They helped for as long as they lived: the legacy of six pioneer child care researchers in the UK
Roger Bullock
(Centre for Social Policy, Dartington, UK)
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Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to assess the legacy of six pioneer child care researchers.
Design/methodology/approach
An assessment of the achievements of a generation of child care researchers.
Findings
The early researchers were not only highly innovative in terms of theory and methodologies but also left a set of studies that stimulated and informed subsequent studies.
Originality/value
A review of the work of six pioneering child care researchers.
Keywords
Citation
Bullock, R. (2017), "They helped for as long as they lived: the legacy of six pioneer child care researchers in the UK", Journal of Children's Services, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 59-68. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCS-02-2017-0003
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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