Leaving Care - Experiences of Care Leavers in Poland and Germany
How do young people in Poland and Germany experience the process of transitioning from foster care and residential care homes to independent living?
Project status:
finalised
Period:
–
Type:
Research project
Profile:
Social Space – Education, Participation, Community
Organisational Unit:
Cooperation partners:
Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski
Project participants:
Claudia Gaebel
Sophia Hoppe
Friederike Lorenz-Sinai
In the qualitative, explorative comparative study, we are investigating the experiences of young people in Poland and Germany in cooperation with the University of Warmińsko-Mazurski (Dr Sylwester Zagulski) and other cooperation partners in Poland. In group discussions, we ask young people for their recommendations for successful transition processes. The study also includes a comparison of the legal and institutional conditions for leaving care in Poland and Germany.
Publications
Sophia Hoppe, Piotr Kulikowski, Friederike Lorenz-Sinai, Astrid Męczkowska-Christiansen, Sylwester Zagulski (2023):
Selected Aspects of Foster Care Systems in Poland and Germany
Social work & society, Band 21, Heft 3, S. 1-18.
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Project management
Research Professorship for Methods of Social Work and Social Work Research
Student staff members
- Sophia Hoppe
- Claudia Gaebel