review of carers’ needs and services. Following a brief review of some of the previous research in this area, the paper reports key findings of the research, using the words of children and young people as much as possible. It then goes on to explore some of the wider implications of this and…
Discovering what children think
This paper is concerned with children's involvement in decisions and with what happens when adults communicate with children to discover their thoughts and feelings. It is based on a study of the participation of children aged between 8 and 12 in decisions when they are looked after by local authorities. The paper briefly describes the research and its main findings, before going on to describe aspects of the methodology in more detail. This lead…
The ethics of participatory research with children
This paper argues that ethical problems in research involving direct contact with children can be overcome by using a participatory approach. A study of children's participation in decisions when they are looked after is described in terms of how a view of the ‘social child’ (James, 1995) shaped the approach to establishing contact with children, the choice of topics and methods of communication which were used, and the way in which children were…
When children's wishes and feelings clash with their `best interests
No Abstract
Safeguarding Children under the Children Act 1989
Degrees of Involvement
Robert Sanders is Lecturer in the Department of Social Policy and Applied Social Studies at the University of Wales Swansea. He has a B.Sc. (Psychology) and an MA (Psychology) from New York, and obtained his CQSW and M.Sc. (Applied Social Studies) at the LSE. He has practised in local authority child and family work, specializing in under 5's services, child protection and children in substitute family care before entering the training and educat…
Young People’s Social Attitudes
The police role in the management of child protection services
The involvement of police in child protection services has undergone substantial changes since the mid 1970s when there was a dramatic increase in emphasis placed on interagency coordination and cooperation. However, the literature on child protection, whilst addressing issues of how agencies work together in individual cases of abuse, says very little about how the services available for abused children and their families are jointly managed. Th…
Allegations of child abuse in local authority care
This article reviews research about child abuse, and allegations of abuse, in local authority foster care. It goes on to discuss government and local authority responses in terms of procedures and guidance, with particular reference to experience in one local authority. It concludes by questioning the applicability of child protection procedures to many of the situations which arise in foster care
Child Welfare Services in Russia
This is an account of a visit to Moscow in May 1994 to assess the possibilities for collaboration in developing child welfare services in Russia. The authors argue that the present situation is a critical one for millions of children, and that there is an urgent need for practical and theoretical assistance from Britain
Good Practice
Excavations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Complex at Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, 1947–1952 and 1981
From 1946 to 1952. excavations were undertaken in advance of destruction by gravel workings of a series of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age monuments at Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxon. These included a long enclosure, a cursus, a double ditched henge, pit circles and ring ditches with primary and secondary cremation burials and a notable Beaker burial. Sites I, II, IV, V and VI, all pit circles or ring ditches, were published in 1951. This report descr…
Learning Begins at Home
When children's wishes and feelings clash with their `best interests
No Abstract
Your friends don’t understand’
This paper is based on a study of the experiences of people identified as ‘young carers’, commissioned by the National Assembly for Wales as part of a wider review of carers’ needs and services. Following a brief review of some of the previous research in this area, the paper reports key findings of the research, using the words of children and young people as much as possible. It then goes on to explore some of the wider implications of this and…
Excavations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Complex at Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, 1947–1952 and 1981
From 1946 to 1952. excavations were undertaken in advance of destruction by gravel workings of a series of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age monuments at Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxon. These included a long enclosure, a cursus, a double ditched henge, pit circles and ring ditches with primary and secondary cremation burials and a notable Beaker burial. Sites I, II, IV, V and VI, all pit circles or ring ditches, were published in 1951. This report descr…
Discovering what children think
This paper is concerned with children's involvement in decisions and with what happens when adults communicate with children to discover their thoughts and feelings. It is based on a study of the participation of children aged between 8 and 12 in decisions when they are looked after by local authorities. The paper briefly describes the research and its main findings, before going on to describe aspects of the methodology in more detail. This lead…
The police role in the management of child protection services
