TY - BOOK AU - Apt, Nana Araba TI - Children in need: a case study of children in institutional homes in Ghana. SN - 9988777256 AV - HV886.G4A67 PY - 1998/// CY - Legon PB - Centre for Social Policy Studies KW - Children KW - Institutional care KW - Ghana. N1 - Includes index; Contents: Executive summary -- Introduction: background to the study -- The Institutions: historical and administrative perspectives -- Survey findings: characteristics of the sample -- Admission circumstances -- Family contact -- Personality traits -- Education and school performance -- What some home authorities say -- Reflections, perspectives and directives -- Conclusion and policy recommendations -- Appendices ER -