Graduation Semester and Year
2017
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work
Department
Social Work
First Advisor
Rebecca L Hegar
Abstract
The goal of this qualitative dissertation is to explore why some international adoptions result in dissolution. I attempt to answer this question through the experiences of American parents who adopted children internationally and experienced dissolution of an adoption. The objective of the research is to expand existing knowledge concerning international adoption disruption because the topic is extremely understudied. Factors examined are: aspects contributing to adoption dissolution as described in existing literature; historical perspectives on adoption, including international adoption; effectiveness of adoption services as ways to enhance adoption outcome; proposed methodological approaches for adoption dissolution research; and results of the study. This study presents information to guide future research in the area of international adoption disruption, a greatly understudied topic. The results provide guidelines for adoption specialists working with families wishing to adopt internationally.
Keywords
Adoption, International adoption, Adoption dissolution, Adoption disruption, Adoptive parents
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Verbovaya, Olga Vladimirovna, "ADOPTION DISSOLUTION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ADOPTIVE PARENTS FROM THE USA WHO ADOPTED CHILDREN INTERNATIONALLY" (2017). Social Work Dissertations. 145.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/socialwork_dissertations/145
Comments
Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington