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Using Photovoice to Illuminate Challenges Facing Children with Disabilities in Inclusive Education in Ghana 利用Photovoice照亮加纳全纳教育中残疾儿童面临的挑战

Social Work and Social Sciences Review Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.1921/swssr.v24i1.2025

Edward Asamoah, Er-Menan Amaniampong, E. Manful, Nelson Gyasi-Boadu, Elizabeth Nana Mbrah Koomson-Yalley

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Safety concerns for under-15 house helpers living with their non-biological parents in Nigeria: A call to revamp social protection strategies 尼日利亚15岁以下家庭佣工与非亲生父母同住的安全问题:修订社会保护战略的呼吁

Social Work and Social Sciences Review Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.1921/swssr.v24i1.2008

Chinyere E. Onalu, Blessing Ramsey-Soroghaye, P. Okah

{"title":"Safety concerns for under-15 house helpers living with their non-biological parents in Nigeria: A call to revamp social protection strategies","authors":"Chinyere E. Onalu, Blessing Ramsey-Soroghaye, P. Okah","doi":"10.1921/swssr.v24i1.2008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v24i1.2008","url":null,"abstract":"Traditionally, the Nigeria system provides different reasons why children move from their biological parents to homes of non-biological parent, older relatives, and other social networks. While it is true that any form of under-aged labour mete on a child is illegal, certain cultural and social patterns are the reasons for the promotion of this phenomenon. Common among these reasons is the lack of resources to provide care and cater for the child (ren), death of the biological parents, and/or the parent wishing the child grows under tough conditions that supposedly makes the child a responsible adult. Notwithstanding these reasons, there are concerns that have been raised pertaining to the welfare of under-aged children in this setting, as it is reported that a considerable number of under-aged children suffer abuse, humiliation and other hazards. While this practice of raising children has grown to be popular and approved by communities in Nigeria, little is said about the abusive concerns that have been fastened to the practice. This study underscores the reasons for the persistence of these abusive concerns, despite the presence of the 2003 Child Rights Act. It advocates for a revamping of Nigeria’s social protection space, signposting the relevance of social workers to such cause. Data was sourced through in-depth interview organized for 10 respondents (five parents and five house helpers). Analysis was done thematically. Themes derived from the study showed that safety concerns as regards under-aged helpers are non-existent and this increases the severity of mental, emotional and physical damages faced by the under-aged children. It is clear that there is a dire need for Nigerian government to set up and implement well-coordinated social protection measures and programmes for vulnerable children and their households. These well-coordinated social protection measures will help to keep these vulnerable children within the safety net of their family.","PeriodicalId":53681,"journal":{"name":"Social Work and Social Sciences Review","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81004606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Neo-liberal State and Child Welfare Policy in Nigeria 尼日利亚的新自由主义国家和儿童福利政策

Social Work and Social Sciences Review Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.1921/swssr.v24i1.2019

Nkemdilim P. Anazonwu, P. Mbah, Chukwuedozie Kenechukwu Ajaero

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Non-kinship foster care in Nigeria: Socioeconomic and demographic drivers of mothers’ willingness to foster 尼日利亚的非亲属寄养:母亲愿意寄养的社会经济和人口驱动因素

Social Work and Social Sciences Review Pub Date : 2023-05-03 DOI: 10.1921/swssr.v24i1.2012

Stanley Oloji Isangha, Tosin Yinka Akintunde, Tam Cherry Hau Lin, Anna Wai Man Choi

{"title":"Non-kinship foster care in Nigeria: Socioeconomic and demographic drivers of mothers’ willingness to foster","authors":"Stanley Oloji Isangha, Tosin Yinka Akintunde, Tam Cherry Hau Lin, Anna Wai Man Choi","doi":"10.1921/swssr.v24i1.2012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v24i1.2012","url":null,"abstract":"Research in Africa indicates an increasing number of children needing a secure and stable alternative family environment, yet the commonly used kinship care system is insufficient to meet this need requiring the support of non-kinship care. This study examined the socioeconomic and demographic drivers of willingness to foster non-kin children among mothers in Nigeria. Data from 779 mothers of children ages 2-10 were analyzed using Pearson correlation matrix and linear regression analysis to examine the associations among socioeconomic/demographic characteristics and willingness to foster. Attributes of the mothers such as region, neighborhood (rural or urban), education, occupation, and age are some determinants of willingness to foster, which also varies across children with special needs, diversity, and under six. Efforts to improve non-kinship foster care in Nigeria should consider mothers’ socioeconomic and demographic attributes when seeking to attract foster parents. The findings of this study provide implications for research, social work practice, and education in Nigeria and Africa.","PeriodicalId":53681,"journal":{"name":"Social Work and Social Sciences Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82962172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Under-18 household help in south-east Nigeria and abusive concerns: Implications for child protection and social work 尼日利亚东南部18岁以下家庭帮佣和虐待问题:对儿童保护和社会工作的影响

