Summary information

Study title

Childtowns (1947-1980)

Creator

Sandris, Vasilis (University of Thessaly)
Van Boeschoten, Riki (University of Thessaly)

Study number / PID

doi:10.17903/FK2/N517TW (DOI)

Data access

Information not available

Series

Not available

Abstract

The network of 53 childtowns that were established by the Queen's Fund during the civil war played a vital role in the care, education and edification of orphan and poor children, and set the foundations for the current welfare system. The research began in 2009, focusing primarily on the Agia Sofia playground of Agria Volos and the experiences of the children who were hosted there during the civil war.It then expanded to other pedagogical cities and postwar times. The purpose of the research was to record the reasons and ways of introducing children to the playground, their education, the relationships they developed between children and staff, as well as the lived experience of everyday life.

Methodology

Data collection period

01/12/2009 - 01/12/2013

Country

Australia

Time dimension

Cross-section ad-hoc follow-up

Analysis unit

Individual
Media unit: Sound
Media unit: Video

Universe

Children in the care of childtowns, 1948-1980

Sampling procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Access

Publisher

Κατάλογος Δεδομένων SoDaNet

Publication year

2022

Terms of data access

Not available

Related publications

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