Boys' Stories of Their Time in a Residential School

Mark Smith

Boys' Stories of Their Time in a Residential School
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
27 May 2024
Pages
160
ISBN
9781032333885

Boys’ Stories of Their Time in a Residential School

Mark Smith

This book provides rich insights into the pre and post care experiences of boys who were pupils in a residential school where the author worked over the course of the 1980s.

It describes the boys' trajectories through life, as well as detailing the rhythms, rituals, routines, and relationships that existed in the school. While the focus is on the (former) boys' experiences, these are augmented by interview material from staff members, including religious Brothers, who worked in the school.

Together, these different perspectives provide unique insights into an area of social work history that is ill-served by existing accounts, making the book required reading for all scholars and students of social work; social and oral history; narrative sociology; criminology and desistance and social policy.

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