Reidun Follesø
Biographic Data
| ID | 6654702 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Reidun Follesø |
| GIVEN NAMES | Reidun |
| FAMILY NAME | Follesø |
| SIGNATURE | FOLLESØ R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nordland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
We Need Guidance and Support, but How Can We Trust Those People? Parents' Experiences of Family Reunification Following Out‐Of‐Home Care
This study explores parents' perspectives on needs for support in family reunification in the context of child welfare in Norway. A cross‐national challenge is the breakdown of reunifications, re‐entry to out‐of‐home care and frequent relocations for children. To develop services promoting more successful reunifications, there is a need for knowledge of birthparents' perspectives on the support required in reunifications. Twenty parents participa…
Involving Methods in Youth Research
Youth at Risk or Terms at Risk
In this article, I ask how the two terms youth and risk are connected to each other. What are the predominant descriptions for this collective term, and what consequences can such descriptions lead to? In conclusion, I ask if there may be alternative terms that could be used to encourage understanding and active movement in other directions. My hope is to challenge predominant understandings of ‘youth at risk’. To achieve this, we must ask new qu…
Narrative Approaches as a Supplementary Source of Knowledge on Marginalized Groups
This article reflects upon two different research projects that involve narratives from youth in care and youth growing up in families with gay and lesbian parents. We argue that these narrative approaches may offer a supplementary source of knowledge on marginalized groups that often seem hard to reach. The first method involves the participant and researcher collaborating to convert an oral narrative into a written one. In the second, the parti…
Youth at Risk or Terms at Risk
In this article, I ask how the two terms youth and risk are connected to each other. What are the predominant descriptions for this collective term, and what consequences can such descriptions lead to? In conclusion, I ask if there may be alternative terms that could be used to encourage understanding and active movement in other directions. My hope is to challenge predominant understandings of ‘youth at risk’. To achieve this, we must ask new qu…
Narrative Approaches as a Supplementary Source of Knowledge on Marginalized Groups
This article reflects upon two different research projects that involve narratives from youth in care and youth growing up in families with gay and lesbian parents. We argue that these narrative approaches may offer a supplementary source of knowledge on marginalized groups that often seem hard to reach. The first method involves the participant and researcher collaborating to convert an oral narrative into a written one. In the second, the parti…
Youth at Risk or Terms at Risk
In this article, I ask how the two terms youth and risk are connected to each other. What are the predominant descriptions for this collective term, and what consequences can such descriptions lead to? In conclusion, I ask if there may be alternative terms that could be used to encourage understanding and active movement in other directions. My hope is to challenge predominant understandings of ‘youth at risk’. To achieve this, we must ask new qu…
Involving Methods in Youth Research
We Need Guidance and Support, but How Can We Trust Those People? Parents' Experiences of Family Reunification Following Out‐Of‐Home Care
This study explores parents' perspectives on needs for support in family reunification in the context of child welfare in Norway. A cross‐national challenge is the breakdown of reunifications, re‐entry to out‐of‐home care and frequent relocations for children. To develop services promoting more successful reunifications, there is a need for knowledge of birthparents' perspectives on the support required in reunifications. Twenty parents participa…
Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Ask price (1 work) · Business (1 work)