In parallel with the Wessex Project, Jack had initiated and secured funding for a study of management practices in different kinds of residential provision for children, with a focus on those with learning disabilities. These studies were published in the book Patterns of Residential Care in 1971.Roy King, Norma Raynes and Jack Tizard (1971) Patterns of Residential Care: Sociological Studies in Institutions for Handicapped Children. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. This documented in detail the findings from 16 residential services on measures of management practice. Children's homes and local authority hostels were found to operate in a more child-centred and beneficial way than long-stay hospitals. The book included recommendations for improved practice in all residential services.
