Assessing the educational achievements of adults who were formerly placed in family foster care

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 220-231

  Pecora, Peter J ^a,b   Williams, Jason ^c   Kessler, Ronald C ^d   Hiripi, Eva ^d   O'Brien, Kirk ^a   Emerson, John ^a   Herrick, Mary A ^e   Torres, Dan ^a  

^a Casey Family Programs   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Washington Education Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare evaluation; Education; Family foster care; Followup study; High school completion; Leaving care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745698409     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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