Developing resilience in children who are in public care: The educational psychology perspective

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-19

  Dent, Renuka Jeyarajah ^a   Cameron, R J Sean ^b  

^a The Bridge Child Care Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33846707184     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0266736032000061170     Document Type: Article

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