Adoption preparedness, cultural engagement, and parental satisfaction in intercountry adoption

Adoption Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Paulsen, Charlotte ^a   Merighi, Joseph ^b  

^a International Christian Adoptions   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Intercountry adoption; Preparedness; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650509098     PISSN: 10926755     EISSN: 1544452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926750902791540     Document Type: Article

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