Breaking the cycle of academic failure for foster children - What can the schools do to help?

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1081-1087

  Vacca, James S ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic success; Achievement; Dropout prevention; Foster children; School failure

Indexed keywords

EID: 47349123705     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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