User:KTilak02/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title Deinstitutionalisation (orphanages and children's institutions)
 * Article Evaluation
 * Gives good background on how and why Deinstitutionalisation occurs, and the basic process it encompases. There is more detail for this process in the Western World than in any other part of the world. Good general background for why orphanages were being questioned, but not very diverse examples provided. The section on transitioning children from institutions to whatever situation was preferred was sparce in the formatting it was written in, and would flow better as a smaller section, or should be filled out with more information on how and why these options are chosen. The "Longer Term Replacement services" isn't in a logical place compared to the rest of the article, and lacks clear direction on what it is talking about. As a whole the article feels a little disorganized, and needs more specific examples, and maybe some pictures to fill it out.
 * Gives good background on how and why Deinstitutionalisation occurs, and the basic process it encompases. There is more detail for this process in the Western World than in any other part of the world. Good general background for why orphanages were being questioned, but not very diverse examples provided. The section on transitioning children from institutions to whatever situation was preferred was sparce in the formatting it was written in, and would flow better as a smaller section, or should be filled out with more information on how and why these options are chosen. The "Longer Term Replacement services" isn't in a logical place compared to the rest of the article, and lacks clear direction on what it is talking about. As a whole the article feels a little disorganized, and needs more specific examples, and maybe some pictures to fill it out.


 * Sources
 * https://www.equaltimes.org/does-deinstitutionalisation-offer -- more current on Africa
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7311356/ -- policy globally
 * https://repository.gchumanrights.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11825/1151/Zahda.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y -- European policy, and UN outlines
 * https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/ssa_magazine/using-science-to-improve-deinstitutionalization-outcomes -- looking at mental health of children
 * https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-we-cannot-deinstituti_b_3914254 -- alternate point of view

Option 2

 * Article title Keeping Children and Families Safe Act
 * Article Evaluation
 * A very brief, barely developed article that relies on the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Adoption Opportunities Act, the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act, and the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, some of which are linked, some which are not. There is no coherant history, and only one sentence truly describing the contents of the article. The chart included, which states those included in the ratification and the specifics of the act, is very detailed and informative, but makes little sense without context information.
 * A very brief, barely developed article that relies on the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Adoption Opportunities Act, the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act, and the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, some of which are linked, some which are not. There is no coherant history, and only one sentence truly describing the contents of the article. The chart included, which states those included in the ratification and the specifics of the act, is very detailed and informative, but makes little sense without context information.


 * Sources
 * https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/cohen.pdf
 * https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cb/im0304.pdf

Option 3

 * Article title Special needs
 * Article Evaluation
 * A good but narrow overview of the term and the professional use of the word, included in Child Services related to foster and adoptive care. It notes, briefly, the negative aspects of the term, and why it is not a proper term to use, but does not give alternatives. There are lists of the disabilities included and considered as Special Needs, with corresponding links. There is also a small section on how this relates to education, but only one subsection on the method of teaching (integrated learning environments) and nothing on other methods, programs, schools, or the history and development of services. There is also nothing on the alternative terminology, history of the term, or global understanding and approach to people with disability.
 * A good but narrow overview of the term and the professional use of the word, included in Child Services related to foster and adoptive care. It notes, briefly, the negative aspects of the term, and why it is not a proper term to use, but does not give alternatives. There are lists of the disabilities included and considered as Special Needs, with corresponding links. There is also a small section on how this relates to education, but only one subsection on the method of teaching (integrated learning environments) and nothing on other methods, programs, schools, or the history and development of services. There is also nothing on the alternative terminology, history of the term, or global understanding and approach to people with disability.


 * Sources
 * https://disabilitycenter.colostate.edu/inclusive-language/ -- proper language
 * https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/06/11/disabled-not-special-needs-experts-explain-why-never-use-term/7591024002/
 * https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/disability -- global
 * https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/resources/factsheet-on-persons-with-disabilities.html
 * https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/nearly-240-million-children-disabilities-around-world-unicefs-most-comprehensive
 * Programs:
 * https://www.special-education-degree.net/14-programs-for-children-with-special-needs/
 * https://lesley.edu/threshold-program
 * https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/iep.html

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