.... It then draws on theories of policy diffusion and the initial findings of this study to develop an analytical framework for the further study of the diffusion of the Bookstart program. Findings The Bookstart program, which is designed to promote reading habits for children 0 to 3 years old and to strengthen...

... authority children’s homes sector to assess Power’s predictions regarding the “colonisation” and “decoupling” of management audits within professional state agencies. The findings suggest that the introduction of a managerial audit in children’s residential social work has involved a complex, negotiated...

...Andrew Kendrick; Murray Simpson; Elisabeth Mapstone Based on research funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, looks at change in services for children and young people in difficulty and the implications for inter‐disciplinary working. The research is based on 80 interviews conducted with key...