Who is caring for our most vulnerable children?. The motivation to foster in child welfare

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1129-1142

  Rodger, Susan ^a   Cummings, Anne ^a   Leschied, Alan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foster parents; Retention; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADOPTED CHILD; ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ONTARIO; PERSONAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 33750286992     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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