Hajara Bentum

Biographic Data

ID6186340
NAMEHajara Bentum
GIVEN NAMESHajara
FAMILY NAMEBentum
SIGNATUREBENTUM H
AFFILIATIONSEdith Cowan University
ORCID0000-0002-1682-9740
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS7
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Do lineage-based inheritance norms matter in kinship care arrangements? Exploring inheritance paths in grandparent kinship care practice in Ghana

    Open AccessHajara Bentum, Alhassan Abdullah et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Studies2026

    Kinship lineage and inheritance norms in Ghana play a significant role in shaping family decisions. Research has shown that kinship lineage and inheritance norms determine kin membership for children by specifying whether they belong to their maternal or paternal family, as well as whether they can inherit properties of their biological father or mother. The notion of kinship membership has shaped parenting and child welfare practices in Ghana, i…

  • Well‐being of grandparent kinship caregivers

    Open AccessHajara Bentum, Vicki Banham et al.ARTICLEFamily Relations2025

  • I Am Still Concerned About Them’

    Open AccessHajara Bentum, Vicki Banham et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2025References: 12

    Research evidence has shown that adverse occurrences within the kinship caregiving environment, such as the grandparents' experiences of violence and abuse, may introduce new stressors or exacerbate existing aged‐related challenges, leading to adverse impacts on grandparent kinship carers. Yet no research has explored the impact of abuse and violence experienced by grandparent kinship caregivers from children in their care. This study involved na…

  • Contributing to indigenous social work practice in Africa

    Open AccessMary Ayim, Alhassan Abdullah et al.ARTICLEQualitative Social Work2023

    This paper aims to contribute to the indigenisation discourse by illustrating how dominant discourses and cultural practices explain and perpetuate social problems. We argue that focussing on the fundamental issue of a cultural conceptualisation of social problems will contribute positively to the development of the indigenous social work practice framework. As social work education forms an important foundation for how future social work practic…

  • Protective indigenous collective value of Ubuntu and child neglect

    Open AccessAlhassan Abdullah, Hajara Bentum et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2023Cited by: 1References: 6

    Theories on collective efficacy and social support suggest that indigenous values that support collective practices and sanction community obligations to childcare would be protective against child neglect. Likewise, new qualitative findings show that collective values are stronger in rural areas than in urban. This study tested the claims that the value of Ubuntu, which is a symbolic cultural value of ‘being for others’, will be protective again…

  • Safeguarding the welfare of refugee children in Ghana

    Open AccessAlhassan Abdullah, Crispin Rakibu Mbamba et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2023References: 27

  • Reunification in Informal Foster Care Child Placement

    Open AccessHajara Bentum, Esmeranda ManfulARTICLEJournal of Social Service Research2022References: 30

    Informal foster care remains the preferred alternative care option for children in many parts of the world. However, the processes of reunification in informal foster care are largely unknown. This qualitative study sought to explore the reunification processes within informal foster care in Ghana to inform child protection services for better program design for such children. Twenty interviews were conducted with reunified fostered children and …

  • Parental poverty, physical neglect and child welfare intervention

    Open AccessAlhassan Abdullah, Mary Ayim et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2021Cited by: 1References: 53

  • Informal Control and Safety Measures of Street Hawkers

    Open AccessAlhassan Abdullah, Hajara Bentum et al.ARTICLEUrban Forum2020

  • A reason for the unmet needs of children in contact with social services? Non-resident fathers’ perspectives on delinquent child maintenance claims

    Open AccessVictoria Awortwe, Hajara Bentum et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2020Cited by: 4References: 32

  • Becoming Professionals in Inclusive Education Settings

    Hajara Bentum, Alhassan Abdullah et al.ARTICLEPractice2019Cited by: 1References: 6

    The research literature highlights the need for helping professionals such as Social Workers, psychologists, counsellors and support staff in the successful implementation of inclusive education. As a result of this, national policies on inclusive education in Ghana mention the involvement of Social Workers in inclusive schools (schools practising inclusive education). However, there are no reported studies about the presence of Social Workers in…