Strengthening evaluation strategies for divorcing family support services: Perspectives of parent educators, mediators, attorneys, and judges

Family Relations

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-61

  Hughes Jr , Robert ^a   Kirby, Jacqueline J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Evaluation; Parent education; Prevention programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033622333     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2000.00053.x     Document Type: Review

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