This report presents the result of a literature review commissioned by the government Committee on violence against children ( Barnevoldsutvalget ). The aim of the literature review was to provide an outline of research ...

Point of departure and research questions In 2006 the Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (BLD) funded a comprehensive study of children, young people and their parents from households with long-term low ...

Evaluation of a comprehensive reform In 2004, the State took over the responsibility for the part of the child welfare services which had formerly been administered by 19 counties. A new unit was established, consisting ...

Studiens siktemål er å få frem forskningsbasert kunnskap om barnevernets ettervernsarbeid. Gjennom barnevernstatistikk, intervjuer og spørreskjemadata formidles erfaringer og praksis om ettervern fra ungdom, fosterforeldre, ...

In this report results from NOVA’s evaluation of “The Pilot Project” (Losprosjektet) is presented. This was a three-year project in 15 municipalities all over the country, initiated by the Ministry of Children, Equality ...

The report has to parts. First we present a knowledge review concerning the situation of children and young people with parents who are LGBT. In the second part we discuss statistical information about how many children ...

In this report new results from the study ”Child welfare in Norway 1990-2010” are presented. The project started in the middle 1990’ies, and since then new cohorts have been added consequtively. By 2010 the child welfare ...

In 2010 a four-year research program about Norwegian foster care practices was initiated: ”Foster care for the needs of children”. The program was commissioned by the Directorate of Children, Young People and the Family. ...

In June, 2010 a legislative change was effected making an offer of homework assistance to all pupils in years 1 through 4 mandatory for all primary schools in Norway, when the children are from 6-7 to 9-10 years old. ...

I april 2002 arrangerte NOVA et seminar om tverrnasjonal, komparativ barneforskning. Norske og utenlandske foredragsholdere belyste muligheter og utfordringer som er knyttet til å utvikle kunnskap om barn og barndom ved ...