First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Introduction; Chapter I Principles and Issues of Foster Care in the Nineteenth Century; Chapter II The Role of Foster Parents; Chapter III Recruitment of Foster Parents; Chapter IV Assessment of Foster Parents; Chapter V Preplacement Work in Foster Care; Chapter VI Outcome of Foster Care; Chapter VII Conclusion;

V. George Department of Social Science, Nottingham University