Reconnecting care and education: From the Children Act 1989 to Care Matters

Journal of Children's Services

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 48-60

  Jackson, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Looked after children; School exclusion; Widening participation; Youth employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957797857     PISSN: 17466660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/jcs.2010.0550     Document Type: Article

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