The involvement of police in child protection services has undergone substantial changes since the mid 1970s when there was a dramatic increase in emphasis placed on interagency coordination and cooperation. However, the literature on child protection, whilst addressing issues of how agencies work together in individual cases of abuse, says very little about how the services available for abused children and their families are jointly managed. Th…
Safeguarding Children under the Children Act 1989
Allegations of child abuse in local authority care
This article reviews research about child abuse, and allegations of abuse, in local authority foster care. It goes on to discuss government and local authority responses in terms of procedures and guidance, with particular reference to experience in one local authority. It concludes by questioning the applicability of child protection procedures to many of the situations which arise in foster care
Learning Begins at Home
Excavations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Complex at Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, 1947–1952 and 1981
From 1946 to 1952. excavations were undertaken in advance of destruction by gravel workings of a series of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age monuments at Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxon. These included a long enclosure, a cursus, a double ditched henge, pit circles and ring ditches with primary and secondary cremation burials and a notable Beaker burial. Sites I, II, IV, V and VI, all pit circles or ring ditches, were published in 1951. This report descr…
Child Welfare Services in Russia
This is an account of a visit to Moscow in May 1994 to assess the possibilities for collaboration in developing child welfare services in Russia. The authors argue that the present situation is a critical one for millions of children, and that there is an urgent need for practical and theoretical assistance from Britain
Good Practice
Allegations of child abuse in local authority care
This article reviews research about child abuse, and allegations of abuse, in local authority foster care. It goes on to discuss government and local authority responses in terms of procedures and guidance, with particular reference to experience in one local authority. It concludes by questioning the applicability of child protection procedures to many of the situations which arise in foster care
Young People’s Social Attitudes
The police role in the management of child protection services
The involvement of police in child protection services has undergone substantial changes since the mid 1970s when there was a dramatic increase in emphasis placed on interagency coordination and cooperation. However, the literature on child protection, whilst addressing issues of how agencies work together in individual cases of abuse, says very little about how the services available for abused children and their families are jointly managed. Th…
Safeguarding Children under the Children Act 1989
Degrees of Involvement
Robert Sanders is Lecturer in the Department of Social Policy and Applied Social Studies at the University of Wales Swansea. He has a B.Sc. (Psychology) and an MA (Psychology) from New York, and obtained his CQSW and M.Sc. (Applied Social Studies) at the LSE. He has practised in local authority child and family work, specializing in under 5's services, child protection and children in substitute family care before entering the training and educat…
The ethics of participatory research with children
This paper argues that ethical problems in research involving direct contact with children can be overcome by using a participatory approach. A study of children's participation in decisions when they are looked after is described in terms of how a view of the ‘social child’ (James, 1995) shaped the approach to establishing contact with children, the choice of topics and methods of communication which were used, and the way in which children were…
When children's wishes and feelings clash with their `best interests
No Abstract
Discovering what children think
This paper is concerned with children's involvement in decisions and with what happens when adults communicate with children to discover their thoughts and feelings. It is based on a study of the participation of children aged between 8 and 12 in decisions when they are looked after by local authorities. The paper briefly describes the research and its main findings, before going on to describe aspects of the methodology in more detail. This lead…
Your friends don’t understand’
This paper is based on a study of the experiences of people identified as ‘young carers’, commissioned by the National Assembly for Wales as part of a wider review of carers’ needs and services. Following a brief review of some of the previous research in this area, the paper reports key findings of the research, using the words of children and young people as much as possible. It then goes on to explore some of the wider implications of this and…
Parenting and parenting support
Care Planning and Review for Looked After Children
This Critical Commentary reviews progress in research into planning and reviewing for children in care in England and Wales since the publication of two major studies in the late 1990s (roughly coinciding with the New Labour period). It briefly considers the changing context of law, regulation and guidance and the aims and objectives of the care planning and review system. It then reviews the limited research literature available, in relation to …
Psychology (12 works) · Political science (8 works) · Law (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Child protection (4 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (4 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works)