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Transracial Adoption (Tra) And The Development Of Ethnoracial Identity, Mairi Mckenna
Transracial Adoption (Tra) And The Development Of Ethnoracial Identity, Mairi Mckenna
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Research on the experience of transracial adoption and the development of identity has indicated that supports for this process are required. Research that has not named transracial adoption as negatively impacting on identity has also recommended these kinds of family supports. There has, however, been a disquieting absence of such support programs. It is for these reasons that I have set out to start the process of identifying the best practices for such supports and begin the process of creating such a program. The methodology is influenced by a number of different theories: participatory action research (PAR), needs assessment, capacity …