Foster parent and teacher assessments of youth in kinship and non-kinship foster care placements: Are behaviors perceived differently across settings?

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 109-134

  Shore, Nancy ^a   Sim, Kelly E ^b   Le Prohn, Nicole S ^b   Keller, Thomas E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Casey Family Programs ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 1842447591     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-7409(01)00170-0     Document Type: Article

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