Post-secondary education and training support utilization by students from foster care: Findings from scholarship recipient interviews

Journal of Public Child Welfare

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-129

  Sim, Kelly E ^a   Emerson, John ^a   O'Brien, Kirk ^a   Pecora, Peter J ^c   Silva, Letitia ^b  

^a Research Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

College graduation rates; Foster care; Foster care alumni; Post secondary education; Support system

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849123303     PISSN: 15548732     EISSN: 15548740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15548730802237395     Document Type: Article

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