Good practice in the education of children in residential care

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1133-1160

  Gallagher, Bernard ^a   Brannan, Chris ^a   Jones, Rob ^a   Westwood, Simon ^a  

^a Unit B Silkmoor   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Good practice; Looked after children; Residential childcare

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844245665     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch133     Document Type: Article

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