Research on Children in Substitute Care

is fully appreciated that research may $ take diverse forms, works of a simply p speculative or impressionistic character ^ are therefore excluded. Of coursen valuable contributions are often made, f?r t instance, by trained workers writing in* \ formally about their experiences. The intention is not to disregard material of , this kind. Nevertheless, it remains true ; that the survey is concerned rather with j what is, than what may be or should be. j The following five areas are to he covered: (1) adoption (including both adopted children and adoptive parents,