A child-centered refugee resettlement program in the United States

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 37-59

  Xu, Qingwen ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child centered framework; Refugee children; Resettlement

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; COPING STRATEGY; GENOCIDE; POLICY REFORM; REFUGEE; RESETTLEMENT POLICY; RISK FACTOR; WAR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049174210     PISSN: 15562948     EISSN: 15562956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J500v05n03_03     Document Type: Article

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