Purpose - the purpose of this paper is to present some of the findings from an empirical, mixed methods research project that reveal underreporting and active concealment of abuse in private sector care homes. Design/methodology/approach - Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 36 care home personnel. An anonymously completed questionnaire was also used concurrently among newly appoin…
Purpose - This study aims to understand the asset and success factors that contributed to college Completions of African American males who persisted through college.Only a dismall 22 per cent of African American males receive bachelor's degrees compared to 41 per cen of White males Design/methodology/approach - The data were analyzed using interpretive phenomological analysis.The authors inte…
Purpose - This paper aims to explore parent and school leader partnership to engage high poverty and minority families against the backdrop of transformative educators fulfilling federal policy advice on parent involvement in schools.policies encouraging school and home collaboration are considered in an unbar school district. Design/methodology/approach - Qualitative methods explore perspecti…
Purpose - This paper aims to discuss the term intersectional trap.This is defined as the act of saying blanket statemenst to describe a race or group of individuals without considering variations of experience within the population.The paper will end with recomendations for research focusing on qualitative studies that explore the lived experiences of students as they form their science,technol…
Purpose - This paper aims to discuss current issues and provide suggestions for solutions. Today's classrooms across schloos in the USA are increasingly diverse. This diversity encompasses student from a myriad of cultural and linguistic and backgrounds' academic performance levels. Teacher training programs and schools are making efforts to enhance teacher knowledge in regards to this cultura…
Purpose - The purpse of this paper is to comment on scial work and safeguarding adults, current chailenges and expectations. In particular, as the Chief Social Worker for Adults, to acknowledge the positive impact of the "Making safeguarding Personal"(MPS)programme. Design/methodology/approach - The paper discusses the specific contribution of social workers to safeguarding adults Findings - …
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to report the findings from research int 40 serious case reviews (SCRs) involving adults who self-neglect. Design/methodology/approach - The study comprised analysis of 40 SCRs where self-neglect featured. The reviews were found through datailed searching of Local Safeguarding Adult Board(LSAB) web sites and through contacts with Board managers and indepe…
Purpose - the purpose of this paper is to provide an update for readers on recent issues relating to adult safeguarding, together with signposting of papers in this issue of the journal Design/methodology/approach - A review of recent media, news and policy related items was undertaken and key findings are reported. Findings - A range of findings and information pertinent to adult safeguardin…
purpose - the purpose of this paper is to explore debates about the powers social workers may need to undertake safeguarding enquiries where access to the adult is denied. Design/methodology/approach - The paper takes as a starting point a scoping review of the literature undertaken as part of a study exploring social work responses to situations where they are prevented from speaking to an ad…
Purpose - frequent attendance at emergency departments (ED) has been identified in adult protection reviews as a potential warning sign of the escalation of someone's vulnerability. Concern has been expressed avout the engagement of the National Health Service (NHS) in adult protection and the small number of NHS adult protection referrals. More specitically ED departments have been identified …