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The experiences of parents and children in fostering and adoptive families Eimear Mannion (24165615) PUREID: 366798714 Foster care adoption concurrent care qualitative research fostering birth children of foster carers systematic review This thesis consists of two studies. <br><br><b>The empirical study </b>investigates  the lived experiences of concurrent caring in Northern Ireland using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).<br><br> The <b>second study </b>consists of a<b> </b>qualitative evidence synthesis<b> </b>exploring the experiences of the birth children of foster carers of living in fostering families, using thematic synthesis. <br><br>The resulting themes and implications for research and practice are discussed in each.<br> 2026-10-01T17:03:49Z Text Thesis 10.17034/32633373.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/The_experiences_of_parents_and_children_in_fostering_and_adoptive_families/32633373 All Rights Reserved