The school enrollment process for group home youth: An examination of interagency collaboration on behalf of youth transitioning into new group homes

Journal of Public Child Welfare

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 95-113

  Ayasse, Robert H ^a   Donahue, Jennifer ^a   Duerr Berrick, Jill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Francisco Middle School ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Collaboration; Education; Foster youth; School transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649090740     PISSN: 15548732     EISSN: 15548740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J479v01n03_06     Document Type: Article

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