Spare time Activities for Young People in Care: What Can They Contribute to Educational Progress?

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-99

  Gilligan, Robbie ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

educational progress; mentoring; spare time activities; young people in care

Indexed keywords

EID: 37449011567     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857590703100113     Document Type: Article

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