Assessing suitability for adoptive parenthood

Hypothetical Questions as Part of Ongoing Conversation

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ID5966411
AutoresMartine Noordegraaf (0000-0001-6613-7737, Utrecht University,The Netherlands,, autor correspondente), Carolus Van Nijnatten (Utrecht University,The Netherlands), Ed Elbers (Utrecht University,The Netherlands)
Ano2008
Volume10
Fascículo5
Páginas655-672
Data de publicação2008-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDiscourse Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1461-4456 • E-ISSN: 1461-7080
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1461445608094217
OpenAlexW2154324383
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas13

Social workers with the Dutch Child Protection Board use hypothetical questions as a means to assess the suitability of prospective adoptive parents for adoption. In particular, while talking about the future, prospective adoptive parents are assessed on their educational skills, knowledge and awareness with regard to adoption-specific problems. In our study we analysed the preliminary conversational work that has to be done in order to pose a hypothetical question. We distinguished between 1) patterns that start with an eliciting question as a way of collecting topics with which to build a hypothetical question, and 2) patterns that start with a retrieving question, using themes from earlier conversation. Follow up questions are part of the preparatory work and form a bridge between the elicitation of topics and the actual hypothetical question. These follow up questions can be asked both before and after the introduction of the hypothetical question. Follow-up questions in post-position allow the social worker to challenge parents' answers to hypothetical questions

Conversation · Conversation analysis · Communication · Early Childhood Education and Development · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Psychology · Social Psychology