Foster care and the educational attainment of Jamaican children

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-123

  Gibbison, Godfrey ^a   Paul, Chris ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child outcome; Educational opportunity; Fostering; Jamaica

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 20444501795     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-005-0474-9     Document Type: Article

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