The Slow Evolution of Foster Care in Australia Just Like a Family?
This book draws on archival, oral history and public policy sources to tell a history of foster care in Australia from the nineteenth century to the present day. It is, primarily, a social history which places the voices of people directly touched by fost
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THE HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD
THE SLOW EVOLUTION OF FOSTER CARE IN AUSTRALIA Just Like A Family?
NELL MUSGROVE AND DEIDRE MICHELL
Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood Series Editors George Rousseau University of Oxford, UK Laurence Brockliss University of Oxford, UK
Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood is the first of its kind to historicise childhood in the English-speaking world; at present no historical series on children/childhood exists, despite burgeoning areas within Child Studies. The series aims to act both as a forum for publishing works in the history of childhood and a mechanism for consolidating the identity and attraction of the new discipline. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14586
Nell Musgrove · Deidre Michell
The Slow Evolution of Foster Care in Australia Just Like a Family?
Nell Musgrove Australian Catholic University Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
Deidre Michell University of Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood ISBN 978-3-319-93899-8 ISBN 978-3-319-93900-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93900-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018945194 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: © veryan dale/Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
This book attempts the enormous task of placing a robust critical examination of foster care in a deep historical context, and communicating that to as wide a readership as possible. Writing a book with multiple audiences in mind is never an easy task, yet we saw no other option when we began our discussions about how to capture the years of
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