Child protection workers' perspectives on the school-to-work transition for young people in care

Australian Social Work

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 308-320

  Crawford, Meegan ^a   Tilbury, Clare ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child Protection; School to Work; Transition from Care

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348903752     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070701519678     Document Type: Article

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