Social Work and Social Sciences Review Pub Date : 2023-04-06 DOI: 10.1921/swssr.v24i1.2017

H. Ajibo, J. Ene

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A question of omission of care or social reciprocity? Low-income families’ perception of child neglect in Ghana 是疏忽还是社会互惠的问题?加纳低收入家庭对儿童忽视的看法

Social Work and Social Sciences Review Pub Date : 2023-04-05 DOI: 10.1921/swssr.v24i1.1976

E. Manful, Inusah Karim

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Narratives of societal vulnerability. An insider’s critical reflection on social policy practice 社会脆弱性的叙述。局内人对社会政策实践的批判性反思

Social Work and Social Sciences Review Pub Date : 2023-03-03 DOI: 10.1921/swssr.v23i3.1837

Wilma Numans, Juliette Boog, Tine Van Regenmortel, R. Schalk

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Faith-based organizations' support for older adults in Vietnam: A comparison of Catholic and Buddhist efforts 越南宗教组织对老年人的支持:天主教和佛教的比较

Social Work and Social Sciences Review Pub Date : 2023-02-26 DOI: 10.1921/swssr.v24i1.1881

H. Hoang, Trang Nguyen, C. Medina

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‘We capture their comments before we leave the station’: Service User Involvement in the Delivery of Appropriate Adult Schemes “我们在离开车站之前收集他们的意见”:服务用户参与提供适当的成人计划

Social Work and Social Sciences Review Pub Date : 2023-02-26 DOI: 10.1921/swssr.v23i3.1655

Donna Peacock, S. Macdonald, Wendy Podd, Faye Cosgrove

{"title":"‘We capture their comments before we leave the station’: Service User Involvement in the Delivery of Appropriate Adult Schemes","authors":"Donna Peacock, S. Macdonald, Wendy Podd, Faye Cosgrove","doi":"10.1921/swssr.v23i3.1655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v23i3.1655","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of participation is now widely accepted in healthcare and social services, but is less apparent in the delivery of services for vulnerable people who encounter the Criminal Justice System and its associated agencies (Buck et al, 2020). This article considers the extent to which children and ‘vulnerable’ adults who have been detained in police custody are currently able to actively participate in the design and delivery of Appropriate Adult Schemes. This paper draws together responses from 43 services in England and Wales concerning levels of service user engagement to ascertain the current level of participation, and to make recommendations for the future. The paper applies Forbat, et al.'s (2009) models of service user involvement to conceptualise ideological drivers which underpin the Appropriate Adult Scheme's commitment to involvement. The data reveal that while there is a genuine desire to improve service user participation, that institutional, financial, and attitudinal barriers mean that participation either does not occur or is at a very cursory level.","PeriodicalId":53681,"journal":{"name":"Social Work and Social Sciences Review","volume":"8 7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81487788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Tensions in managing the online network development of autoethnographers 管理民族志工作者在线网络发展的紧张关系

Social Work and Social Sciences Review Pub Date : 2022-12-14 DOI: 10.1921/swssr.v23i2.2083

Alec Grant, Jamie Barnes, T. Klevan, A. Donaldson

{"title":"Tensions in managing the online network development of autoethnographers","authors":"Alec Grant, Jamie Barnes, T. Klevan, A. Donaldson","doi":"10.1921/swssr.v23i2.2083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v23i2.2083","url":null,"abstract":"Although literature exists on the methodological development of autoethnographers in the classroom context, little has been written about achieving such development in online networks of dispersed individuals, and the social psychological difficulties between senior members of such networks that might ensue. This conversational autoethnography developed after Alec Grant, the first author, angrily withdrew by email from the South Coast Autoethnography Network (SCAN). Since its inception in 2013, the hub, or centre of operating activity of SCAN has historically been mostly shared between a small number of academics working in, or associated with, Sussex University and the University of Brighton in the south coast of England. With around 65 participants, SCAN aims to facilitate the development of autoethnographers, with many of its members inexperienced in the approach to differing degrees. In their conversational exchange, the authors explore, respond to, and try to make sense of and resolve, the tensions that developed in the group before and after Alec’s withdrawal from it. The authors believe that this article captures many of the interpersonal difficulties that might inevitably arise between senior members, in autoethnographic networks internationally. They therefore hope that it will serve as a useful resource for individual readers and network groups.","PeriodicalId":53681,"journal":{"name":"Social Work and Social Sciences Review","volume":"73 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80545802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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