Helping homeless families overcome barriers to successful functioning

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-200

  Swick, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to success; Early childhood homeless; Family involvement; Homeless children; Homeless families

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646879182     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-005-0044-0     Document Type: Review

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