Toyin Okitikpi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6464344 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Toyin Okitikpi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Toyin |
| FAMILY NAME | Okitikpi |
| SIGNATURE | OKITIKPI T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Toyin Okitikpi is Visiting Professor in Social Work, University of Bedfordshire, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Diversity and Complexity of the Everyday Lives of Mixed Racial and Ethnic Families
Recent research on mixed racial and ethnic couples and lone parents in Britain indicates that not only are they a diverse group, but they also have a diversity of ways of understanding their difference and creating a sense of belonging for their children (Caballero et al, 2008; Caballero, 2010, 2011). Such research strongly challenges the idea that there is - or should be - a single benchmark of how to raise children from mixed racial and ethnic …
Social work with African refugee children and their families
This article explores the issues and dilemmas that arise when social workers attempt to work with African refugee and asylum seeking children and their families. There is a complex interplay between social workers’ skills and knowledge in this area and the prevailing social attitudes towards these groups of service users. By initially setting the context of mass movement of peoples from situations of danger in their countries of origin, the discu…
The Diversity and Complexity of the Everyday Lives of Mixed Racial and Ethnic Families
Recent research on mixed racial and ethnic couples and lone parents in Britain indicates that not only are they a diverse group, but they also have a diversity of ways of understanding their difference and creating a sense of belonging for their children (Caballero et al, 2008; Caballero, 2010, 2011). Such research strongly challenges the idea that there is - or should be - a single benchmark of how to raise children from mixed racial and ethnic …
Social work with African refugee children and their families
This article explores the issues and dilemmas that arise when social workers attempt to work with African refugee and asylum seeking children and their families. There is a complex interplay between social workers’ skills and knowledge in this area and the prevailing social attitudes towards these groups of service users. By initially setting the context of mass movement of peoples from situations of danger in their countries of origin, the discu…
Social work with African refugee children and their families
This article explores the issues and dilemmas that arise when social workers attempt to work with African refugee and asylum seeking children and their families. There is a complex interplay between social workers’ skills and knowledge in this area and the prevailing social attitudes towards these groups of service users. By initially setting the context of mass movement of peoples from situations of danger in their countries of origin, the discu…
The Diversity and Complexity of the Everyday Lives of Mixed Racial and Ethnic Families
Recent research on mixed racial and ethnic couples and lone parents in Britain indicates that not only are they a diverse group, but they also have a diversity of ways of understanding their difference and creating a sense of belonging for their children (Caballero et al, 2008; Caballero, 2010, 2011). Such research strongly challenges the idea that there is - or should be - a single benchmark of how to raise children from mixed racial and ethnic …
Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Child Welfare and Adoption (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Criminology (1 work) · Diversity (politics (1 work) · Engineering (1 work)