Removing barriers to educating children in foster care through interagency collaboration: A seven county multiple-case study

Child Welfare

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 77-111

  Weinberg, Lois A ^a   Zetlin, Andrea ^a   Shea, Nancy M ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mentah Advocacy Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77950373247     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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