Understanding birthparent involvement in kinship families: Influencing factors and the importance of placement arrangement

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1357-1364

  Green, Yolanda R ^a   Goodman, Catherine C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Grandparents raising grandchildren; Kinship care; Parental involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955709395     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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