Child Welfare
by By Everett, Joyce E. (EDT), Chipungu, Sandra S. (EDT), and Leashore, Bogart R. (EDT)
Category: Social Science , Childrens Studies

Child Welfare,  twenty-one educators call attention to racial disparities in the child  welfare system by demonstrating how practices that are successful for  white children are often not similarly successful for African American  children. Moreover, contributors insist that policymakers and care  providers look at African American family life and child development  from a culturally-based Africentric perspective. Such a perspective, the  book argues, can serve as a catalyst for creativity and innovation in  the formulation of policies and practices aimed at improving the welfare  of African American children.