A recent look at the factors influencing workforce retention in public child welfare

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 157-160

  Williams, Sharon E ^a   Nichols, Quienton L ^b   Kirk, Alan ^b   Wilson, Takeisha ^b  

^a GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Public child welfare; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649931840     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.08.028     Document Type: Article

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