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ABSTRACT CREATING AND NURTURING A CULTURE OF ADOPTION AND ORPHAN CARE IN THE LOCAL CHURCH: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY Randall Damon Burns, Ed.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. Anthony Wayne Foster This research, a multiple case study, examined three churches to identify the key strategies used to develop and sustain an orphan care culture within their congregations. A minimum of five participants were interviewed at each church. The qualitative research design was achieved by completing semi-structured interviews over the telephone. Following the interviews, I transcribed, coded, and analyzed the data. This research identified four main strategies: teaching, leading, providing opportunities to engage, and developing support structures. Each strategy had sub-strategies. Teaching included awareness, communication, instruction, preaching, theology, Bible study, practical information, and training. Leading included types of leadership and methodology. The strategy providing opportunities to engage included raising awareness about the types of orphan care and making them accessible. Developing support structures included organizational support structures like a resource library and relational support structures like a support group. Key terms: adoption, adoption culture, culture, forming culture, orphan, orphan care, orphan care culture, orphan care strategies.

The Educare model has been represented in Swedish preschool history from the 1970s onward and is described in the Swedish preschool national curriculum. This curriculum presents a holistic view of care, learning, and development. Currently, Early Childhood Education and Care preschool teachers in Sweden have been presented with a new keyword – “teaching” - in preschool practices. The addition of the term “teaching” has placed a high emphasis on strengthening the teaching mission in the Swedish preschool nation curriculum. As the focus of preschool has been adjusted and shifting towards knowledge, and education, preschool teachers do not know how to maintain the Swedish preschool tradition and at the same time, strive for curriculum goals. Care has been seen as secondary in the context of the new demand for teaching. There are some questions and concerns regarding how much room is given to care in teaching situations. This study investigates how care is conducted and understood by Swedish preschool teachers in teaching activities in previous research studies. This study may highlight the tension not only between care and education but also the reformed curriculum and teacher’s insights about care and teaching in their actual practices. The research questions are: What is the position of care that is given in teaching activities by Swedish preschool teachers in previous research?; And how does the characteristic of care support teaching practices by preschool teachers in Sweden? The Developmental Pedagogy Theory was used to analyze data in four articles, with the purpose of investigating the position and characteristic of care according to preschool teacher’s perspectives. Analysis of this systematic literature review raised awareness of not only the multilayers and flexibility of care in teaching practices but also the interconnection between care and teaching in Swedish preschools.

Graduation thesis deal about education children with autism in social care institutions. First part describes pervasive evolutionary disorders, it's etiology, clinical picture, diagnosis of autism and typical triads of disorder. This thesis also deals with institutions care, it's history and present situation in education care. Final part is research of social care institutions which take care persons with autism. Goal of the research is mapped situation education care for people with autism in social care institutions. Research methods are questionnaire, interview, content analysis. Research is complemented by case studies.