Author/Authors :
abdul rauf, siti hajar universiti sultan zainal abidin, kampus gong badak - pusat pengajian kerja sosial, fakulti sains sosial gunaan, Terengganu, Malaysia , siti hajar abu bakar, ah universiti malaya - fakulti sastera dan sains sosial - jabatan pentadbiran dan keadilan sosial, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA , abd wahab, haris universiti malaya - fakulti sastera dan sains sosial - jabatan pentadbiran dan keadilan sosial, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
This article discuss about an effort to map out local child welfare network, in particular, the public institutional social care. The objective of the study is to explore the child welfare network practices implementation. The study which is qualitative in its approach utilised Grounded Theory to gather the data. Aseries of face-to-face and in-depth interviews have been done among 30 respondents that come from 24different agencies. The finding show that the operations of the child welfare network system in Malaysia is in conflict with the mixed economy of care approach. The Social Network Development Model was developed to respond to the empirical evidence. This model can be instrumental in developing an integrated child welfare network in Malaysia.
Keywords :
Social network , welfare network , welfare services , child , mixed economy of care
