Foster parents' reasons for fostering and foster family utilization

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 105-126

  Rhodes, Kathryn ^a,d   Cox, Mary Ellen ^b   Orme, John G ^a   Coakley, Tanya ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster parent; Motivation; Utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845417554     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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