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Ministers' Perceptions of Foster Care, Adoptions, and the Role of the Black Church

Ministers' Perceptions of Foster Care, Adoptions, and the Role of the Black Church Results from survey research of 51 Black ministers indicate that the Black church is potentially an untapped resource for the placement of African American children in permanent homes. The study population indicated knowledge of the need for African American foster care and adoptive families but did not include this need as part of the focus of work for their respective churches. Implications for additional research are highlighted. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adoption Quarterly Taylor & Francis

Ministers' Perceptions of Foster Care, Adoptions, and the Role of the Black Church

Singleton, Sharron M.; Roseman, Fay
Adoption Quarterly , Volume 7 (3): 13 – Jan 1, 2004
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Ministers' Perceptions of Foster Care, Adoptions, and the Role of the Black Church

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Results from survey research of 51 Black ministers indicate that the Black church is potentially an untapped resource for the placement of African American children in permanent homes. The study population indicated knowledge of the need for African American foster care and adoptive families but did not include this need as part of the focus of work for their respective churches. Implications for additional research are highlighted.
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Taylor & Francis
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Abstract

Results from survey research of 51 Black ministers indicate that the Black church is potentially an untapped resource for the placement of African American children in permanent homes. The study population indicated knowledge of the need for African American foster care and adoptive families but did not include this need as part of the focus of work for their respective churches. Implications for additional research are highlighted.

Journal

Adoption Quarterly – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 1, 2004

Keywords: Ministers' perceptions; Black Church; adoption

References

  • The church, the family, and the school in the African-American community
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  • Minority children and the child welfare system: A historical perspective
  • Separation experience of parents whose children are in foster care
  • Infants who stayin foster care: Child characteristics and permanency outcomes of legally free children first placed as infants
  • The importance of the natural parents to the child in placement
  • It takes an entire village
  • An experiment in recruitment of Negro adoptive parents
  • The meaning of parents to the placed child
  • Developments in research on Black families: A decade review
  • Black Americans' perceptions of the sociohistorical role of the church
  • One church, one child: Placing children with special needs